Cut-down tail - legal?

[Morcs]

Hi guys, been wanting to chop of the hideouslty sized rear hugger off the bandit for a while now, and simply bolt an Oxford number plate holder straight underneath my tail light.

I did a similar thing on my last bike, but sold it before i had to get a WOF, so dont know if its compliant...

Anyone know if the oxford plat holders are wide enough for NZ plates, with enough room for the indicators off the sides?

Ill stick a reflector straight underneath, and probably get away with sticking the wof and rego stickers on the back of the plate?

Cheers in advance

[Cajun]

as long as you got a plate, numberplate light, reflecter and some interactors(sp)
no reason not to get a warrent

[Morcs]

Excellent. Let the streetfighter project begin

Ill grab a load of goodies when im over at cycletreads on the weekend.

[Gremlin]

as long as you got a plate, numberplate light, reflecter and some interactors(sp)
no reason not to get a warrent

got it in one... oh... and just make sure your plate ain't cut down... the coppa's don't like that

if someone is going to be anal, then the reflector needs to have those little numbers etc on it.

For your wof and rego, it just needs to be somewhere visible, some of us have it on the swingarm, some on the plate, I know someone who has it next to the back of their headlight (inside top fairing), and some have it umm... under their seats

[emaN]

...numberplate light...

stupid rule!
why not have 'em on the front then, if they're so necessary?!

[Coyote]

Is that your Bandit in your profile? If so, it's already looking awesome. Where is that front light and fairing from?

[Coyote]

stupid rule!
why not have 'em on the front then, if they're so necessary?!

I would assume that headlights would be staring at the number plate as you're heading towards them so it wouldn't need one. Whereas the rear as you've just gone past you won't have your headlights beaming on it and it would be harder to see without the number plate light. Just a thought

[Cajun]

stupid rule!
why not have 'em on the front then, if they're so necessary?!

yeah i know i ran around two years no numberplate light, wired up some leds other week for number plate light tho.

[Wasp]

you want to butcher your bandit?! oh god no

personally i really love the rear

[Morcs]

front fairing is called the raptor II, bought from John at www.sportsbikesnz.co.nz. I had to respray it, was a bitch to fit, and cant get bulbs to make the indicators flash remotely slow enough to be legal....

Fairing is badly damaged from its impact with a reversing car, so sadly going to change it for something better fitting and more legal, watch this space

Hey Wasp your rear will be different, its already 'cut down' as you have a rear mudgaurd on the gj74a, wheras i have no rear mudguard, just that ugly tail piece.

I dont want to cut it off then find it cant get a warrant as id have to buy a whole new undertray....

[98tls]

a mate of mine cut all the crap of the back of his 1200 bandit...got a number plate bracket from www.sportsbikesnz.co.nz then some mini indicators...came out looking great...and no worries with wof.........

[DMNTD:Me]

Mate I just unbolted everything off mine and added a hinged bracket for my plate from MotoStyle to make sure I've got the correct and legal angle

[paturoa]

Just got a warrant no hassles with no reflector and no white plate light (the lights are always on)

[Morcs]

Got the saw out last night, cut the tail down a fair bit, enough so theres none showing beneath the plate. Put rego on side on the chain guard, reflector is sitting above the plate at the mo (not sure if it has to be below the plate?)

But lookin gooood.. just to to get some wet and dry paper on to smooth of the plastic, but ill do that once ive repaired my leaking clutch cover...

[Gremlin]

reflector is sitting above the plate at the mo (not sure if it has to be below the plate?)

has to be visible from the rear... theory goes, if your light breaks, bulb blows etc, it is supposed to be a back up, allowing you to still be visible.