400/4 Q Plate Frame

[exvalvesetdabbler]

I have  a 400/4 on a Q plate that is taking up space and need to decide whether to do something with it or get rid.  The bike may have been raced at sometime in it's life or the PO just had a wire locking fetish.   I bought it pre 1989 for spares. and have had a few bits of it to keep my other bike going over the years.
 
Is this Q plate stuck on there forever or is there a way to get an age related plate. Still have the V5 from 1991 when I moved house and changed the address.

Dave.

[Trigger]

Have tried to move a Q plate to a age related plate before and DVLA would not do it. Don't know if Bryan has a trick up his sleeve on how to do.
Do you have any pictures of the 400 in question ?

[Bryanj]

Because it has a V5 and a Q there is no known way to get rid of the plate, even if you try and say you got it with no reg or docs the number is in the system

[exvalvesetdabbler]

Thanks guys for confirming this.

I though as much, guess it will have to go once I have stripped it over the winter.  My son has got the two wheel bug and I'm under pressure to clear some space in the garage.


Dave