Honda-SOHC
Other Stuff => Misc / Open => Topic started by: mick on March 25, 2012, 09:11:13 PM
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Had a ride over to Squires Cafe Bar today place was heavin 8), bit of allsorts to look at sawthis nice 500/4 while i was there 8), cheers Mick.
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was at squires mi sen today, quite busy, the 500 was a well kept and looked after, saw it there last week. btw are those number plates legal? as i would'nt mind a set myself 8)
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White on black legal up to 73/74 i believe, front legal but frowned on
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Anything manufactured before 1st January 1973 can have black and white number. Please don't use one on the front. They were outlawed because they caused horrific injuries.
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Clive were you on a very nice Red K1 parked up by the gate?
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nah!, was on my 535 viagra ;D parked near gate, on the rough track that goes to the rear, couple of bike's up from a velo and across from a manx goldstar. oh thanx for the info on reg plates, the plates looked silver on black.
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They are silver/black.
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Anything manufactured before 1st January 1973 can have black and white number. Please don't use one on the front. They were outlawed because they caused horrific injuries.
Almost right: it's bikes road registered in UK before 1st Jan 1973 can still legally use silver on black. It doesn't matter when they were made.
I agree about the front plates though: not a good idea on the road!
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Great pics mick, I was up at southport it was also heaving no pictures sorry!
Dave
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i'll have to get myself over to southport and have a brew with you sometime ;) was you on the 400/4?
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The official testers book sez:-
Motor bicycles manufactured before 1 January 1973 may have registration plates displaying white, grey or silver characters on a black background
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The funny thing is that yellow/white number plates were introduced a lot earlier than 1973 and almost all early seventies bikes would have had a yellow number plate originally because back then people thought the black and white number plate looked old fashioned. My Land Rover is 1969 (G reg) and still has its original yellow number plate on the back. I could change it but I can't be bothered and don't want to spend money for no particular gain. My CB350 (K reg) had a yellow number plate which fell off somewhere on the way back from the bike show at the NEC in 1985 so I replaced it with a black one because it was cheap to make but still legal.
So, for the purists out there, yellow rear and the front number plate removed or put under the clocks left to right, which I remember my father having on his bike for a while.
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i'll have to get myself over to southport and have a brew with you sometime ;) was you on the 400/4?
Hello mick, no 400/4 it's still on a sorn so I took one of my SOHC comuters out for a run I'll see you up at the merry go round for a brew over the summer for sure...counting down for the TT now.
C Ya
Dave
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I'll be listenig to the TT on my Radio ;), look out for a group of lads from the midlands on Kettles this year theres agroup of them going over 8), cheers Mick.
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I'll be listenig to the TT on my Radio ;), look out for a group of lads from the midlands on Kettles this year theres agroup of them going over 8), cheers Mick.
Will do mick, I'm taking my chicken chaser over seen a few of them last year running around, I'ts pointless having anything that will break the speed limit so many police with camera's. :o
Cheers
Dave
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They got cameras now have they, Last time I was over there all it was was 3ft long white truncheons!
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with reguards to number plates i've found this on wikipeadia.please read the bottom paragraph if you are likely to ride in combat areas.
Current number plates must be displayed in accordance with The Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001.
All vehicles manufactured after 1 January 1973 must display number plates of reflex-reflecting material, white at the front and yellow at the rear, with black characters. This type of reflecting plate was permitted as an option from 1968: many vehicles first registered before 1973 may therefore carry the white/yellow reflective plates and, where they were first registered during or after 1968, they may have carried such plates since new.
In addition, characters on number plates purchased from 1 September 2001 must use a mandatory typeface and conform to set specifications as to width, height, stroke, spacing, and margins. The physical characteristics of the number plates are set out in British Standard BS AU 145d, which specifies visibility, strength, and reflectivity.[1]
Number plates with smaller characters are only permitted on imported vehicles, and then only if they do not have European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval and their construction/design cannot accommodate standard size number plates.[1]
The industry standard size front number plate is 520 mm × 111 mm (20½" × 4⅜"). Rear plates are either the same size, or 285 mm × 203 mm or 533 mm × 152 mm. There is no specified legal size for a number plate. For example, the rear number plate of a Rover 75 is 635 mm x 175 mm. However, all number plates must adhere to British Standard BS AU 145d,[2] which must be marked on the plate, along with the name and postcode of the manufacturer and the supplier of the plates.
Older British plates had white, grey or silver characters on a black background. This style of plate was phased out in 1972, and is now legal to be carried only on vehicles first constructed before 1 January 1973.
Motorcycles formerly had a double-sided number plate on top of the front mudguard, curved to follow the contour of the wheel and visible from the sides. The requirement for the front number plate was dropped in 1975 because of the severe danger these presented to pedestrians in the event of a collision. Motorcycles registered after 1 September 2001 only need to display a rear number plate, while motorcycles registered before that date can display a number plate at the front if desired. From 1973 onwards, the front plate is white and the rear plate is yellow.
Specialist HM Forces vehicles use non reflective black plates with white lettering. This is because in combat situation, the reflective plate can be used for targeting by laser guided weapons. The UK forces use a completely different system of numbering.