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how do I fit a black metal number plate to my motorcycle?

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Rob62:
So where is the best place to buy pressed metal numberplates from... i have seen everything from £7.50 to £20 from various places, some claiming to be legal and others not..... i fancy a black/silver plate but not that bothered

Nurse Julie:
Lots of places on Ebay sell them. You can 'officially' have a black and white if you wish being a pre 77 registered bike.

hairygit:
It just looks soooo wrong on a post 72 bike though, they had yellow when new, why go for black and silver? Just a thought, get rear ended by some numpty in the dark, it's odds on their insurers will argue that you contributed to it by having a black plate when it would have had a reflective yellow one when new.

Moorey:
Its no different to changing anything else on a bike. I only got mine because I heard someone moaning about them on a post 72 bike.  :) No doubt I will go back to my old plate at some point, or get a American plate made up.

Rob62:
Hmmm... looking on the bright side, hopefully I will have a tail light and a reflector and won’t get rear-ended  ;D. Basically i like the classic old school looks of the b&w pressed plates and thats the only reason for wanting one. If i was worried about originality i guess I’d be looking at one of those horrible yellow plates with raised plastic numbers, yuk. and as for looking soooo wrong on a post 72 bike, well all the k’s from 69 to 76 look virtually identical anyway :)

I’ll probably get a modern std plate from halfords tomorrow just to get me going this weekend. Then i might try the place in sheffiield “Jepson’s” their website looks quite promising..

This time tomorrow I will have had my first ride with any luck  8)

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