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Help needed to identify my CB500-4
Orcade-Ian:
Ken,
If a genuine UK bike had lost its number for whatever reason - perhaps before the 83 amnesty, then good old DVLA would give it a Jan 69 age related vrn. My Blue 400/4 ended up with an M reg due to their ahem, 'system'. Shot themselves in the foot with that one as it became 'Historic' a year earlier than it should have!
Ian
Nurse Julie:
I do know of a CB750/4 on a G plate. It was imported by DK about 3 years ago and when the chap that bought it registered it at DVLA, they issued a G plate for it. Their logic for issuing a G was that it was registered in USA in 1969 so must have been a 1968 manufacture 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
Oddjob:
G plate would be correct though Julie, H started in Aug 69 so all the early UK 750s should in theory if Ash is correct and they didn't arrive till Jan 70 be on an H plate, however a USA import being registered in Jan 69 would qualify for a G plate.. My point being I've heard or read people claiming they have a G plate 750 and it's not an import but a genuine UK bike, that would mean Honda must have imported some BEFORE Jan 70 in order for that to be true, according to the web they were available in the UK from April 69 in which case they could be on a G plate.
If however the only 2 officially here were the Brighton bikes then they'd most likely be the only genuine UK G plates around. It could be the owners of these supposed genuine G plates are newish owners and aren't aware the bikes were imported in the first place and assume they must be UK sourced. Or of course are either fooling themselves or lying.
Nurse Julie:
--- Quote from: Oddjob on February 08, 2023, 05:04:44 PM ---G plate would be correct though Julie, H started in Aug 69 so all the early UK 750s should in theory if Ash is correct and they didn't arrive till Jan 70 be on an H plate, however a USA import being registered in Jan 69 would qualify for a G plate.. My point being I've heard or read people claiming they have a G plate 750 and it's not an import but a genuine UK bike, that would mean Honda must have imported some BEFORE Jan 70 in order for that to be true, according to the web they were available in the UK from April 69 in which case they could be on a G plate.
If however the only 2 officially here were the Brighton bikes then they'd most likely be the only genuine UK G plates around. It could be the owners of these supposed genuine G plates are newish owners and aren't aware the bikes were imported in the first place and assume they must be UK sourced. Or of course are either fooling themselves or lying.
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The Gold Brighton bike is H reg, 1st registered September 1969. But, it was obviously in the UK prior to that as it was at the show in April 1969.
Seabeowner:
--- Quote from: Orcade-Ian on February 08, 2023, 11:12:03 AM ---Ken,
If a genuine UK bike had lost its number for whatever reason - perhaps before the 83 amnesty, then good old DVLA would give it a Jan 69 age related vrn. My Blue 400/4 ended up with an M reg due to their ahem, 'system'. Shot themselves in the foot with that one as it became 'Historic' a year earlier than it should have!
Ian
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My green 500 they registered as a J reg. Wish it was a K as that would be more realistic in the UK.
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