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Black and silver numberplate. Should I or shouldnt I ?
Charliecharlcomb:
My CB500 was registered in 1976 so is a P reg. It currently has a yellow and black rear numberplate. I've recently seen a company supplying nice looking black and silver plates and am considering a change. Checking the regs. it looks like any pre 1980 machine qualifies.
Would it look silly?
Bryanj:
Not in my opinion
Skoti:
--- Quote from: Charliecharlcomb on May 03, 2025, 05:18:12 PM ---My CB500 was registered in 1976 so is a P reg. It currently has a yellow and black rear numberplate. I've recently seen a company supplying nice looking black and silver plates and am considering a change. Checking the regs. it looks like any pre 1980 machine qualifies.
Would it look silly?
--- End quote ---
Got one from Jessops for my old Norton, their website also states pre 1980 is ok.
https://www.jepsonandco.com/ready-made-plates/vintage-classic-plates/
But I've kept the original plastifilm one on my CB750F1 for period originality.
Those of you who worked in the trade back in the seventies may remember sticking the numbers and letters onto a blank yellow aluminium plate.
Some times finished off with a coat of clear varnish to prevent the black stick on digits from peeling off.
Oh and whoever made up my plate up must have run out of letter 'C' because a zero has been used instead with a notch cut from it so it reads 'C'.
Tricks of the trade...
Seabeowner:
Up to you. For originality my Oct 1972 (L reg) Triumph that I bought new was my first with a black/yellow plate.
Nurse Julie:
I have a black and silver pressed plate fitted to my 1973 500K1. Grahams 1976 K6 750 still has the original yellow pressed plate that was fitted at the dealership.
Personally, I think bikes look strange with the wrong colour after about N reg, it doesn't sit well on the eye for some reason.
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