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TSM
31-07-05, 05:03 PM
I seem to have lost it between Soho & Oxford.

Darn i never had to put bolts it before when i was restricted, totaly forgot that i have more power on the mways. The guy i was with on a TL did not see it come off. Odd.

Anyway time for a new one.

PS. If anyone sees it tell me. (oh you want the reg, nop)
jonboy
31-07-05, 05:32 PM
A1M?


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TSM
31-07-05, 05:35 PM
A1M?
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Jabba
31-07-05, 05:57 PM
Anyone seen my numberplate?

I might have done. Was it kinda square and yellow with a combination of black letters and numbers?



:wink:
swamp
31-07-05, 06:25 PM
Mine fell off my new K5 after 200 miles. They tightened the plastic bolts to much and they sheared off. I eventually found my plate at the side of the road but in a state. Bought a new slightly smaller one and a tail tidy at the same time.

I reported it to the police just in-case it gets picked up by someone but you can buy a new one on ebay for about £12
TSM
31-07-05, 07:57 PM
Because my bike is an 02 plate, do i need to get an official one?

Anyone in s.london that make them? I realy dont have time to show my docs.
pedrosis
31-07-05, 08:12 PM
If you have a halfords they do them for £12.99

Just replaced mine as it half melted cos one bolt came undone so it hung infront the exhaust for a while! Im about to get a smaller one though from http://www.malplates.co.uk/signs_bike.php if its small (7x5 is good) then you dont have to show docs :wink:
kwak zzr
31-07-05, 09:04 PM
get a small show plate u dont need doc's :thumbsup:
kwak zzr
31-07-05, 09:05 PM
oh and bolt this one on tightly :D
TSM
31-07-05, 09:15 PM
That was the problem it was not bolted on, usaly in london i only have it velcro'ed on, when i was restricted the speed was not a problem to it on the mway's, but now being full power must have caused it to fly off. Sometimes i put the bolts in on a windy day but today i did not.

Woops.
kwak zzr
31-07-05, 09:21 PM
why velcro? :? do u take it off regular?
TSM
31-07-05, 09:39 PM
yes, very
kwak zzr
31-07-05, 09:42 PM
:-k why?
Viney
31-07-05, 09:49 PM
:-k why?Because he parks on double yellow lines a lot!!!

Everyone forgets that they have tax discs with teh reg number on!!!
TSM
31-07-05, 10:03 PM
:-k why?Because he parks on double yellow lines a lot!!!

Everyone forgets that they have tax discs with teh reg number on!!!

Do I, i cant see it (umm, must have fallen off as well into a safe place)
kwak zzr
31-07-05, 10:05 PM
u mean someone wud quite happly nick your plate?
TSM
31-07-05, 10:09 PM
Thats if they know its not bolted on, which they dont. Ive had it like that for 6 months and only lost it now.
BaggaZee
01-08-05, 01:25 PM
:-k why?Because he parks on double yellow lines a lot!!!

Everyone forgets that they have tax discs with teh reg number on!!!

Do I, i cant see it (umm, must have fallen off as well into a safe place)

Hmmm, I thought that they could use your frame number these days, no?
CB1ROCKET
01-08-05, 11:55 PM
Double Yellows?

I park on the pavement!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
mitchbligh
02-08-05, 09:18 AM
Which brings me to the point about parking, tax disks and number plates. Where do we stand legally when parked with out number plates covered (or removed a la velcro) and our tax disks safely tucked up in our wallets? ('Cos lets face it, you would be mad to leave it bolted on your bike these days. I have had several nicked off my bikes over the years, so I don't bother putting them on now.) I think it's only a producer for not showing tax disks though. Can I be ticketed? Can they ID the bike? Can they tow my bike away and crush it? :evil:
Mitch
Carsick
02-08-05, 09:22 AM
If the traffic warden can't get your details from the bike without disturbing it in any way you can't get a ticket at that moment. If the police see your bike without a tax disc or number plate on show then you can get an FPN for that, if the bike is parked with no disc and no plate then it can be considered abandoned.
mitchbligh
02-08-05, 09:27 AM
What is an FPN and what is the outcome of the police finding an abandoned vehicle? It doesn't mean much in my part of town (N.London). There are abandoned vehicles here everywhere. (Mind you the Islington council does seem to be cleaning up it's act on that one)
Mitch
Carsick
02-08-05, 09:32 AM
FPN = Fixed Penalty Notice, just a fine in this case, though if they catch you repeatedly worse things can happen.

Supposedly they can have the vehicle disposed of. I've heard they're quite keen to do this in central London, maybe they don't care in your area. There aren't often abandoned cars in mine, so I don't know how long it takes.
tomjones2
03-08-05, 07:26 PM
mine first one lasted 10 miles, many thanks to the dealership for doing it up so well