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dicko
07-29-2008, 03:53 AM
In the State of Victoria (Australia), a Spyder must be registered as a car (> 2 active wheels) but you need a bike licence to ride it (< 4 wheels). Go figure. So you get issued with a ridicuously wide car plate.

http://www.users.on.net/~brianfdixon/originalplate.jpg

Which then dies of fatigue. However, the law states that a plate must be visible from 20 metres. Says nothing about decipherable. Ironic what letters remain. Note that all good bike kits should have cable ties and 100mph tape.

http://www.users.on.net/~brianfdixon/brokenplate.JPG

However, you can buy a "bike rack" plate for when you carry a bicycle on a rack on the back of you car and cover the original plate. Problem solved.

http://www.users.on.net/~brianfdixon/newplate.jpg
jeuchler
07-29-2008, 05:49 AM
In the State of Victoria (Australia), a Spyder must be registered as a car (> 2 active wheels) but you need a bike licence to ride it (< 4 wheels). Go figure. So you get issued with a ridicuously wide car plate.

http://www.users.on.net/~brianfdixon/originalplate.jpg

Which then dies of fatigue. However, the law states that a plate must be visible from 20 metres. Says nothing about decipherable....

Geez, dicko, that would be sad of it weren't so hilarious!

You did solve the problem, but what about the vertical mount plate racks (questionable legality in some US states)?

http://img.jpcycles.com/zoom/c66c1a75-1bf0-4b8a-b5fd-ce5efd1d5f61.jpeg


By the way, I love your grey "mini tail pack" in the top photo!
Lamonster
07-29-2008, 07:01 AM
:yikes: That's just nuts.:dontknow:
Dyno824
07-29-2008, 11:44 AM
Suppose you going to pay to get new plate, thats pretty bizarre.Wonder what they would think if you photo and shrink to smaller size and laminate to lexan ?
dicko
07-29-2008, 04:07 PM
In answer to some of the above:

The black/grey bag is a waterproof bag that I got from an Outdoor/Hiking shop.

Cannot put plate at side here as far as I know.

Cannot make own plate. A reason plates are embossed (stamped) is so that if the vehicle is involved in a fire and the paint burns off, the number is still available. VIN plates were the same so I gather these new stick-on VIN decals can survive a fire.