Show Plates? Anyone in Surrey / S.E UK?

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  1. Phpbiker

    Phpbiker New Member

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    Anyone in my neck of the woods currently riding with show plates and getting away with it?
    And if so .. what dimensions are you getting away with? :)
     
    #1 Phpbiker, Mar 20, 2014
  2. SIDEWAYS

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    Had a one liner plate on mine and got stopped by an off duty traffic biker going to work.His words were Look lad get that plate off before my colleagues nick you or I will, if I see you riding with it again.Now I have a 7x5 with the correct spacing.Having only 5 letters in my reg, it doesn't look illegal or too small.
     
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  3. PeterT

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    Yes . slightly smaller than the legal size. No problems yet in 6 years.
     
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  4. martinowen

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    I'm Hampshire, i ride round surrey area occasionally and i get away with small plate and its tucked away above the hugger and even I don't have trouble with it
     
    #4 martinowen, Mar 21, 2014
  5. Jimbo Vills

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    Yet! You will do at some point Martin. It'll piss someone off / or traffic cop with a bit of time on his hands etc...

    Had a small one on the blade, looked great, got nicked eventually.... One size down on the r1, doesn't look so great, but I don't look at it when I'm riding ;)
     
    #5 Jimbo Vills, Mar 21, 2014
  6. kpone

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    I'm with Jimbo. It's not as big an airbrake as my lardy arse is and I don't have to look at it while I'm riding anyway. I just see it as an easy to police transgression for a quiet day day for the BIBs.
     
    #6 kpone, Mar 21, 2014
  7. ScottieDog

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    I ride about Surrey/SE with a 7x5 show plate mate and had no trouble from he law in the past 10yrs or so! You've got to be doing something else to provoke them into pulling you over, doubt they'll do it for the plate alone! IMHO single liners are a bit too obvious, so be sensible with the size and shape and you'll be fine.
     
    #7 ScottieDog, Mar 21, 2014
  8. Phpbiker

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    7 x 5 is literally one size down from official legal size then .. ??
     
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  9. ScottieDog

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    Yeah I think it is one size down from standard, but it tidies up the tail end nicely without it being noticeably illegal. As has been said before, the smaller the plate, the smaller the font becomes. Personally I wouldn't have a standard size plate fitted to a tail tidy (except on MOT day!). Slightly smaller maybe.....
     
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  10. martinowen

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    Your right jimbo it will happen one day
     
    #10 martinowen, Mar 21, 2014
  11. moab78

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    Since 9x7 is legal, 8x6 is one size down - surely?
     
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  12. Spudkent1

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    I use 7x5 had no problems makes it look a bit better
     
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  13. Remal

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    What what I was thinking. I have used 8x6 and 7x5 and found the 7x5 to be a little small
     
    #13 Remal, Mar 22, 2014
  14. ScottieDog

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    Call me sad but I've just been out and measured mine and it's actually 7.25x4.5. I've been pulled over by the Met police and they didn't bat an eyelid!
    I got mine from A1 Showplates, and would recommend them.
     
    #14 ScottieDog, Mar 22, 2014
  15. Phpbiker

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    Just ordered 7x5 .. see how I go .. and sniff and the "sail" goes back on :)
    Fingers crossed ..
     
    #15 Phpbiker, Mar 22, 2014
  16. moab78

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    The dimensions are not so different, what makes the difference is the text size:

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    That is the dealer plate - probably a bit over 9x7, an 8x6 flexible plate and the 7x5 that was on the bike when I picked it up.
     
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