peterbaron
Road warrior
A red beauty️
Let's see your CB1100 out on the road!
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Narciso_imp
First service completed
European plates are huge, not much I can do ahah.
Tev62
Road warrior
In Ireland, where we use the Euro plate, we can go down to 4" x 6" legally. Examples of three of my bikes.Narciso_imp said:
Nachodaddy
Road warrior
I was surprised when in England that the number plates were not supplied by the government, only the number was. Then the owner had to have the plate made with the number on it. In the US and Japan, only the government supplied plate could be used. The plates are much smaller in the US for the motorcycles and scooters.
Gone in 60
Road warrior
That is very interesting. We've had a weird trend here in California over the past year or so. Plates are issued by the state like they are in any other state in the U.S., and it's not legal to just have your own plate made and put it on your car or bike. The state offers several different options for plate designs, and my car has the "heritage" 60's style black and yellow plates, which cost a bit more than standard plates. But, one can go on Amazon or Etsy and have "novelty" license plates made in any number/letter configuration and in any colors. So, people have been putting these plates on their vehicles. Typically, black plate with white numbers is popular, but I've seen them color matched to the particular car. Not legal at all, but I don't know how much effort the CHP has put forth to cite people running them.
Tev62
Road warrior
The plates are put on by the selling dealer and form part of the OTR (On the Road) price of the bike. But every corner "motor factor" has plate blanks and can print up number plates in 5 minutes very cheaply once you provide proof of ownership. Once on the bike they are the same for life and do not need updating or renewing. In the UK you can substitute your plate, which is just a reference to the age of the bike registration and the area it was sold in, with custom plates numbers/letters but still in an official format and from a list, i.e. they cannot be randomly generated because you like it.Nachodaddy_imp said:
The UK plates are just a recognition of the bike, they have no renewal as such. You still have to insure and pay road tax for your bike which is a separate and mandatory requirement. Law enforcement extensively use number plates for tax and insurance compliance and congestion charges. If you drive past a police car in the UK it will automatically and in real time tell the Coppers that you don't have tax or insurance, if that is the case.
The plate system in Ireland is very similar but the format is easier to understand. Year of first registration, e.g 95 = 1995 KE = is for County where the owner lives, Kildare in my case and the number is just the number next in line for vehicles registered in that time period in that county, including cars etc.
The 181 and 241 are a newer design. 181 just means the first sixth months of 2018 for the CB and first six months of 2024 for the Triumph. This was an attempt to spread sales out more evenly over the year as people clamoured for "new year" registrations packing a bunch of sales in January putting a skewed load on the Industry. If I sell the bike the registration stays the same for the life of the bike even though the new owner might live in a different county.
Narciso_imp
First service completed
Took my cb1100 for a ride this sunday! Sun is back out again! :biker:
MagnaRider
Been there
Beautiful bike. Finally getting warmer weather here in Wisconsin, been seeing others on the road but I'm waiting for the first rain to wash the roads of the sand and dirt. If God is nice to me he'll keep this weather going so I can do my first ride of the year this week!
Whoops
Been there
That's a fantastic picture and your bike is so clean! Did you take it yourself with a tripod or did somebody else snap it?Narciso_imp said:Took my cb1100 for a ride this sunday! Sun is back out again! :biker:
Narciso_imp
First service completed
That's a fantastic picture and your bike is so clean! Did you take it yourself with a tripod or did somebody else snap it?Whoops_imp said:That's a fantastic picture and your bike is so clean! Did you take it yourself with a tripod or did somebody else snap it?Narciso_imp said:Took my cb1100 for a ride this sunday! Sun is back out again! :biker:
This is a famous mountain road in my city. Quite often amateur photographers spend the morning here taking pictures of passing riders. They then offer to sell the taken photos for a very low price.
peterbaron
Road warrior
Portugal has 300 sunny days a year. Period!
Pics from September, 2024.
Pics from September, 2024.
Narciso_imp
First service completed
Great pictures, Peter! Indeed, I can't complain, we have great weather here.
rdprdp01
Administrator
That is as good as it gets!Narciso_imp said:Took my cb1100 for a ride this sunday! Sun is back out again! :biker:
peterbaron
Road warrior
Oh Narciso, your bike has NO RLETs ??? :-/
Narciso_imp
First service completed
I had no ideia these rubber things even existed! How are they so "popular" in this forum? That's a huge thread discussing a small piece of rubber 
Arlette...is my mom's name! So... the thread deserves all the attention it gets.Narciso_imp said:I had no ideia these rubber things even existed! How are they so "popular" in this forum? That's a huge thread discussing a small piece of rubber
oh...and she's a seamstress.
Frenchie
Running like a top
Let's see your CB1100 out on the railroad!
First ride with my third CB. It came with a rear tire on the front (I might not want to keep it this way, plus it's mounted in the direction of travel, so the wrong direction for a rear tire on the front). It only has 8,100 miles.
First ride with my third CB. It came with a rear tire on the front (I might not want to keep it this way, plus it's mounted in the direction of travel, so the wrong direction for a rear tire on the front). It only has 8,100 miles.
1973cb750
Been there
peterbaron_imp said:1973cb750_imp said:downtown Oklahoma city
Hey, this is copycat :beerchug:
copy cat maybe but i like the black one lol
a few weeks back getting my 8 YO from school
MagnaRider
Been there
Good weekend for riding in the Midwest over the Memorial Day weekend.
My girlfriend passed her safety course on Saturday and was able to take her first few trips on my old Magna. Took a ride out each day and did about 200 miles over the weekend. A few hill starts were a challenge for her to get used to but we did mostly backroads and it never was an issue with traffic. Good place to learn. I am very surprised and proud of how well she is doing considering this is her first vehicle with a clutch and she started not even a month ago riding around the yard. Shes loving the old Magna and hoping to get a lot more miles this year!
Heres a pic with from our little group ride[attachment=249]
My girlfriend passed her safety course on Saturday and was able to take her first few trips on my old Magna. Took a ride out each day and did about 200 miles over the weekend. A few hill starts were a challenge for her to get used to but we did mostly backroads and it never was an issue with traffic. Good place to learn. I am very surprised and proud of how well she is doing considering this is her first vehicle with a clutch and she started not even a month ago riding around the yard. Shes loving the old Magna and hoping to get a lot more miles this year!
Heres a pic with from our little group ride[attachment=249]
