Getting A Custom Number Plate For Your Motorcycle
Jul 31st, 2009 Posted in automotive | no comment »Paying someone to make you up a custom motorcycle number plate is one of the best ways to make your motorcycle one of a kind for little cash.
It doesn’t matter if you want to create a road bike that’s a little different from all the others out there of you want to build a show winning monster, a cool number plate is always a welcome addition.
If you live in the UK you should quite easily be able to find someone capable of making up bike plates for you but these days with changes in the law it is harder than ever to find a machinist who will make you up a plate which isn’t road legal.
Fortunately there are companies who can send you a home plate kit which gives you the ability to make your own. They will send you a lettering transfer and blank plate so that you can complete the job yourself by simply applying the lettering.
It has become much harder to get these great custom plates is due to a clampdown by the law which states that it is illegal to supply motorcycle number plates which don’t comply to the DVLA’s standard.
If a plate is made by a UK company for use on the UK roads then its got to met the standards or the company could be prosecuted. Standardised plates are obviously easier to read be the police and other road users so it easy to understand how this chance has come about.
To get a custom bike plate without making it up yourself you will have to do some searching for a manufacturer who is willing to take some risks. You also have to decide whether taking the risk of running illegal plates is worth it as a 30 fine and points on your license could be the result if you get caught.
