Any vehicle registered after Sept 1st 2001 has to have identification plates made out of approved reflective material. Though with enough money and resource anything can be built, assuming you you want to keep legal compliance. Though strangely the OP wants to keep compliance on the plate but no concern over the can.
Yes I did that, you mean the classic plates? they are for classic cars i.e. those registered before 1973. Still thinking the heat shield on back of regular plastic plate is best option unless someone knows of a metal plate that's not going to attract the old bill.
I use the carbon tail piece which lifts the back end up higher and away from the exhaust. Also fitted a 7x7 number plate too. It's still a good readable size and I don't get bothered by anyone either. Scroll through the bread and checkout the 7x7 number plate and see how the Termi is away from it on a standard tail piece. http://ducatiforum.co.uk/f6/new-parts-my-1200s-touring-13707/
Here's my 7X7 plate and Termi from my thread. I stuck reflective metal tape to the rear as well, and no melting so far.
they should be OK I guess, do you know of a supplier? I found a guy on ebay doing aluminium plates in the usual black and yellow style that he says are road legal but he does not do bike plates.
Opening paragraph of "The Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001" "1. The plate must be made of retroreflecting material (...)" The argument being that pressed aluminium isn't retroreflective. However, this is all undoubtedly open to interpretation by the legal entity you're faced with at the time.
Exactly. Though I think its rather a moot point. Most plates if reasonably made and conforming in size and colour would not attract attention. Though If your running a race can that needs no line of sight to warrant a pull and investigation, then why worry what plate you have on. Seems odd reasoning to me. In my experience a roadside pull is more likely for the can than an officer checking what material your plate is made from.
Although Jepsons have the older black and silver plates on their website, they will make stuff to order, also try these guys. Classic Motorcycle Plates supplier Vintage Bike Number Plates The pressed yellow and black are reflective, and it doesn't say anywhere that the material has to be excusively Perspex, so if it's legal lettering and the correct size, its got to be a pretty pedantic copper to make a fuss about it.
Its now a £60 fine. I call it my annual vanity tax as both my ducks have smaller no plates. Not ridiculously small. Letterbox style. one size down. It just looks neater at the rear. I get tugged for it about once a year. Got tugged last month on M25. So fingers crossed... Did you know that it is only a £30 fine for not displaying a no plate. The copper that tugged me told me that. Grey Metallic BMW 3 series cop car. Still he was ok, just doing his job.
If they notice...the plate cracked and dropped off my bike about a mile after leaving home (found it on the way back). Passed probably over a dozen police cars over the weekend, and not one of them pulled me for a missing plate.
After doing a bit more research, on post 2001 vehicles a pressed ali plate will probably will fail on the reflectivity test, so the original idea of using a legal plate with aluminium backing plate is probably the best solution
I'd just put the pressed plate on and hope it wasn't noticed by plod then change back to the original when it needed an mot test. My usual tester doesn't even insist that the legal plate is fitted as long as I have it with me and if I get stopped I say I changed it as soon as I left the testing station.
Did we get a positive outcome on this, after having the full Termi. I have a melted standard plate. I stuck a 7X5 on and that was starting to see the effects too. I have just bought some alum. tape, and was hoping that a few layers of this at the back of the plate would help. .html]
I got a new numberplate with a Euro GB symbol and cut a piece of 1.5mm aluminium to fit behind it. I think that should cure the melting plate.
cant believe, that spending a huuuuuuuge amount on an aftermarket exhaust causes this problem, I think I will stick with standard pipe, I cant hear Jack S**t anyhow because of tinnitus, so not worried about the noise, the xtra bhp isn't required and I like 200 miles to a tank of motion lotion
I would happily pay £5 a month for a new plate from eBay. I have found an excellent supplier. Until you have ridden the 1200 with the full termi you really should hold that judgement. It is an emotional experience. An intoxicating experience. An experience that you wished you could keep going from that roundabout into triple digits to hear that machine gun exhaust bellow. I can't understand why people would choose a Ducati and not put a full system on their bike or bikes.
Phantomfighter, I am sure your bike sounds great, but it still brings me back to how a bike looks and sounds, I bought my bike to do long trips with Mrs on-board, and from what I have heard it completely ruins the fuel economy, again an important factor for myself when doing large distances, I have a full termi on my 996 and the noise goes with the style of that bike, the Multi 1200 isn't a quiet bike as standard, I just hope you don't get tinnitus like mine,
