I guess it all depends on the cop, you and how youare riding. But here is a post I found over on the Thumpertalk site. http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/sho...plate+location

 

I'd say they can book you for failing to display the number plate.

 

Yeah, the stock speedo is cable driven, so it's not very accurate to begin with. The faster you go the larger the speed error is. The bikes here in Japan come with digital speedo and magnetic pick-up, so they're a lot more accurate. No tach on the Japanese version though, which drives me nuts! [:@]

 

Make sure you have a light on your plate too.... a led would propbably be best in that location.. water and crap wont affet it that much... good luck..lol.... this bike attracts attention with out havine the plate there.

 

If you like talking to cops, that's a good place for the plate... Otherwise I would move it to the rear fender. Depends on where you live though and how often you tend to come across the boys in blue.

You definitely can get a ticket for a muddy plate here in BC... Or if you have a bike rack covering you license plate, or snow. Whatever - it's the vehicle operator's responsibility to ensure that things that need to be visible are visible (such as lights, signals, and license plate).

 

Ok, you guys definately convinced me to relocate the plate.

 

Sorry, I know you were just looking for a little performance, you got the bonus plan!

 

Man Tremor, Keeping at or under 4,000 RPMs for the intital break in of 500 miles must really have been a bitch!!!