Hi Rind,

the number plate needs to run horizontal and should be visible from either side of the bike rear.

http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/motor/design/adr_online.aspx

 

This will give you the national ADRs that you need to comply with. Motorcycles are group L Vehicles (LC for anything faster than 50 kms per hour).

Some great info in there, but it takes a bit of a read. The summary document is key to seeing what applies.

 

We were recently going through an RTA inspection and one thing they specifically pointed out was that the side mounts are one of the first thing they knock back. Having said that, I know of several bikes locally that run around with them......how much attention would you like?

Cheers

 

Mick

 

Side mounts illegal in AU.
Thats why HD even have to change some of the factory CVO's when the import em' from side to rear.

I have my number plate on the L/H side as well as the brake light, I have been pulled over a few times and cautioned that it needs to be moved to the back, it needs to be visible from a 45 degree angle, in saying that that my number plate is still on the side and I have no intentions of moving it, stuff them i would say, mind you if it was going over the pits I would temporary move it.

Cheers

Iv'e heard that it's a $170.00 fine and 3 points in Vic , But Im not moving mine

I got heaps of points.... would one of these be out of the question? I have brake/tail combos.... but would the number plate light (led) do? 

Feels like a stretch even with the horizontal flip option....

SJ

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Thats what I was thinking.

...and I love talking to coppers ...its all about the education  

Being a truck driver i get to deal with the RTA & cops regularly. You here the smart arses on the radio

boasting how they told them to get fucked etc & for some reason they walk away with a hand full of defects & fines

(go figure).

Ive found if you talk to them like a human being without being a complete suckhole you tend to walk

away unharmed. But in saying that some of them are nothing but blood sucking maggotts & it wouldnt

matter how you spoke to the parasites.

gidday cruisin , can see you found your yin + yan ,

I copped the blood sucking, out of town maggots, lucky me!!

Ive been stopped a couple of times for the side mount . No fines yet. Just chatted to the cop each time. Been lucky I guess, not to get a prick!

But did they pull you over for just that? Or to check several things?

SJ

only time i've ever been pulled up was for my sidemount, just told me i should probably get that changed or i'd get defected eventually, alll in all , a pleasant experience with mister plod

The first, I believe was just for the side mount. After a chatting to him a bit about the bike he breath-tested me and sent me on my way. The other time I give it  a squirt cross a intersection and he pulled over to me warned me that the bike was to loud and also said the plate had to be move. I agreed and he left it at that. I let him have his say, made out like I agree with him and that I would make the changes and left. Didn't change the bike! 

 After years of being pulled up for driving like a dickhead, I found if you be polite, don't be a prick, if they are going to give you a ticket , wear it, don't piss them off and cope two.

 Hi all new at this was searching to see if vertically mounted plates were illeagal in nsw thanx for the help i picked up an infringment notice last saturday $353.00 and three points no warning no nothing only had the bike two days and its adr complied ask if i could rectifiy problem before he writes out the ticket a big fat NO!!!was the reply so be aware it it worth 3 points an $353.00 im sure he was jealous my bike had more BLING!!!!!! than his yamahahaha hence the hefty fine cheers !!!!

you ask me they are all pricks/maggots..
hope there parents are proud of them....

Yeh thanks guys im gunna write a letter away stamps are cheap an i feel pretty confident i should get of cause like you say about the pink slip this bike ran outa rego the day i was to pick it up from the bike shop on the central coast and i pointed that out to the sales man he said to me no probs ill put 6 months rego on it for you and he did so i asume he had to pink slip it as the bike is a 2009 build will see what happens cheers will keep you posted

Keen to see how this one plays out....anyone in Canberra attempted the side plate? I would love one....