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Dodgie licence plates

Postby wishbone » Fri Feb 26, 2010 9:42 pm

Looked at my bike the other week... Holy shit my license plate had sheared off on the corner and was hanging by one bolt. Apparently Qld gov have gone el cheapo on the material used to make license plates now, and due to the high vibration of the 10's engine it was bound to happen. They take and take from us and cant even give us decent license plates. Qld gov for shame...... :twisted:
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Re: Dodgie licence plates

Postby bonester » Fri Feb 26, 2010 9:56 pm

Queensland do have some warranty on plates- I'd approach them and see. Otherwise it's only $20 or so. :)
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Re: Dodgie licence plates

Postby wishbone » Fri Feb 26, 2010 9:59 pm

Warranty.. sweet thanks for the info cause i aint payin :P
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Re: Dodgie licence plates

Postby wilf » Fri Feb 26, 2010 10:08 pm

its not just QLD lol seen numerous NSW plates with corners missing...mines about to fall off too haha looking to get some custom ones though :kuda:
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Re: Dodgie licence plates

Postby wishbone » Fri Feb 26, 2010 10:12 pm

Ah well least im not the only one then ;)
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Re: Dodgie licence plates

Postby mike-s » Sat Feb 27, 2010 3:02 pm

That's the reason i use as wide a washer as i can squeeze in at the front of the plate behind the bolt-head. Vibration is absorbed across a wider area, reducing the likelyhood that the metal will crack due to fatigue.
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Re: Dodgie licence plates

Postby ttc » Sat Feb 27, 2010 3:06 pm

Lost my Qld plate that way, plus side was I ended up with a whole cool new rego :D
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