Mersey RGS

[Triton Thrasher]

the forks which are undamped

Are they forks off a Francis Barnett?

[trevinoz]

TT, I wasn't very clear with that statement. What I meant was that the forks didn't have double damping as conjectured by Andrew.

[trevinoz]

GB,
That RR is well known to me. It has just had an overhaul to the engine and that photo was taken by the owner yesterday at Paterson, N.S.W.
Did you notice the rocket on the front guard?

[Greybeard]

Did you notice the rocket on the front guard?

I did, and once again I thought, 'That thing on the front mudguard looks dangerous' 😉

[trevinoz]

Probably just as dangerous as the British number plates.

[Greybeard]

Probably just as dangerous as the British number plates.

Yes. They were banned.

[Colsbeeza]

Hi Trev,
About 10Km further west at Vacy Trev, where I was raised on a dairy farm. My Great Uncle Amos built that store in the late 1920's. I happened to be going past there yesterday. The Paterson store doesn't have a bowser, so that tipped me off. I hope the rider was going over Bingleburra mountain for a fang.
Col

[Sav]

Probably just as dangerous as the British number plates.

Yes. They were banned.

Only banned on modern bikes

[Greybeard]

Probably just as dangerous as the British number plates.

Yes. They were banned.

Only banned on modern bikes

I thought they'd been banned. It seems they were 'no longer required' after 1975.

[Rex]

Most of my bikes have them. I wonder if there really were any cases where pedestrians were hurt more than if that 1/3 ton of bike and rider travelling at speed didn't have a front number plate fitted?

[Black Sheep]

In the days of my youth, two bad people tried to stop me when I was riding my Norton. The number plate didn't bother them, it was a handlebar end to each of their goolies that seemed to upset them most. I didn't stop to see just how upset they were.

[CheeserBeezer]

Suggest a new thread is started, namely "numberplate goolie slicers" as the last twelve posts are nothing to do with the Mersey RGS. To be technically accurate it is actually out of the Manchester Ship Canal where it flows alongside the Mersey.

[Sav]

Probably just as dangerous as the British number plates.

Yes. They were banned.

Only banned on modern bikes

I thought they'd been banned. It seems they were 'no longer required' after 1975.

Still wrong! (UK rules)

Registered September 2001 onwards - front plates banned.
Prior to that voluntary.

 https://www.gov.uk/displaying-number-plates/rules-number-plates

Agree with Andrew, new thread on 'ballcutter plates' required as way off original topic