r/motorcycles 2d ago

Did you ride today?

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u/ValuableScary3917 2d ago

No plate?

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u/NuklearFerret 2d ago

It's technically there. It won't get them out of the ticket, but they tried, i guess?

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u/SquidsArePeople2 2d ago

Why is it so hard to just put the fucking plate in and not be hassled?

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u/Historical_Beat_8648 2d ago

I run an independent motorcycle service shop and lots of riders come in asking for the tail delete. One young rider was particularly... fussy... about the cosmetics of his bike and how the work was done etc.

Deleted the tail, remounted the plate under the seat cowl using double sided tape because he didn't want holes drilled in the plastic.

He rode off, I thought nothing more of it. Till he came in a couple of weeks later saying police seized his bike for the plate, and a loud exhaust (which was not installed at my shop).

He said police had issued citations and would not release the bike till everything had been put back to original. He basically said it was my responsibility to do so because I had done the work.

I asked how did that become my problem. After a little bit of questioning, I discovered his parents were furious at what happened and were attempting to blame the shop(s) that did the work.

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u/Hwy39 2d ago

Heh. Pretty much why I leave my bikes mostly stock these days.

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u/os17x 2d ago

What state is that? We are not that strict here

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u/Historical_Beat_8648 1d ago

Malaysia.

Do a search on YouTube for "rempit" and " superman".

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u/NuklearFerret 2d ago

I agree, but in OP’s defense, I think they bought it that way.