number plate questions

[blankwall]

Ok so I just got a little confused looking at different pictres and reading the rulebook.

1) 5.3.4 Number plates, or number display areas, will be a minimum of 10 by 12
with radiused corners.

How strict is the radius corners part? I going to be spray painting mine on and am having trouble taping radius corners.

2)(1.) If the tail section profile does not allow the machine to comply with
Section 5.3.5.B, a single number display on the top of the tail section
may be installed and orientated to be read from the rear of the machine..
It is the rider’s responsibility to have the number display correct before
coming to Tech Inspection.

What i have seen is that riders have two numbers on the sides of their bodywork and one on top of the tail. What this says is I can have it n top of the tail and none on the sides. Am I interpreting that correct? My sv has a small tail and it may just be easier to put it on top.

Thanks for your help just done wanna paint and have to re paint.

[Noidly1]

If you don't have enough room on the tail for the #'s to be displayed on both sides,
you may have just the one # on top of the tail and you MUST display your #'s on the sides of your bodywork high enough to be visible, preferrably near the knee.(upper most portion to the rear of the side panel.)

[PlayHard]

To answer your question, they are NOT very strict.  Probably half the bikes on the grids do not meet the numbers and or number plate rules.  Well maybe not half, but a lot of them sure don't.   I've seen all kinds of crazy stuff out there.  They did cut the little tips off my "ones" a few years back though!   

[Woofentino Pugrossi]

Just remember, the cornerworkers and bridge need to be able to read your numbers. Really sucks when you are looking for a bike and have to try to read really small numbers when they are going by at speed. Gets worse when they are in a pack.

Noidly, I think they dumpped the side fairing numbers rule last year for those using single digit tail numbers (its still a good idea to do it even if its not in the rules)

[blankwall]

another question is it ok to outline the number pate in red?

[Woofentino Pugrossi]

You can outline it in whatever color you like.

[blankwall]

Ok so i painted the bike and ordered the numbers. Now my question is it says read fro the rear. Does that mean like this

102

or like this
1
0
2

You can read either of those from the rear but dont want to get it wrong

[Burt Munro]

Tail section viewed from above standing behind the bike.....

 _____________
 \                      /
  \                    /
   \      102      /
    \               /
     \_______/

(this looks good as I'm typing it in - hope it shows up the same once it's on the forum !!)

[Gixxerblade]

It looks great!

[blankwall]

Alright so I did 6" numbers on the back just like you said an have 8" numbers for the front plate. What do you think of the number plates and numbers? I could get 4" numbers and put them on the sides. What do you think

[Doctor]

I run 5" on my tail, both sides, and have never had an issue, essentially the same bodywork back there.

[mikendzel]

I just re-read the rules, and it looks like the numbers only have to be on the front and the tail of the bike.  No side plate requirements. 

Of course, it's entirely possible that I missed it!!!

[blankwall]

Yeah as far as I can tell ill be all set. Hopefully I pass tech ok. Only one more week!!!!

[Burt Munro]

I just re-read the rules, and it looks like the numbers only have to be on the front and the tail of the bike.  No side plate requirements. 

Of course, it's entirely possible that I missed it!!!

If I remember correctly, when the rule change came out that allowed the single tail number 2(3?) years ago it also required numbers on the side of the fairing near the engine.

That side fairing requirement has since been dropped. 

One on the front and one on the tail and you're good to go now.

[blankwall]

So by the rule book i should be all set. Thanks for all the help.