Don’t get confused with a ‘Cheese Cutter’. That nefarious device constructed by Road Engineers to facilitate our safety as road users.

No. I’m old enough to remember when motorcycles had front number plates. Cool things. Can’t imagine why they were removed. Probably something stupid to do with safety.

 

fine condiment … from denver, co.

 

 

Registration was either stamped into the plate or painted on. Some nigggly voice in my head tells me that ‘Trials’ and ‘Street’ applications required different sized font … 1.75″ and 2.5″ respectively.

Shape. Size. Colour. Material. Design. Painted. Stamped. Engraved. Embossed. Perforated. Simply style. ‘Form n Function’.

2 basic types …

• cast … look good … watch those modern Indian and Chinese knock-offs. Poorer quality. Brittle.

 

 

polished or chromed cast aluminium

 

 

… Britcycle.com

 

 

painted on numbers etc

 

cool oldie

 

 

Nice

 

 

contrasting black

 

 

 

brass … ready for shaping

 

 

• blade, flat plate  … you’re only limited by your own lack of imagination here.

 

 

weld-on lugs

 

 

BCR. Benjie’s Cafe Racer.

 

 

from benjis cafe racer

 

 

nice fttings

 

 

in brass too

 

 

Fitting

 

 

Clamps

 

 

blade type

 

 

… British Customs

… Domiracer

 

 

blade

 

… Bellacorse.com

 

triumph … no drill

 

 

no drill … stronger, not so vibration prone

 

 

… NewBonneville No Drill.

 

 

looks so

 

 

blade type … stamped numbers

 

 

… check out Tippers Vintage Plates.

 

 

more stamped plates

 

 

old japanese bicycle … mt fuji … brass … check out the bottle dynamo ”GE Tachometer” apparently ex Fei Ji

 

 

nice styling

 

 

Steampunk’d

 

 

… Paradox Cycles.

 

 

paradox cycles

 

 

Need to match the curve to the guard. From draggin @ triumphrat. net

 

 

use curve finder to get the guard profile

 

 

make a pattern … transfer to the slicer

 

 

add or remove material to fit

 

 

Sweet

 

 

Hard case link.

Hunt around. Ebay. Swap meets. Junk shops. Make your own.

 

 

and to finish off … skaere

 

 

cheese cutter … dont fuck with them … NSW petition banner

 

 

Imagine looking up to see that strung across your flight-path.

I made this list up some years ago. This version is arranged in Model Code numeric sequence. This code is found on the steering stem ID/VIN plate and Registration Papers. This is not necessarily the same as the first 3 places of the Engine Number.

MODEL       YEAR       MODEL CODE          ENGINE NUMBER

XS-B            75-76                 533                        447-500101

I’m sure it’s not complete. May include errors. If you have a machine with a model code not listed here let me know.

 

… by model code – page 01

 

… model codes – page 02

 

Or here listed by Engine Number.

… by engine number – page 01

 

by engine number – page 02

 

As you can see, there are questions. (???)

… my original tables included these model code/engine number combinations … they are not however confirmed by Yamaha … if you have a machine covered by one of these please let me know and I will reinclude it in the above tables

 

Have a Model Code that’s not listed here? Let me know.

I wish to get an idea of production runs. The engine numbers in the above tables are arranged so … 447-300101 to (400000). I have the start number for each model. Yamaha have given the absolute end number-these are in brackets. Not necessarily the real end number. Where I know this I have entered it without brackets … 2F0-000101 to 006141. The information is from Yamaha Publication #12100-100E1.

I’m looking for approximate end numbers. If you want you could leave me your model and engine number. No Name. No address. When left in the comment box below no one will see it.