Can you guys recommend where I can find a non drill pedestrian slicer also known as the front fender plate ? The website new Bonneville is out of stock and is not going to carry it. I would like it for a 2014 Bonneville T100.
Not sure, by law, front plates can only be displayed on British bikes if they were registered before September 2001, so not much of a demand for them now!
https://www.britishbikebits.com/no-drill-front-number-plate-triumph-new-bonneville or https://www.dunstallmotorcycles.com/product/dunstall-no-drill-front-number-plate-triumph-bonneville/
I can’t think why you would want one. The law here changed in 1974? and I removed mine enthusiastically and immediately from a 250 Yamaha.
Don’t even think about getting one... in 1968 a pedestrian walked out in front of me and was killed by the one on the front of my Tiger Cub
I finally picked up my pedestrian slicer, and am wondering how many character a plate in 60's had. Also how may letters and numbers were raditionally on a plate, and was the letter or letters in a specific sequence? Foe example, two letters followed by five numbers etc.. thank you all.
For bikes in the UK... Early 60's to 1963 were in the format of 3 letters followed by 3 numbers e.g. ABC 123 From 1963 a letter was added to the end to signify age e.g. ABC 123A Details here: http://www.cvpg.co.uk/REG.pdf
That's horrific..and perhaps a good case for not fitting one. I wonder where you would stand in the eyes of the law, if someone was shown to have been seriously injured by the non-standard front plate during an accident, especially if it was argued they were removed for safety reasons.
I think back when they were required, they were disliked by owners for spoiling the looks of the bikes. It seems rather odd now, as well as potentially dangerous, that anyone would choose to add one. But each to their own
Just search for an image of a 50’s or 60’s British bike, it may show what it is which is a curved double sided number plate running inline over the front mudguard, hence the term, pedestrian slicer.
Actually you don’t need an inline number plate to act as a pedestrian slicer just him them in the right place and physics will do the rest, it’s just a matter of momentum.
So did I, a mucky yellow thing before my bonneville and my privileged relationship with yoos lot! And yes I can brake on bends with that and current Rockster!!
perhaps for show days....or mass muder I know some of the med islands still use them, but don't know about California
My experience was at about 20 miles per hour... possibly even less, on a little 200cc Tiger Cub ... so again, I suggest don’t even think about fitting this sharp edged blade to the front mudguard of a motorcycle as it will kill someone very easily.
It’s a shame someone can’t fabricate an extremely accurate ‘fake metal’ one made from a brittle lightweight plastic or even moulded from polystyrene that looks original with patina!
