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15th December 2010
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Biker
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 57 Sportster/Buell Model: 1970 ironhead sportster Sportster/Buell Year: 1970
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Texas antique plates
Wanted to know if any fellow Texan cycle riders are running antique plates. Would like to hear of any experiences one might have of running these on the road.
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15th December 2010
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 4,961 Sportster/Buell Model: XL 883 Sportster/Buell Year: 2007 Other Motorcycle Model: BMW R1150R Other Motorcycle Year: 2004
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I haven't seen any other than on old BMWers here in San Antonio. With that said, check this out:
"Antique Motorcycle
Antique license plates are issued for motorcycles that are at least 25 years old and are a collector's item. The vehicle must be used exclusively for exhibitions, club activities, parades or other functions of public interest. Vehicles displaying Antique plates may not be used for regular transportation or carry advertising; however, the vehicle may be driven to and from a location for routine maintenance."
https://rts.texasonline.state.tx.us/...d=50&pltid=181
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15th December 2010
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Venetian Islands, Miami Beach
Posts: 3,923 Sportster/Buell Model: XLH/I.R.C. Special Sportster/Buell Year: 1974
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Well, that would pretty much puts the kobash...
...on running those plates for me --- if I were so inclined.
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15th December 2010
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Senior Chief Master Mechanic
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 998 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200C Sportster/Buell Year: 2001 Other Motorcycle Model: Fairlane 500 Other Motorcycle Year: 1964
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Originally Posted by bigjnsa
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The state considers a motorcycle made before 1985 to be an antique? Wha?! So me being born in '84 must make me an old timer! |
15th December 2010
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Denton, Texas
Posts: 28 Sportster/Buell Model: Sportster 1000 XLH Sportster/Buell Year: 1976
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bigjnsa
I haven't seen any other than on old BMWers here in San Antonio. With that said, check this out:
"Antique Motorcycle
Antique license plates are issued for motorcycles that are at least 25 years old and are a collector's item. The vehicle must be used exclusively for exhibitions, club activities, parades or other functions of public interest. Vehicles displaying Antique plates may not be used for regular transportation or carry advertising; however, the vehicle may be driven to and from a location for routine maintenance."
https://rts.texasonline.state.tx.us/...d=50&pltid=181 |
Thanks for the link. I thought that it was 35 years to antiqueville. I recently got one for my '76, even though 1/1/11 will be 35 years. I did not know about "exclusively for exhibitions", though I guess I could say that every ride is an exhibition. The lady at the DMV didn't seem to care one way or the other as long as I paid the $25. I see the link says $50, but I know I paid 25.
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15th December 2010
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Senior Chief Know It All
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Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 858 Sportster/Buell Model: XLCH Sportster/Buell Year: 1979 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XLH Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1974 Other Motorcycle Model: XLH Other Motorcycle Year: 1973
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Nice thing is no inspections needed .
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15th December 2010
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Lord of the Flies
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Northeast Philly
Posts: 1,011 Sportster/Buell Model: XLCH 1000 Sportster/Buell Year: 1975 Other Motorcycle Model: Fatboy Other Motorcycle Year: 1995
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Pennsylvania is the same way. Puts restrictions on how many miles it can be driven and also any mods to the vehicle...
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15th December 2010
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Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: CoCo County
Posts: 2,242 Sportster/Buell Model: Nightster Sportster/Buell Year: 2009
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This really has nothing to do with what the OP started with but I looked at the link to the Texas Motor Vehicle Dept. and perused the "vanity" plates. They offer one for LSU (Louisiana State University) alumni. What is with that? LSU is in another state (Louisiana..Duh). I have always had respect and admiration for Texas (the Alamo and all that) but they think so little of their state that they have to shop around out of state for something to put on their license plates. Would one of you Tejanos 'splain this to me please.
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15th December 2010
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 4,961 Sportster/Buell Model: XL 883 Sportster/Buell Year: 2007 Other Motorcycle Model: BMW R1150R Other Motorcycle Year: 2004
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We have lots of specialty plates:
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15th December 2010
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Be annoyed Now;Ask Me How
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Fredericksburg, VA
Posts: 4,668 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200XL Custom Sportster/Buell Year: 1999
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I'm not sure about Texas but in Florida if you can find a license plate the same year as your vehicle you can have it re-registered for your vehicle. I had a 1963 plate for my Comet.
Virginia I had a 63 plate for the Comet but it was considered antique/show car. Because the tag was a one time fee. Once you get the tag here you don't have to renew the tag each year like a regular car. But I would drive it anywhere I wanted. If I got pulled over I told the cop I was driving the car just to keep it road worthy. Like charging the battery, burning off the stale gas & stuff like that.
So if you get antique tags I'm pretty sure you could get away with riding where ever you want.
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