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Originally Posted by ScottB5
I've never found a decent answer from anyone with in the law about it.
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A quick goole search revealed:
Manufactures spend millions on getting the aerodynamics right on a bike. With only two wheels, in line, the slightest change to the frontal area can have significant effect on the stability of the machine, even at speeds of 70mph. Adding an old blade style plate, especially a flexible one, would alter the dynamics in an unimaginable way. And what about the poor old pedestrian, (or wanabe biker as I like to think of them,)being sliced open before being thrown a few hundred yards is just going to make them more upset.
Sounds like common sense to me.
Plus, in the future, number plates will include RFID technology, so a camera being able to 'see' the plate will be totally unnecessary anyway.