Duke Blackwood Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 I'm named after my dads cousin, Stephen Winmill, and in the 80s and 90s he made some badass shit in his shed in Stratford. There was a V8 escort, a V8 drag bike called the widow maker And a host of TT500 Yamahas. He also made an XS650 Chopper in the wild 'digger' style made famous by Arlen Ness. I have recently come into possession of the bike and I want to make it legit! The obvious route is to get it LVV certified but it's expensive and will require lots of work to get the bike up to modern construction standards. But the other day another option was suggested to me... A mate is revinning his early 50's Triumph and says he doesn't need to meet any standards at all? He says because his bike is more than 40 years old it will be registered as a classic and it doesn't even need to have legit tyres. The guy is an industry honcho and has registered vintage bikes before so he would know. My question is, does anyone think that wil work with my bike? The XS registration was cancelled in 1991 after it was chopped up. The bikes year is listed as a 1988 but that can't be right because they stopped making them in 85? So I'm thinking if I take the plate off and claim it's a '76 or something can it fly through its revinn with period tyres and a chopped up frame? Because they wouldn't have been a problem in '76... Any advice would be appreciated, as usual the govt websites are useless and every prick I talk too with any authority just wants money.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnrusty Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 You'll need to prove the year. Another way to do it is find another one or a friend with one, and just "share" (or make/buy) another plate and rock that on your bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63Ragtop Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 was watching the shit outta this on TM, sorry nothing helpful to add but good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Blackwood Posted September 22, 2017 Author Share Posted September 22, 2017 I wonder if I could bluff some kinda official looking Yamaha document translating engine numbers into year of manufacture, if that would satisfy the wof dude? But is it true that if I can convince them it's a mid 70's bike I can jump on this classic rego bandwagon and won't need to run indicators etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 https://ourpastimes.com/identify-yamaha-its-engine-numbers-7517857.html Engine code could contain the casting date. NZ has its build codes all up to whack tho Although, was the frame registered as a new build? And so the bike is an 88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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