What are weird reflective blobs on bike reg plates?

[Freddyfruitba...]

Just curious.... seen today on a couple of bikes parked up together.... both had a reflective red tag attached to their reg plate - not a sticker; was about 5 mm high - looked almost like a radio security tag, except for the obvious. Anyone know what they are?

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[DJP]

It's a MOT get-around for when someone's cut down the standard rear mudguard and chopped off the (mandatory for the MOT) rear reflector.
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[Nobby the Bastard]

Technically they should be on the midline of the bike and not to one side.

Used by people for MOTs when the normal reflector has been deleted by a tail tidy or similar and are sold on pairs because you know it'll have fallen off again by the next MOT...
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[MarJay]

Umm... a reflector?
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[grr666]

Have the same on my bike, fitted to it's sail sized MOT plate for when that day comes around. The gopping massive
orange fork reflectors were first to go off of mine followed by the huge tail section and the ugly rectangular reflector
that had on it too. I also have a mini reflector stuck to my day to day plate which is 7x8 I think, just in case of over
zealous coppers. I don't think fork reflectors are a UK thing, but are mandatory in US but bikes like mine are made
to suit all the mandatory type approval requirements for three main markets. For instance I've read plenty of yanks
moaning about the new MT10 having 4 cats and Euro V emissions since the new one came out. As I said in that
comments section, tat's because they sell more MT10s in the European (especially UK) market than anywhere
else in the world. Makes sense to build your products to suit the rules where you sell the most of them IMO. The
tail tidy is a perfect example, bikes bodywork has to protrude beyond the rear tyre because rules in order to be able
to sell a bike new in the UK. MOT man or Policeman doesn't care about tail tidies though as long as there is a 50p
cheap reflector stuck to the (correctly sized) number plate.
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[stinkwheel]

I don't know why they don't just build reflectors into the taillight lens like they always used to. Even Lucas were doing this in the 1950's.

While they're at it, they can put a little clear bit in the bottom of the lens for a numberplate light so you don't need an extra bulb for that too.
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[Pete.]

Also a trifecta-proofer for the small plate noisy pipes brigade. Some police forces have a '3 defects' rule where they'll give a warning for 2 things but report you for 3.

My brother in law got done on his Mille for small plate, noisy pipes, no reflector. Copper told him if it was any 2 of them he'd have got a warning but 3 things makes a fine and bikers make it too easy with the same 3 things over and again.
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[redeem ouzzer]

Fucking hell I really wonder about the average level of intellect on this forum nowadays.
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[davebike]

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Kill switch, obvs.

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[Kawasaki Jimbo]

In fairness I think Freddy’s question was more “Why are they there?” than “What are they?”

We might ask the same question about reflectors on bikes generally. How often do you park a bike along the line of the kerb where a rear reflector could be seen? Number plates are reflective these days anyway.

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

it's a chancre - someone with a majorly serious STD has stuck his penis into your bike's exhaust and left a horrendous calling card....this is the evidence

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[Nobby the Bastard]

[Ste]

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

[t121anf]

Bike in the top right of the picture appears to have the original fitted too which does seem odd.

[Freddyfruitba...]

[stinkwheel]

[grr666]

[Rob W]

[MCN]

Those Get Arounds are fine to Get Around.
But a traffic polis might look a lot closer at the rest of the bike and yer mate's if they are upset or offended by the Get around.
It can be a method of drawing unwanted attention from the Po-Po.

I never understood the fuss over the tail-tidy movement
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[Rob W]

[grr666]

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