British registration number

Ib-Denmark · Post by **Ib-Denmark** » Tue Feb 06, 2001 3:17 pm

Hello, I live in Denmark and is riding a G 80 S from 1957. The bike has lived most of its life in GB and when I bought it it had the registration number: MDR 886. Can this number tell anything about where and when it was registrated? I don´t know anything about the bikes history.
Ib Vestergaard

Peter Evans. · Post by **Peter Evans.** » Tue Feb 13, 2001 2:09 pm

if you are a member of the club then you can use the dating facility that it offers this will give you some very useful info on your bike. happy riding

Colin F · Post by **Colin F** » Sun Feb 18, 2001 9:16 am

This bike would have been first registered in Plymouth, Devon in January 1957. Thats the only information that a registration number can give.

Ib-Denmark · Post by **Ib-Denmark** » Sun Feb 18, 2001 5:39 pm

Thank you, Colin,
-Just one more thing.
Does this mean that the bike has had the same owner until it was exported or does the registration number follow the bike.
Also when it changes owner?
Regards Ib

silverarrow · Post by **silverarrow** » Tue Feb 20, 2001 3:38 pm

The registration number normally stays with with the bike for it's life.

It can change if an owner applies and pays a fee. It is most likely the number has stayed with the bike in your case.

Les Smith