[d4z0mg]

I'm looking at some second hand AT's and I've come across two that are pretty much identical, both 2019 and both seem to be standard's, not adventure sports, but they have different lcd dashes. Would there be any other differences between them or was there a dash update around 2019?

 

[Bram]

The one on the right is a ‘16 or ‘17 model. The dash got an update in ‘18.

 

[Little Bill Daggett]

I've got a March 2019 model with the updates like throttle by wire and therefore numerous ride modes. It has the dash on the left of your photo. The dash on the right is from an older bike as Bram has stated. There are a number of updates and differences between the two and if you spend some time looking around the site there are plenty of posts which will help you. Best of luck with your search and spend some time on the site doing research so you don't get ripped off. 😬

 

[mike5100]

yes - my advice would be to go for the 2019 model bike (with the pic showing a blue display). The engine ride modes made the bike much much nicer to ride than my previous 2016 bike (also possible to fit the MCCruise system from Australia to the later bike)
Mike

 

[AT-Dragon]

As Bram said the one on the right is NOT a 2019, it is pre-2018. If someone is telling you otherwise they are wrong..

 

[Hood]

We have number plates with the year of registration on them so there is a slight possibility that it is a 2017 model year but it was first registered in 2019 so if someone says it is a 2019 bike they are half telling the truth.

 

[DoubleThumper]

We have number plates with the year of registration on them so there is a slight possibility that it is a 2017 model year but it was first registered in 2019 so if someone says it is a 2019 bike they are half telling the truth.

I recently saw a video of a dude who acquired and uncrated an '82 Honda Ascot 500. New in-box and definitely a half-truth.

BTW: The bike started - no problem. Brake fluid and related bits, and some rubber needed replacement. (or course other fluids were renewed)

 

[Hood]

Watched that as well, SRC guy I think.

 

[Trek Moto]

Bikes and Beards channel, right?

 

[DoubleThumper]

Bikes and Beards channel, right?

If interested, this is a fun read ...

Still In The Factory Crate: A 1982 Honda FT500 Ascot

This 1982 Honda FT500 Ascot that has remained in its factory crate since it was delivered to Northline Motorcycles of Houston, Texas. The bike never sold

silodrome.com

 

[Little Bill Daggett]

BTW I don't think that the 16 - 18 models are in any way inferior to later models and they are fine bikes. If you plump for one of those then I'm sure that you will enjoy it. I suppose it will depend on the price. It goes without saying that you don't want to be paying 2019 prices for an older model bike and it's always good to approach the seller with the right knowledge when they start spinning bullshxt.

 

[DoubleThumper]

... and of course, the flick:

 

[Little Bill Daggett]

... and of course, the flick:

Tell him to get his gloves sorted out and do his sleeves up...he'll get a big wasp up there... 😬

 

[AT-Dragon]

We have number plates with the year of registration on them so there is a slight possibility that it is a 2017 model year but it was first registered in 2019 so if someone says it is a 2019 bike they are half telling the truth.

Interesting, so I guess in the UK they just kinda assume that the vehicle will be registered in the year it was made… Here we have to register them every year on the birthday of the person that is on the registration. Way back in the day you actually got a whole new license plate, now we just get a small color coded sticker with the year printed on it to stick on the plate..

 

[Sliveredge]

Interesting, so I guess in the UK they just kinda assume that the vehicle will be registered in the year it was made… Here we have to register them every year on the birthday of the person that is on the registration. Way back in the day you actually got a whole new license plate, now we just get a small color coded sticker with the year printed on it to stick on the plate..

Correct and the number plate reflects this. a vehicle registered 1st march 2021 to 31st august 2021 would have the number plate XX21XXX 1st September 2021 - 28th feb 2022 would have XX71XXX then for year 2022 would have XX22 XXX and XX72 XXX

the first XX of the number place also show where the vehicle was registered in the UK too.

Regional Identifiers	Region	DVLA Office
AA, AB, AC, AD, AE, AF, AG, AH, AJ, AK, AL, AM, AN	Anglia	Peterborough
AO, AP, AR, AS, AT, AU	Anglia	Norwich
AV, AW, AX, AY	Anglia	Ipswich
BA, BB, BC, BD, BE, BF, BG, BH, BJ, BK, BL, BM, BN, BO, BP, BR, BS, BT, BU, BV, BW, BX, BY	Birmingham	Birmingham
CA, CB, CC, CD, CE, CF, CG, CH, CJ, CK, CL, CM, CN, CO	Cymru	Cardiff
CP, CR, CS, CT, CU, CV	Cymru	Swansea
CW, CX, CY	Cymru	Bangor
DA, DB, DC, DD, DE, DF, DG, DH, DJ, DK	Deeside to Shrewsbury	Chester
DL, DM, DN, DO, DP, DR, DS, DT, DU, DV, DW, DX, DY	Deeside to Shrewsbury	Shrewsbury
EA, EB, EC, ED, EE, EF, EG, EH, EJ, EK, EL, EM, EN, EO, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EV, EW, EX, EY	Essex	Chelmsford
FA, FB, FC, FD, FE, FF, FG, FH, FJ, FK, FL, FM, FN, FP	Forest and Fens	Nottingham
FR, FS, FT, FV, FW, FX, FY	Forest and Fens	Lincoln
GA, GB, GC, GD, GE, GF, GG, GH, GJ, GK, GL, GM, GN, GO	Garden of England	Maidstone
GP, GR, GS, GT, GU, GV, GX, GY	Garden of England	Brighton
HA, HB, HC, HD, HE, HF, HG, HH, HJ	Hampshire and Dorset	Bournemouth
HK, HL, HM, HN, HO, HP, HR, HS, HT, HU, HV, HX, HY	Hampshire and Dorset	Portsmouth
HW	Hampshire and Dorset	Portsmouth (Used exclusively for the Isle of Wight)
KA, KB, KC, KD, KE, KF, KG, KH, KJ, KK, KL	-	Luton
KM, KN, KO, KP, KR, KS, KT, KU, KV, KW, KX, KY	-	Northampton
LA, LB, LC, LD, LE, LF, LG, LH, LJ	London	Wimbledon
LK, LL, LM, LN, LO, LP, LR, LS, LT	London	Stanmore
LU, LV, LW, LX, LY	London	Sidcup
MA, MB, MC, MD, ME, MF, MG, MH, MJ, MK, ML, MM, MN, MO, MP, MR, MS, MT, MU, MV, MW, MX, MY	Manchester and Merseyside	Manchester
NA, NB, NC, ND, NE, NF, NG, NH, NJ, NK, NL, NM, NN, NO	North	Newcastle
NP, NR, NS, NT, NU, NV, NW, NX, NY	North	Stockton
OA, OB, OC, OD, OE, OF, OG, OH, OJ, OK, OL, OM, ON, OO, OP, OR, OS, OT, OU, OV, OW, OX, OY	Oxford	Oxford
PA, PB, PC, PD, PE, PF, PG, PH, PJ, PK, PL, PM, PN, PO, PP, PR, PS, PT	Preston	Preston
PU, PV, PW, PX, PY	Preston	Carlisle
RA, RB, RC, RD, RE, RF, RG, RH, RJ, RK, RL, RM, RN, RO, RP, RR, RS, RT, RU, RV, RW, RX, RY	Reading	Reading
SA, SB, SC, SD, SE, SF, SG, SH, SJ	Scotland	Glasgow
SK, SL, SM, SN, SO	Scotland	Edinburgh
SP, SR, SS, ST	Scotland	Dundee
SU, SV, SW	Scotland	Aberdeen
SX, SY	Scotland	Inverness
VA, VB, VC, VD, VE, VF, VG, VH, VJ, VK, VL, VM, VN, VO, VP, VR, VS, VT, VU, VV, VW, VX, VY	Severn Valley	Worcester
WA, WB, WC, WD, WE, WF, WG, WH, WJ	West of England	Exeter
WK, WL	West of England	Truro
WM, WN, WO, WP, WR, WS, WT, WU, WV, WW, WX, WY	West of England	Bristol
YA, YB, YC, YD, YE, YF, YG, YH, YJ, YK	Yorkshire	Leeds
YL, YM, YN, YO, YP, YR, YS, YT, YU	Yorkshire	Sheffield
YV, YW, YX, YY	Yorkshire	Beverley

this has been in place from 2001. you can get private plate but they cant make your car look newer than it is ie you have a 2015 car you cant put a XX 22 XXX number plate on it

 

[AT-Dragon]

Correct and the number plate reflects this. a vehicle registered 1st march 2021 to 31st august 2021 would have the number plate XX21XXX 1st September 2021 - 28th feb 2022 would have XX71XXX then for year 2022 would have XX22 XXX and XX72 XXX

the first XX of the number place also show where the vehicle was registered in the UK too.

Regional Identifiers	Region	DVLA Office
AA, AB, AC, AD, AE, AF, AG, AH, AJ, AK, AL, AM, AN	Anglia	Peterborough
AO, AP, AR, AS, AT, AU	Anglia	Norwich
AV, AW, AX, AY	Anglia	Ipswich
BA, BB, BC, BD, BE, BF, BG, BH, BJ, BK, BL, BM, BN, BO, BP, BR, BS, BT, BU, BV, BW, BX, BY	Birmingham	Birmingham
CA, CB, CC, CD, CE, CF, CG, CH, CJ, CK, CL, CM, CN, CO	Cymru	Cardiff
CP, CR, CS, CT, CU, CV	Cymru	Swansea
CW, CX, CY	Cymru	Bangor
DA, DB, DC, DD, DE, DF, DG, DH, DJ, DK	Deeside to Shrewsbury	Chester
DL, DM, DN, DO, DP, DR, DS, DT, DU, DV, DW, DX, DY	Deeside to Shrewsbury	Shrewsbury
EA, EB, EC, ED, EE, EF, EG, EH, EJ, EK, EL, EM, EN, EO, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EV, EW, EX, EY	Essex	Chelmsford
FA, FB, FC, FD, FE, FF, FG, FH, FJ, FK, FL, FM, FN, FP	Forest and Fens	Nottingham
FR, FS, FT, FV, FW, FX, FY	Forest and Fens	Lincoln
GA, GB, GC, GD, GE, GF, GG, GH, GJ, GK, GL, GM, GN, GO	Garden of England	Maidstone
GP, GR, GS, GT, GU, GV, GX, GY	Garden of England	Brighton
HA, HB, HC, HD, HE, HF, HG, HH, HJ	Hampshire and Dorset	Bournemouth
HK, HL, HM, HN, HO, HP, HR, HS, HT, HU, HV, HX, HY	Hampshire and Dorset	Portsmouth
HW	Hampshire and Dorset	Portsmouth (Used exclusively for the Isle of Wight)
KA, KB, KC, KD, KE, KF, KG, KH, KJ, KK, KL	-	Luton
KM, KN, KO, KP, KR, KS, KT, KU, KV, KW, KX, KY	-	Northampton
LA, LB, LC, LD, LE, LF, LG, LH, LJ	London	Wimbledon
LK, LL, LM, LN, LO, LP, LR, LS, LT	London	Stanmore
LU, LV, LW, LX, LY	London	Sidcup
MA, MB, MC, MD, ME, MF, MG, MH, MJ, MK, ML, MM, MN, MO, MP, MR, MS, MT, MU, MV, MW, MX, MY	Manchester and Merseyside	Manchester
NA, NB, NC, ND, NE, NF, NG, NH, NJ, NK, NL, NM, NN, NO	North	Newcastle
NP, NR, NS, NT, NU, NV, NW, NX, NY	North	Stockton
OA, OB, OC, OD, OE, OF, OG, OH, OJ, OK, OL, OM, ON, OO, OP, OR, OS, OT, OU, OV, OW, OX, OY	Oxford	Oxford
PA, PB, PC, PD, PE, PF, PG, PH, PJ, PK, PL, PM, PN, PO, PP, PR, PS, PT	Preston	Preston
PU, PV, PW, PX, PY	Preston	Carlisle
RA, RB, RC, RD, RE, RF, RG, RH, RJ, RK, RL, RM, RN, RO, RP, RR, RS, RT, RU, RV, RW, RX, RY	Reading	Reading
SA, SB, SC, SD, SE, SF, SG, SH, SJ	Scotland	Glasgow
SK, SL, SM, SN, SO	Scotland	Edinburgh
SP, SR, SS, ST	Scotland	Dundee
SU, SV, SW	Scotland	Aberdeen
SX, SY	Scotland	Inverness
VA, VB, VC, VD, VE, VF, VG, VH, VJ, VK, VL, VM, VN, VO, VP, VR, VS, VT, VU, VV, VW, VX, VY	Severn Valley	Worcester
WA, WB, WC, WD, WE, WF, WG, WH, WJ	West of England	Exeter
WK, WL	West of England	Truro
WM, WN, WO, WP, WR, WS, WT, WU, WV, WW, WX, WY	West of England	Bristol
YA, YB, YC, YD, YE, YF, YG, YH, YJ, YK	Yorkshire	Leeds
YL, YM, YN, YO, YP, YR, YS, YT, YU	Yorkshire	Sheffield
YV, YW, YX, YY	Yorkshire	Beverley

this has been in place from 2001. you can get private plate but they cant make your car look newer than it is ie you have a 2015 car you cant put a XX 22 XXX number plate on it

Here in the states it’s a set of unique letters and numbers that are registered to that vehicle. With each of the state’s having their own design and colors for the plate itself.. The paperwork will have the make, model, VIN, production year, and owner info.

 

[DoubleThumper]

… Here we have to register them every year on the birthday of the person that is on the registration. Way back in the day you actually got a whole new license plate, now we just get a small color coded sticker with the year printed on it to stick on the plate..

(+1) in Ontario, Canada.

An Ontario vehicle plate can have any unique [legal] sequence of characters. Clearly, F-bombs and the like are not allowed.

A wee sticker renewed every one or two years legally binds the plate to the vehicle. The code on the sticker maps when and where the plate was re-registered.

 

[AT-Dragon]

(+1) in Ontario, Canada.

An Ontario vehicle plate can have any unique [legal] sequence of characters. Clearly, F-bombs and the like are not allowed.

A wee sticker renewed every one or two years legally binds the plate to the vehicle. The code on the sticker maps when and where the plate was re-registered.

Hey does the NWT still have the cool looking bear 🐻 one?

 

[DoubleThumper]

Hey does the NWT still have the cool looking bear 🐻 one?

I believe so.

The shape has been around for many decades.

 

[AT-Dragon]

I believe so.

The shape has been around for many decades.
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That’s still the coolest plate I’ve seen…