# What to do wtih plates for motorcycle? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [July 10, 2012, 12:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-wtih-plates-for-motorcycle/224487 "2012-07-10T12:42:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 12:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-wtih-plates-for-motorcycle/224487/1 "2012-07-10T12:42:21Z")
I know when you drop the insurance of a bike, you don’t have to turn your plates in but if you get rid of a bike all together, do you need to turn your plates in at all or once you sign the registration over, can you just destory them? I called the DMV but they are so busy they just say “call back later” and disconnect the call so asking here. ---
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-wtih-plates-for-motorcycle/224487/2 "2012-07-10T13:37:36Z")
Don’t turn them in if you plan on riding again. Even if you sold the bike, you don’t need to turn them in. I still have mine from my first bike 3 years ago, and transferred it to my last bike, and now they await whatever bike I end up with next. So if I were you, just hang on to them and save yourself the money for getting a new plate if you ever get another bike. ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-wtih-plates-for-motorcycle/224487/3 "2012-07-10T13:41:09Z")
You dont need to turn them in… i still have my ny plates from 3 and 4 bikes ago ---
**Author:** ![burnt\_toast](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/burnt_toast/32/7518_2.png) [@burnt\_toast](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnt_toast)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-wtih-plates-for-motorcycle/224487/4 "2012-07-10T14:33:17Z")
> [@boxxa"](#): > > I know when you drop the insurance of a bike, you don’t have to turn your plates in but if you get rid of a bike all together, do you need to turn your plates in at all or once you sign the registration over, can you just destory them? > > I called the DMV but they are so busy they just say “call back later” and disconnect the call so asking here. I still have mine from when I sold you the bike ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 4:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-wtih-plates-for-motorcycle/224487/5 "2012-07-10T16:17:18Z")
I throw them at children. ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 5:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-wtih-plates-for-motorcycle/224487/6 "2012-07-10T17:15:20Z")
I actually cut one of my old plates up to make a plate mount for my next bike… THEN gave the scrap pieces to chris so he could throw them at kids ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-wtih-plates-for-motorcycle/224487/7 "2012-07-24T10:34:01Z")
State Farm is being bitches and saying that I need a form from the DMV before they let me cancel the insurance. Ugh. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 10:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-wtih-plates-for-motorcycle/224487/8 "2012-07-24T10:58:35Z")
What form do they want? That sounds like BS. You can have a registered motorcycle without carrying insurance. You just can’t operate it. I don’t see what form they could demand. I’d ask for a supervisor and bitch them out. ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-wtih-plates-for-motorcycle/224487/9 "2012-07-24T11:01:35Z")
Throw the plates at THEIR children? ---
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-wtih-plates-for-motorcycle/224487/10 "2012-07-24T16:11:50Z")
> [@Motocrossx23](#): > > Throw the plates at THEIR children? LOL ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 6:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-wtih-plates-for-motorcycle/224487/11 "2012-07-24T18:55:55Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > What form do they want? That sounds like BS. You can have a registered motorcycle without carrying insurance. You just can’t operate it. I don’t see what form they could demand. I’d ask for a supervisor and bitch them out. After bitching, the girl finally canceled it. I told her its on the DMV website that you don’t need to turn the plates in and there is no lapse issue that you have with cars. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 5:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-do-wtih-plates-for-motorcycle/224487/12 "2012-07-25T05:16:44Z")
Wow. Lame that you had to do that. Glad they got their shit straight in the end though.