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10-06-08, 23:40
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census number data tag on motorcycle???
Chris,
Don't know if this can help: I have been wondering for quite a long time what the "data tag" next to the girder forks of this motorcycle was for. Unfortunately, I can't read the exact text on it, but it looks like a number to me... Could it be the same kind of tag you were talking about? Please note: this bike has no census number painted on the petrol tank...???  Cheers, Jan
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10-06-08, 23:46
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The registration number, GXU... is one of a batch used by Civil Defence and similar organisations. The photo caption say " volunteer DR", they could have been for the National Fire Service perhaps?
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10-06-08, 23:56
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census numbers
Richard, David,
You're reading my mind... Indeed, I was also pretty sure that this bike was used by the NFS or a similar organisation. But census numbers were issued for each and every WD/CO that left the factory during the war...???  Could it be that these motorcycles originally had a census number, but when they were taken over by the NFS, this number was omitted? Cheers, Jan
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"And now it's your turn to get up off that couch and go into the deserts, go into the mountains, go under the lakes, rivers, and seas and search for history. You'll never find a more rewarding adventure!" (Clive Cussler) 1940 Royal Enfield WD/C 1942 Royal Enfield WD/CO
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11-06-08, 00:15
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I have seen reference to the Canadian Forces in the U.K. receiving block issues of tags and seals displaying census numbers for fitment as Chris says to the steering columns and the fork parts on motorcycles as a form of permanent identification. These were issued in blocks alongside the WD Census numbers that were block- allocated to Canadian-owned vehicles.
This seems perhaps sensible in a situation where the temptation to 'acquire' a replacement vehicle from whatever source if the original became damaged or lost would have been considerable. It would seem logical that the seal was removed and returned for cancellation when the vehicle was officially struck off charge.
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