I had a Moto Guzzi Monza in Australia that had a compliance plate where the VIN had been transcribed from the handwritten entry in the Owners Manual. The handwritten entry had a very badly written 5 where the top bar was out of place making it look like a 3. In effect the plate did not match the frame number though when I re-registered it after the lapse of a couple of years and restoration I did make sure the registration document was correct. I have since sold the bike but I imagine no one has ever noticed the discrepancy as they all work from the registration papers and just check to make sure a compliance plate exists.

Peter

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