40th Anniversary - curious

[Nitrous]

When would you say is the 40th Anniversary. In 1980 when the prototype was completed and introduced, or 1981 when the first models rolled off the production line.
ED-2 mock-up was finished in April 1980, presentation to Hamatsu in May 1980 and the bike shown in Cologne in autumn 1980.

[Kryten]

Start April 2020, keep going into 2021 with the production models available and on into 2022 (mine was built in 1982).
Then on to 2024 for the Pop Up....

[fossie]

It's got to be 81 . The prototypes are just that . Birthdays are for when people were introduced to the world not when the parents practiced!

[jmac]

In that case, will I have to wait till 2050 as my 650 was built in 1981 but never registered and m.o.t'd till 2010. Shit..........I'll be a hundred and err.....err

[Bikeazoid]

It's got to be 81 . The prototypes are just that . Birthdays are for when people were introduced to the world not when the parents practiced!

Speaking of conception, I was adopted, my whole life I always loved the Triumph TR4a (car), when I finally found my birth father, I found out I was conceved in a TR4a that he owned.

[PaulD]

I took my 1973 T500 for it’s mot the other day. Passed no problem, I know it’s exempt and I knew it was ok but a second set of eyes is a good thing in my opinion. After all what’s £25 when I’ve got peace of mind. I’ve heard tales of insurance company’s reducing payout because an exempt bike isn’t mot’d.

[fossie]

Jmac yours is actually on a W plate meaning it was registered before it was available ! But it also means that it may already be "free". Check the V5 .for the date they used from the dating letter.