TYPE |
INFORMATION |
IDAHO MOTORCYCLE PLATES Pairs 1921-26. Singles 1935, 1941.
Numbers began at 1 or M-1 1916-67.
1943 is windshield sticker; 1944 is fiberboard plate.
All are passenger colors; 1952 is White/Maroon.
Different-colored "M" series 1949-57 are Boat plates.
County allocations 1963 #1 - 4620 on file.
1916 750 1933 M-376* 1951 2 591*
1917 109 1934 M-165 1952 3 041*
1918 744* 1935 M-469* 1953 3 013*
1919 572 1936 M-556* 1954 2 922*
1920 208 1937 M-620* 1955 2 782*
1921 1138* 1938 M-722* 1956 2 807*
1922 360 1939 M-739* 1957 2 982*
1923 527 1940 M-915* 1958 3 095*
1924 1000* 1941 M 821* 1959 2 942
1925 600* 1942 M1019 1960 4 029*
1926 600 1943 M-326 1961 4 184*
1927 161 1944 1962 5 853*
1928 416 1945 M 591* 1963 7 739*
1929 304 1946 M 967 1964 9 888, A-991, B-104
1930 398* 1947 M2651 1965 16768*
1931 279 1948-49 4268 1966 20 864*
1932 M231 1950 5 240* 1967 24 951*
VARIATIONS
1936: No "M" 99 - 289; "M" M-556
1942, 1947: M-1 - M-999 have wide dies, M1000+ have thin dies.
1965: Type 1 - Short size, "IDA-M-65" 3 - 6 890
Type 2 - Long size, "IDA-M- 65" 10 710 - 15 473
Type 3 - Long size, "IDA 65-M-" 16762 - 16768, 7 389
1968-85 FORMATS 1/A 1 - 1/A 99 999 County codes same
10/B 1 - 10/B 999 as passenger.
/E 1 - /E 99 999
1968-72 BASE Green/White
1968 Type 1: Square dies 1/A 1 - 1/A 6 300 (Ada 6,300)
1970 Type 2: Thin dies 1/A 6 860 - 1/A 13 960 (Ada 7,101)
1973-85 BASE Green/White
1973 Type 1: Dated "73" 1/A 1 - 1/A 7 905 (Ada 7,905)
1974 Type 2: Dated "74" 1/A 8 968 -
1975 Type 3: Undated 1/A 12 097 - 1/A 45 352 (Ada 33,256)
1985-91 BASE Green/White No I,O,Q used.
1985 Type 1 MAA 001 - MDL 092 (79,013)
1989 Type 2 MDM 237 - MDX 890 (9,645)
1990 Type 3 MEA 310 - MEF 145 (4,831)
1990 Type 4 MEG 404 - MET 259 (9,846)
(TOTAL 108,151)
Description of Types:
Type 1 - Embossed, "MOTORCYCLE" top, "IDA" bottom
Type 2 - Embossed, "IDAHO" top, "MOTORCYCLE" bottom
Type 3 - Embossed, "IDAHO" top, "MC" bottom
Type 4 - Graphic mountain design
1989-91 CENTENNIAL BASE
Jan. 1989 100 MAA - 483 MAC (2,184)
1992-2024 GRAPHIC BASE No I,O,Q used.
1992 Type 1: Embossed MAA 1 - MPE 289 (302,986)
2009 Type 2: Flat MPH 714 - MYM 859 (187,958)
(TOTAL 494,365)
STICKER COLORS All are Fully Reflective. S = Same as Passenger
1969 Red/Gold 1974 Red/White 1979 Blue/White
1970 Blue/White 1975 Red/Gold 1980 White/Green
1971 Black/White 1976 Red/White 1981 White/Orange
1972 Red/Gold 1977 White/Blue 1982-on (S)
1973 (new dated base) 1978 White/Red
1982-2009 stickers have "CYCLE" legend.
Some 2008-09 stickers have no legend, but have plate number.
No Monthly Staggered Registration yet as of 2009.