RHODE ISLAND MOTORCYCLE PLATES        Pairs 1918 N only; 1919-21?

Numbers began at 1 all years.  1918:  2,000 B, 1,000 N ordered.

Sidecar series discontinued 7/1/1921.

State name spelled out 1939, unlike passenger.

                                           MOTORCYCLE   W/SIDECAR

1904-08   B.442                     1918      B886         N541

1908-12  (Owner made)               1919     B1252         N429

1912-17  (Owner made)               1920      B661         N684

                                    1921      B710         N 97

ALL MOTORCYCLES

1922    B-825            1932   B-444            1942-43    947

1923   B-1430            1933   B-391            1944-46   2137

1924   B-3740*           1934   B-388            1946-47   3047

1925                     1935   B-696            1948-50   2374

1926   B-1040            1936   B-259            1951      1277

1927   B-1143            1937   B-363            1952-53   2931

1928    B-248            1938     363            1954-55   2761

1929    B-444            1939     456            1956-57   2932

1930    B-755            1940     876            1958-59   2749

1931    B-675            1941     817            1960-61   2830

1962-64 BASE

1962 Type 1: Undated                  1 - 2866            (2,866)

1963 Type 2: Dated "63"            3216 - 3480              (265)

1963 Type 1a                       3976 - 4822              (847)

1964 Type 3: Dated "64"            5670 - 6741            (1,072)

                                                    (TOTAL 6,741)

1965-67 BASE

1965 Type 1: Dated "65"               1 -  5794           (5,794)

1966 Type 2: Undated               6333 -  7297             (965)

1966 Type 3: Dated "66"            8410 -  9758           (1,349)

1967 Type 2a                      10051 - 15270           (5,220)

                                                   (TOTAL 15,270)

1968-82 BASE

1968 Type 1                           1 - 12991          (12,991)

1969 Type 2                       13215 - 14865           (1,651)

1970 Type 3                       15243 - 20701           (5,459)

1971 Type 4                       21045 - 69435          (48,391)

1976 Type 5                       70161 - 72957           (2,797)

1977 Type 6                       73650 - 73840             (191)

1977 Type 6a(Recycled dormant numbers 1 -  9999)

1977 Type 7                       76047 - 99881          (23,835)

1980 Type 7a(Recycled dormant numbers 1 -  9999, 33153 - 56235)

                                                   (TOTAL 99,881+)

Description of Types:

Type 1 - Dated "68", non-reflective, large dies

Type 2 - Dated "69", non-reflective, large dies

Type 3 - Dated "70", non-reflective, large dies

Type 4 - Undated, non-reflective, large dies, "R.I." left

Type 5 - Undated, reflective, small dies, "R.I." center

        (NY made, 70000 - 72999 reported)

Type 6 - Undated, reflective, large dies, "R.I." left, off-white

Type 7 - As Type 6, but bright white (some are thinner aluminum),

         period after "I" embossed but unpainted

No #80000 - 89999 seen; perhap not issued?

No 1981 sticker issued; "FEB 82" next.  Replaced February 1982.

1982-97 BASE

1982 "FEB 83" Type 1                  1 - 22023          (22,023)

1983 "MAR 84" Type 2               2345 -                     (1)

1984 "JUN 84" Type 3                 (1)- 40440    (Inc. Dormant)

1986 "JUN 87" Type 4 (Dormant numbers 30255 - 35897)

1988 "JUN 89" Type 5                 (1)- 60118    (Inc. Dormant)

1992 "JUN 93" Type 6              62234 - 64172 (Dormant + 1,939)

1997 "JUN 98" Type 5a             70321 - 83551          (13,231)

                                                   (TOTAL 83,551+)

Description of Types:

Type 1 - Dated "1982", close spacing

Type 2 - Dated "83", close spacing

Type 3 - Dated "84", wide spacing

Type 4 - Undated, wide spacing

Type 5 - Undated, close spacing

Type 6 - As Type 4, but Maine dies

Dormant numbers periodically reissued 1983-97.

No Monthly Staggered Registration; month changed from "FEB 83" to

"JUN 83" in late 1982.

Replaced June 1997.

1998-2025 WAVE BASE

1997 "JUN 98" Type 1              84335 - 99999          (15,665)

1997 "JUN 98" Type 1a                 1 - 83114          (83,114)

2000 "JUN 01" Type 2 (Dormant numbers 34477 - 74218)

                                                   (TOTAL 99,999+)

Description of Types:

Type 1 - Embossed legends

Type 2 - Screened legends, anchor added

COLORS   (If different than passenger)

1952-67 BASES   Same as Commercial

1953-61 TABS    Same as Commercial