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Wisconsin: Motorcycle

WISCONSIN MOTORCYCLE PLATES                    Singles all years.

 

1909-11   1 - 2047                 1932      1 - 1860

1911      1 -                      1933      1 - 1538

1912      1 - 3838                 1934      1 - 1272

1913      1 - 6186*                1935      1 - 2477

1914      1 - 6975                 1936      1 - 2830

1915      1 - 7887                 1937      1 - 1337

1916      1 - 8908                 1938      1 - 3241

1917      1 - 7961                 1939      1 - 2287

1918      1 - 5851                 1940      1 - 3130

1919      1 - 5750                 1941      1 - 3338

1920      1 - 7157                 1942      1 - 2938

1921      1 - 7378*                1943-45   1 - 5162

1922      1 - 3442                 1946      1 - 5227

1923      1 - 2126

 

       MOTORCYCLE   W/SIDECAR             MOTORCYCLE    W/SIDECAR

1924   A1 - A2069   B1 -  B246     1947   A 1 -  8150   B 1 - 136

1925   A1 - A1761   B1 - B1167     1948   A 1 - 11006*  B 1 - 171

1926   1A - 2064A   1B -  793B     1949   A 1 - 10951*  B 1 -  69

1927   1A - 1611A   1B -  694B     1950   A 1 -  9271   B 1 - 105

1928   A1 - A1419   B1 -  B776     1951   A 1 -  8993   B 1 - 131

1929   A1 - A1560   B1 -  B384     1952   A 1 -  8161   B 1 -  50

1930   A1 - A1959   B1 -  B365     1953   A 1 -  8804   B 1 -  88

1931   A1 - A1080   B1 -  B466     1954   A 1 -  8678   B 1 - 100

                                   1955   A 1 -  8091   B 1 - 114

1948-49:  5-digits have            1956   A 1 -  9203*  B 1 - 107

          smaller dies.            1957   A 1 -  9767   B 1 -  99

 

1958   1 -  9999, 1A01 - 1A18   (10,017)

1959   1 -  9999, 1A01 - 4B87   (11,285)

 

            LEFT SLOT                        RIGHT SLOT

1960          1 - 10770                    11825 -

1961      10001 - 21407                    22210 - 22999*

1962                                       10001 - 21656

1963      10001 - 22941, 25310 - 25387     24030 - 25225

1964      22279 - 28863                    10001 - 21109

1965-66   10001 - 68899 

 

 

No I or O used all years.  Z = Moped 1979-80.

 

1967-69       1 - 98669

1970-71       1 - 83986                 (Verify 1-3-digit)

1972-73       1 - 99999, E1001 - E9845                  (108,844)

1974-75       1 - 99999, E1001 - K1998                  (145,992)

APR 1977-78   1 - 99999, E1001 - M3948                  (165,940)

 

APR 1979-80   1 - 99999, E1001 - L1634   Narrow "WIS"   (154,627)

                         N3045 - P2551   Wide "WIS"       (8,506)

                         P3881 - Q5917   Narrow "WIS"    (11,036)

                                                  (TOTAL 194,906)

 

APR 1981-82   1 - 99999, E1001 - S6282   Slot (C2846)   (213,269)

                         T1118 - U4046   No slot         (11,928)

                                                  (TOTAL 229,031)

 

APR 1983-86   1 - 99999, E1001 - Z6084   Painted border (276,064)

      "86"               A8515 - D9930   No border       (28,413)

                                                  (TOTAL 315,906)

 

APR 1987-88   1 - 99999, E1001 - P7706   Painted border (187,696)

      "88"               Q2538 - V8802   No border       (51,260)

                                                  (TOTAL 242,786)

 

APR 1989-92   1 - 99999, E1001 - Z7414   Dated "89"     (277,394)

                         A5012 - B3341   Undated          (7,329)

                                                  (TOTAL 291,319)

 

APR 1994-ON   1 - 99999,  E101 - Z9999,

                          A101 - D9999   Green/White    (337,575)

      "00"               AA101 - KU999   Green/White    (211,265)

                                                  (TOTAL 548,840)

      "04"              KV 101 - ZZ 999  Black/White    (306,559)

      "10"              1001 A - 9999 Z  Black/White    (215,976)

      "20"              101 AA - 659 JK  Black/White    (181,258)

                                                  (TOTAL 703,793)

                                          (GRAND TOTAL 1,252,633)

 

1987-88 base dated "85", covered with "87" sticker.

 

Starting April 1990, expire "APR 92", registrations were issued

on a 2-year basis instead of annually.  Only even years used;

new registrations are prorated accordingly.  No 1991, 1993, etc.

 

MOPED PLATES

APR 1979-80   Z1001 - Z9708                               (8,708)

 

APR 1981-82   10 01 - 99 99, A1 01 - J4 12               (16,503)

 

APR 1983-86   10 01 - 99 99, A1 01 - X8 78 Painted border(28,656)

      "86"                   Y1 20 - Y3 82 Debossed border  (263)

      "86"                   13 6B - 12 1D Beveled edge   (1,784)

                                                   (TOTAL 33,293)

 

APR 1987-88   10 01 - 99 99, A1 01 - G6 03 Painted border(14,896)

      "87"                   H2 85 - Z9 99 No border     (15,099)

      "88"                   10 1A - 81 5B No border      (1,614)

                                                   (TOTAL 32,189)

 

APR 1989-92   10 01 - 99 99, A1 01 - Z9 99,

                             10 1A - 35 6M               (40,720)

 

APR 1994-ON   10 01 - 99 99, A1 01 - Z9 99,

      "96"                   10 1A - 99 9Z Green/White   (52,151)

      "04"                   A1 1A - E9 9Z Green/White   (10,680)

                                                   (TOTAL 62,831)

      "08"                   F1 1A - Z9 9Z Black/White   (40,584)

      "10"                   A101A - B577T Black/White   (37,336)

                                                   (TOTAL 77,920)

                                            (GRAND TOTAL 140,751)

 

1987-88 base dated "85", covered with "87" sticker.

Some dated "87" reported also.

 

COLORS  (P = Same as Passenger, T = Same as Truck)

1909-11      Silver/Red           1962      Black/Silver      (T)

1911-42      (P)                  1963      White/Black       (T)

1943-45      Black/Gold           1964      Black/Beige

1946, 1949   Gold/Black           1965-66   Black/White       (T)

1947, 1950   White/Black          1967-69   Black/Yellow      (T)

1948         White/Green          1970-71   Black/Light Green (T)

1951, 1952   Black/Gold           1972-73   Black/Orange

1953         Red/White            1974-75   Red/White

1954         Green/White          1977-78   Black/Yellow

1955         White/Maroon         1979-80   Black/Orange

1956         Black/Gold           1981-82   Blue/White        (T)

1957         White/Green          1983-86   White/Light Blue

1958         Red/White    (T)     1987-88   Black/Turquoise

1959         White/Blue   (T)     1989-92   Red/White

1960         Black/Silver (T)     1994-04   Green/White

1961         White/Green  (T)     2004-on   Black/White

 

TAB COLORS

1944   Black/Gold

1945   Red/White    (P)

 

STICKER COLORS

1966   Red/Gold     (T)           1984      Blue/Orange

1968   Black/White  (T)           1985      Red/White

1969   Yellow/Blue  (T)           1986      Black/Yellow

1971   Black/Yellow (T)           1987      Black/White

1973   Black/White  (T)           1988      Black/Yellow

1975   Silver/Blue  (T)           1990      Black/Red         (P)

1978   Black/Red    (T)           1992      Black/Light Green

1980   White/Brown  (T)           1994-on   (P)

1982   White/Red    (P)