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 "name": "US motorcycle license plate (7 × 4 in)",
 "kind": "modern",
 "category": "Tools & garage",
 "group": "License plates",
 "year": null,
 "question": "What are the dimensions of the US motorcycle license plate?",
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  "license plates"
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  "motorcycle license plate size",
  "motorcycle plate hole spacing",
  "7x4 license plate",
  "motorcycle plate bracket",
  "tail tidy plate size",
  "motorcycle plate frame",
  "placa moto estados unidos medidas",
  "Motorrad Kennzeichen USA Größe"
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  "basis": "Manufacturer specifications (Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, State of Ohio)",
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   "US motorcycle plates are 7 × 4 in. Texas specifies holes 5 13/16 in apart horizontally; Ohio specifies 5 3/4 in. Both use 2 3/4 in vertically.",
   "The file follows the Texas specification (5/16 in round holes); corner radius is not published.",
   "True size, no printing tolerance added. Only published numbers are used; anything not published is said so."
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     "7\" × 4\" (177.8 × 101.6 mm)"
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     "Bolt-hole spacing, horizontal (Texas)",
     "5 13/16\" (147.64 mm)"
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    [
     "Bolt-hole spacing, horizontal (Ohio)",
     "5 3/4\" (146.05 mm)"
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    [
     "Bolt-hole spacing, vertical",
     "2 3/4\" (69.85 mm)"
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     "Bolt hole (Texas)",
     "5/16\" round (7.94 mm)"
    ],
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     "Thickness (Texas)",
     "0.027\" (0.69 mm)"
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