Tax Disc Replica

I had the urge to put a replica tax disc in the holder for my De Luxe.  There was a comical note in there when I got it written crudely on the back of a cardboard box lid.  It read "Tax in Post".  I'll just leave that note in there to be re-discovered later.

There are folks who make and sell nostalgia replica tax discs, but when have I ever spent money so frivolously?  Especially when its something I can do myself.

Can any of you anoraks tell that the design isn't quite right for 1950?

Print it out (on your choice of aged printing material) around 3" in height and it should fit reasonably well.  Cut along the dotted lines.  My rubber grommet for the glass has seen better days.  So I used an old piston ring to make sure it stays in place.

Extinguisher

After being frightened by seeing pictures of burned Sunbeams running the original Amal 267 carb (old leaky), I thought a fire extinguisher would be a good idea.  While a period-correct extinguisher all brass and shiny would be very cool, if it didn't actually put out any fires it would be useless.

Just like carrying an umbrella protects one from the rain ever falling, carrying a fire extinguisher should protect my bike from ever catching alight.  I got a good cheap black-chrome extinguisher from eBay.  Its rated ABC and should be good for whatever.  Its reasonably small, and came with a mounting bracket.

So, my first inclination was to mount it near the passenger footpeg holes.  This proved impractical, because there was no convenient way to mount the top.  The second inclination was to mount it behind the passenger seat.  But with such a large mass , I'd have to make some fairly heavy brackets to support it without vibration.

My last thought was to eliminate the seat altogether and just mount the extinguisher behind the driver seat on the existing mounting holes.  This is a two-fold advantage.  I don't like the passenger seat, I'm not permitted to carry passengers due to my antique insurance limitations, and there are no passenger foot pegs.  The second aspect is that there are big nasty holes in the rear fender that would no longer be "hidden" if I ever took the seat off.  The extinguisher hides the big ugly rusted holes.  Its not the most beautiful installation location, but it is practical.

I know it looks a little dumb, but what else can I do?  Any comments.

The fire extinguisher won't win me any beauty contests, but I won't worry about catching "old leaky" on fire.