For a temp plate, you can get regular layes or use an existing set if you attatch them to the vehicle. They don't put a temp sticker on anymore.
As for safeties on bikes, the biggest change I've noticed are the costs - around here they have doubled -- and if your bike has drums expect another $50 per wheel. I could get a bike safety for $125 last year, today it's $250+.
Also, dedicated bike shops appear to flag discretional fail items - more liberally - likely because they \generate repair revenues and customers are anxious to get their bikes on the road. I was at a local Kawi shop a few weeks ago and overheard the serice guty tell a customer - we fail all tires more than 5 years on the date code, any visible rust on the chain, no aftermarket levers, controls, signals, mirrors or exhaust unless they were installed here. Common things for bike shops to fail clear pass items are tires, chains and sprockets, head bearings, afermarket controls, mirrors and lighting - a local shop also marked fail on a friend's Goldwing because it had a sheepskin stitched to his saddle.
I'm more than capable of doing an inspection -- but not liceced to issue a cert. I've never had a bike fail, but have had heated discussions about non safety items that my local powersports place tried to gouge me on by markeing them a discretionary safety concern (clip style masterlink, fork gaiters replacing fork seal dust covers, aftermarket signals, and a deleted cosmetic side cover come to mind.
I now use use a regular auto shop that has a tech with a motorcycle licence - they tend to do safeties by the book and are not hunting down revenue opportunities to fail for non safety items. My local Canadian Tire does bike safeties, and doesn't charge customers for reinspection of failed items if they return the bike to be rechecled within 20 days.