Topic: side mount for a license plate

[comcrx]

has anyone made/fabbed their own? if so, what did you make it out of and where did you mount it?

[StevieMac]

I haven't made one but it would be very easy to do.   I would use 1/8" aluminum plate (since I have lots on hand & you can polish it if you are so inclined).

Trace the shape of the license plate on the aluminum and then draw on an extra section for a mounting tab to the bike.  Cut out shape, drill mounting hole in tab, drill holes to mount license plate, bend tab at a 90 degree angle to the plate.  You can mount it to the top or bottom shock mount.

I like my plate mounts to make a full back plate for the license plate as I think it looks a little nicer so that's why I use aluminum plate.  If you don't care about that you could just use a strip of band iron bent & drilled to mount on the shock mount.

You may want another tab above the plate to mount a plate light.

Make sense?

[Gordon]

Do a search for "Side mount license plate". 

[StevieMac]

Now that I think about it my chopper actually had a side mounted plate when I bought it.   It was just made out of a piece of band iron that was welded to the frame down by the rear axle.  The first week I had the bike I probably tripped over that stupid thing 1/2 a dozen times  (The plate was mounted horizontally and we have fairly large plates here).

The hacksaw came out after +/- time #6 (slow learner.....)

[comcrx]

yep, I get what you're describing. I think I'll wait til the fall when I have access to a metal shop and get er done

thanks

[dusterdude]

yea,they look good,but you`ll trip over that thing all the time.

[Lumbee]

...this is what I got on my chop...

http://www.jpcycles.com/ProductDetail.aspx?PID=9700115&cs=All

...pretty cheap, and easy to mount...duster is right, I crack my shiin on mine at least once a week...

...hey Mark, how do you like my avitar!!!   

[dusterdude]

been trying not to comment on that,but since you asked.you should clean your yard more often.

[Lumbee]

   I figured you had to have seen it by now...just wanted to make sure you didn't hold it against me...   

[STLrocker]

i've made a few. one i made from stainless sheet. it was like stevie described. just cut the shape and bent. then i made two from some stainless rod. i used a nut to go over teh shock mount and bent teh rod to the shape i wanted then welded it together and welded a piece of sheet metal on for the plate to atatch to. poor description. look at the pic

[StevieMac]

STLrocker,

I dig that dude!  Nice idea with the rod.  Looks cool and very original.  Well done.

[ProTeal55]

I just took a old stopsign (I have lots of signs on my garage that I have "accquired" over the years) and cut out a simple plate mount, and curved the top for the LED strip. Made a "L" Bracket and mounted it off the bottom shock mount bolt. Nice and simple..


I had a cateye on their before, but I got sick of it.
Gonna revise it once again over the winter, with some lights I picked up here at work that are sick ass bright.

[dusterdude]

  I figured you had to have seen it by now...just wanted to make sure you didn't hold it against me...   

shoot mark,if i let stuff like that bother me,i would of shot my man elcheapo long ago for his anti harley stuff.