Licence plates wrecked

[tractor]

I see a lot of wrecked license plates on DS bikes, I wonder if it would help to use zap straps to hold them on so they did not bend and get destroyed. I used zap straps on the sportbike in case the bolts came loose , as a safty measure, but if you used no bolts and just zap straps it might safe the plate because the plate would move instead of bending??

Some long distance travellers get a piece of metal and have a real good photocopy of their plate put on the metal peice and you have to look real close to see its not an original?

 

[old trials guy]

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I fabricated a license plate support plate from 1/8 inch aluminum, install press nuts for attaching the plate and also some press studs for mounting to my fender. After 7000km and lots of spills my plate is perfect.

I wonder if anyone would be interested in these if I made some? I was thinking of making one specifically to fit the KTM rear fender which has add mounting holes in it.

Any feedback would be welcome, enough interest and I will build a batch.

Let me know if you want a picture.

otg

 

[nvdrzboy]

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Back when I had my DRZ, I just about lost the plate riding West Harrison (the vibrations had just about torn the top mounting holes completely open), ended up mounting it upside down for the ride home from the area where you come out on pavement close to Harrison. Ultimately, I cut a piece from an ice cream bucket and mounted the plate on that and attached to the plate holder on my bike, worked like a charm, cheap and didn't have that problem again.

 

[skidmark43]

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old trials guy wrote:

I fabricated a license plate support plate from 1/8 inch aluminum, install press nuts for attaching the plate and also some press studs for mounting to my fender. After 7000km and lots of spills my plate is perfect.

I wonder if anyone would be interested in these if I made some? I was thinking of making one specifically to fit the KTM rear fender which has add mounting holes in it.

Any feedback would be welcome, enough interest and I will build a batch.

Let me know if you want a picture.

otg

Can you file a SR&ED claim for this sort of stuff?

 

[motorambler]

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Ron, I'd be interested in the brackets. Right now my plate is screwed directly into the rear fender, making it sit at about 45 degrees. I don't have any issues with it staying on like this, but should really make it more visible in order to keep the Popo off my back...

 

[wjm]

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This is what I did and it is standing up. It is some Teflon that I had and I cut it to size on the band saw,

1/8 thick x 7/8 for the washers and 1 5/8 x 5 x 1/8 for the backing strip.









Bill

 

[2Trider]

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I mount my plate to a piece of 3/16" Black plastic the same size as the plate and then bolt the whole package to the bike.

These Aluminum light weight plates of today SUCK:mad3:

 

[Jeckyll]

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It's bike dependent.

I bent the top of the plate a bit on the KLR and mounted it up under the fender, but so that you can still read the plate ... mostly

I use both bolts & zap straps. I've seen plates break clean off purely due to the vibrations of a thumper. Sometimes there is only so much you can do...

 

[Mud-Ectomy]

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old trials guy wrote:

I fabricated a license plate support plate from 1/8 inch aluminum, install press nuts for attaching the plate and also some press studs for mounting to my fender. After 7000km and lots of spills my plate is perfect.

I wonder if anyone would be interested in these if I made some? I was thinking of making one specifically to fit the KTM rear fender which has add mounting holes in it.

Any feedback would be welcome, enough interest and I will build a batch.

Let me know if you want a picture.

otg

Hi otg, I'd like to see a photo.The mount on my new KTM is already half gone:mad3:

 

[old trials guy]

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Here are a few pics of my solution to lost or damaged plates. Two years with this plate and it looks like new. Lots of spills and tip overs and it has saved both the plate and my body from getting cut up by sharp edges.

Press studs for mounting to the fender and press nuts for mounting the plate. The mount is lightened up with large cutouts. The mount is slightly larger than the plate to eliminate sharp edges.

What do you think something like this should sell for? Would people want signal light mounting tabs incorporated? Does it need to be shaped to mount the plate more verrtical?

I like it the way it is, simple, effective.

otg

 

[skidmark43]

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Very nice simple item. This obviously is not your first rodeo, Ron.

IMHO, $14.99-17.99 with fasteners.

 

[tractor]

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Yeah thats a winner IMHO, I would say just under 20 dollars, I would consider the cost of making itand and factor in the cost of replacing a wrecked plate, somewhere between cost plus 35% and replacement ofplate cost??

 

[Jeckyll]

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tractor wrote:

Yeah thats a winner IMHO, I would say just under 20 dollars, I would consider the cost of making itand and factor in the cost of replacing a wrecked plate, somewhere between cost plus 35% and replacement ofplate cost??

It's a winner, but if you ride a KLR it's not necessary

Use the mounting screws in the _bottom_ holes of the plate. Add zipties. You need to roll the top of the plate less than 1/2"

30,000 km and no problems. Quite legible if you're not standing directly behind the bike

FYI.

B.