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Lisence Plate mounting

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Hey I was wondering if there are any brackets made specifically for mounting the plate on your swingarm, or if its all fabrication. I have a cafe and open to suggestions as far as mounting. Thanks in advance for the input.
 
Not sure about over there but here in the uk theres a few side mount plate mounts on sale in the custom parts suppliers most come complete with light. some mount to the wheel spindle & some need a little fabrication to fit

hope it helps :-D
 
It's not hard to bend up some steel and drill the holes. I made a VERY simply bracket holding my plate from the top shock mount bolt. Needs a light, though I haven't had a single cop bother me about it yet.
 
Man That's Awesome, Great Looking Bike I Love The Simple Black With The Neat Details Thru-out The Rest
 
My mom would hate it (if she were still alive) I like it - LOUD ?
Not sure where to put the plate. Does it have a rear light (brake)?
Is it leagle to mount it on it's side up close to the spring ?
 
That is one fine girl

That is one fine girl

She looks nice to me just saying. But forget a plate.
How is that seat working for you?
Just an idea "temperpedic" the bed makers will send you a "free" sample if you call them. Call 3 or 4 times and BOOM one "free" seat!

Really Nice bike!

Deivets Cetdar
 
Steven Conlan said:
My mom would hate it (if she were still alive) I like it - LOUD ?
Not sure where to put the plate. Does it have a rear light (brake)?
Is it leagle to mount it on it's side up close to the spring ?
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I see you're asking from Michigan but here's an example from Ohio law. The assumption is that the plate is on the back and I doubt it would be a good idea in any state to side-mount your registration. I would stop it every time I see it just out of suspicion alone.

4513.05 Tail lights and illumination of rear license plate.

(A) Every motor vehicle, trackless trolley, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, or vehicle which is being drawn at the end of a train of vehicles shall be equipped with at least one tail light mounted on the rear which, when lighted, shall emit a red light visible from a distance of five hundred feet to the rear, provided that in the case of a train of vehicles only the tail light on the rearmost vehicle need be visible from the distance specified.
Either a tail light or a separate light shall be so constructed and placed as to illuminate with a white light the rear registration plate, when such registration plate is required, and render it legible from a distance of fifty feet to the rear. Any tail light, together with any separate light for illuminating the rear registration plate, shall be so wired as to be lighted whenever the headlights or auxiliary driving lights are lighted, except where separate lighting systems are provided for trailers for the purpose of illuminating such registration plate.
(B) Whoever violates this section shall be punished as provided in section 4513.99 of the Revised Code.
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Deivets Cetdar said:
She looks nice to me just saying. But forget a plate.
How is that seat working for you?
Just an idea "temperpedic" the bed makers will send you a "free" sample if you call them. Call 3 or 4 times and BOOM one "free" seat!

Really Nice bike!

Deivets Cetdar
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Haha not a bad Idea. The seat is working out fine man. I'm active Army and we have sleeping mats issued to us, they're dense (yet soft) foam, water proof, mold proof and they don't rot. So I found a guy with an extra one, layered it about five times and glued them together before shaping them. It was a bit stiff at first but after a few months of sitting on it it's broken in nicely. My wife did the sewing, and used marine grade vinyl which also isn't supposed to tear, mold, etc.

As I said, so far so good, and I never intended this to be a travel bike. From my house to the motorpool I work at is 4 miles round trip. It's more just something to tinker and learn on. Thanks for the compliments from everyone. I know my style is a bit of an acquired taste.
 
here is how I mounted mine, I just made a bracket out of 1/4" AL and put a radius on it. Then drilled/tapped holes for the plate bolts to go into.
I cant find a better picture of it, this one was from my phone.

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Yes - that is what was in my mind - man, I really like that look.
 
Man that thing looks wicked. what kind of shocks/springs are those in the back? Those are the exact style I'm lookin for. I wish I could mod my tank but man there is no way I'd be able to work up the balls to hit it with a hammer. I wish I could find an extra tank at a junkyard to practice on but no such luck.
 
those are stock GK airshocks and a stock GK fuel tank, no hammer involved :)
 
RotaryRodder said:
those are stock GK airshocks and a stock GK fuel tank, no hammer involved :)
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Wow. Now you have my attention. Could I get some more details on the bike? Year/cc/etc?

I would love to see what I could swap. The tank looks very similar as far as mounting same with the shocks.
 
It originally was an 82 1100GKZ, but I decided all the crap on it needed to go and the brown paint made it look like an old man bike.

BTW I constantly ride around like a crazy man and have yet to be pulled over because of my plate ;)
 
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Yeah man I started trying to look for parts for an 82 or 83 GK and wow you have more patience than me. It was very very hard to find and what parts I did find were mostly maintenence or service parts.
 
I have a whole bunch of GK parts. saddlebags, front fairing, guards, brackets, all the crap i dont want.
 
i have seen the plates mounted in front of rear tire between shocks. looks nice and it is hidden
 
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