Licence plate bracket anyone?

[Westy_mate]

Hi guys,

where to start..

I would like to make a under tail/seat Licence plate bracket, Here is a link to the guide im currently following

http://www.zxforums.com/forums/zx-6r-forum/13592-diy-how-mount-license-plate-2006-zx6r.html

I cant for the life of me find a trailer licence plate bracket!

Here's some pictures of a bracket im currently looking for

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Does anyone have any ideas on where i could find a bracket similar to the one used in the pictures ive attached?

ive tried:
Mitre 10
Reids trailers
sever steel workshops
Super cheap auto
Repco
The list goes on...

Please Help!

Thanks in advance

Dane

[bogan]

Just drill new holes in the plate and go straight into the angle brackets with your bolts, weight reduction then too!

Or cut something out yourself, get more fancy that way :D
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[Westy_mate]

Just drill new holes in the plate and go straight into the angle brackets with your bolts, weight reduction then too!

Or cut something out yourself, get more fancy that way :D
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I would! however i have some LED bolts that i would like to use so i can get a WOF...

Plus you can get into deep Sh%t for drilling new holes...
Plus i dont have any tools to cut some metal, i wouldnt mind paying someone to do it for me..

[bogan]

I would! however i have some LED bolts that i would like to use so i can get a WOF...

Plus you can get into deep Sh%t for drilling new holes

LED bolts should still illuminate it enough if there are two in the middle I would think?

No you can't, plates don't come with holes in them to begin with, so it is expected you put some in; i guess you could get in shit if the hole was done in the center of a letter, with a 50mm hole saw, 2 extra 6mm holes at the top will be all good.

[Westy_mate]

LED bolts should still illuminate it enough if there are two in the middle I would think?

No you can't, plates don't come with holes in them to begin with, so it is expected you put some in; i guess you could get in shit if the hole was done in the center of a letter, with a 50mm hole saw, 2 extra 6mm holes at the top will be all good.

yeah i suppose...
still got no tools to drill a hole :(
Anyone in the Albany area? :P

[tigertim20]

BNT sell trailer parts for homebuilts, and workshops that professionally build trailers, try them.
or use something else and modify it with a dremmel

[Latte]

Race tape and cable ties. Easy.

[Westy_mate]

Will look into BNT, if i cant find anything ill just drill two new holes in my number plate and go from there. bound to find someone i know with a decent drill.

cheers guys

[nodrog]

I just used the metal bracket from the standard plate mount, the wide slotted end goes over those two bolts (replace them with longer bolts so it actually stays on), mount the plate to the short side. The angle of it was perfect.

[Westy_mate]

I just used the metal bracket from the standard plate mount, the wide slotted end goes over those two bolts (replace them with longer bolts so it actually stays on), mount the plate to the short side. The angle of it was perfect.

Think you could take a pictire to show me? i dont quite understand..

Cheers mate!

[nodrog]

Think you could take a pictire to show me? i dont quite understand..

Cheers mate!

no I cant

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[Westy_mate]

no I cant

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Nevermind then. I dont think i even have the original bracket anyway.

[Westy_mate]

So its on.. However im not sure if its legal.
Its at quite a steep angle, the reason for this is any lower and it would touch my tyre hugger when i sat on it, any higher and it would be completely hidden.

Has anyone ever had this problem with their zx6r? or bike for that matter?

[nodrog]

No it wont hit if you have it at a 45 degree angle and have the top edge of the plate touching the undertray. Remember the tyre only travels the most (ie 110mm) at the axle line. the further back towards the swingarm pivot point the travel gets smaller.

it will be fine unless you weight 160kg, or have your suspension set like a bouncy castle.

[Westy_mate]

No it wont hit if you have it at a 45 degree angle and have the top edge of the plate touching the undertray. Remember the tyre only travels the most (ie 110mm) at the axle line. the further back towards the swingarm pivot point the travel gets smaller.

it will be fine unless you weight 160kg, or have your suspension set like a bouncy castle.

hehe i loved the comment about the bouncy castle :bleh:

so its installed on about a 135 degree angle, leaves me about 4-5 cm's worth of play before it hits my tyre hugger (even after im sitting on it). Heres a photo.

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this is taken from about 3 metres away



Will take my bike out for a ride today, put some paper taped to my hugger and ill put some vivid on the bottom of my licence plate. will see if it ever touches! doubt it will but not sure if its legal.. its all Illuminated however the angle makes it hard to view..

[nodrog]

Is it mounted so the bottom of the plate slopes forwards?

[Westy_mate]

Is it mounted so the bottom of the plate slopes forwards?

its mounted so that the bottom of the plate is slopes towards the back of the back of the bike or end of the exhaust tip.

would have mounted it flush against the undertail of my seat but didnt have any mounting equipment that would work

[nodrog]

It might hit then

[Westy_mate]

heres another pic to help

taken from 2m away
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[Westy_mate]

It might hit then

Will test tonight. ive got a mount on its way from ebay, but will arrive in 3 weeks... :(

[Westy_mate]

it touched :( only once and only just but none the less it touched. no more riding until i receive the new bracket :(

[Westy_mate]

sweet! just got it! fits perfectly and doesn't touch in the slightest :) just been approved by a law enforcement friend my mine also.