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Old 11-27-2015, 12:22 PM
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Hi Everyone,
I recently purchased a 2013 Forty Eight, unfortunately in canada there are some different regulations than in the US and the stock 48 comes with a full rear fender with a Big A$$ ugly brake light and an even uglier vertical license plate holder above it. Any ideas to fix this would be much appreciated.
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Chop it off and get a new plate mount!
 
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Fit this rear light ?

http://www.harley-davidson.com/store...-11-7342011--1

And as recommended, plate to side :

http://www.harley-davidson.com/store...-04-6097210--1

Naturally I have no idea if they fit Canadian bike, or if they are legal to use there.
And similar cheaper aftermarket products from non HD vendors surely exists too.
 

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Old 11-29-2015, 11:44 AM
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Here in Canada you are required to have a center mounted brake light, that's why HD uses the old ugly tail light on some models.
Using the HD run/turn/stop module you still need a center brake light to be fully legal, I used a LED strip just under the rear bag (I feel better having a more obvious brake light anyway). For the plate I just took apart and modified the factory one so it lays down and used LED licence plate bolts to meet the plate light requirement. I like the look of how it turned out and it's nice that it's legal so I don't have to worry about getting harassed. You can see more in the pictures in my gallery.
This is the thread from when I did mine.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/sport...ar-fender.html
 
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