I also hate the side mount license plate bracket on the new Fatboy.....can I get some more info on what you used and maybe a pic or 2 of under the fender?

I have 1 rigged up now but wanna make a better version.

Thanks...Scott

Also the Rineharts slip-ons sound and look great...not too loud, especially the slotted end caps. Vance and Hines 300's are a very close 2nd.

Hi Scott, I made the bracket from 0.090" mild steel. After cutting it out I realized I could have used a little thinner material (0.080" thick) but not a problem. I drilled, cut, finished edges then bent it into shape. In hindsight I could have made it about a half inch shorter, but to late at that point. It was kinda tough to determine the exact mounting hole depth in the fender. No problem though it looks great (to me) as is on the bike. After bending I again finished off the edges and surface. I then had the bracket powder coated. The LED lighting strip is hidden in the upper edge of the license plate frame. I designed the frame in 3D CAD and had it CNC milled from aluminum at work. It is a two piece frame, front and back parts. It's anodized black.











Thanks for the suggestions. I took a look at them in some youtube videos. I think I'd like to get away from the stock two straight pipe look though. Thinking about either the Bassani Road Rage 2 into 1 in black or the Vance and Hines Big Radius. I know, everybody under the sun has Big Radius pipes on their bike but the black Big Radius pipes look real good on the new Fatboy to me.

OK, I don't know why I have so many problems with adding pictures to my post. And I don't know what happened to the post I submitted yesterday. Anyway, I'll try it again. My license plate bracket is made from 0.090" thick mild steel. I drilled holes and cut it out (the flat part pic just would not attach here). I did some light clean up on it then bent it into shape. After checking the fit and cleaning up the surface and edges it was off to powder coat. After looking around the web and not finding what I wanted I designed the plate frame in CAD and had it CNC milled at work. There is a front and rear sandwiching the plate. Those two parts went off to be anodized. Also under the top lip of the front frame (between the frame and plate) is a LED light strip hidden from view. It's mounted to the three tabs of the inner fender support. The extra holes you see in the bracket under the fender are for zip ties for power plug and wire dressing.







I've tried twice to post pictures of the license plate bracket but the post haven't shown up here. If you go to my "About Me" page and open the "My Post Pictures" album you will see all the pictures that I've tried to post. I made the bracket in my home shop, it's made from 0.090" thick mild steel and powder coated. The license plate frame is also a one off. I designed it in CAD and had it CNC machined at work from aluminum. It's two parts, front and rear. there is a LED light strip hidden in the upper lip (between the front part and the plate) to illuminate the plate. The bracket is bolted to the three mounting points of the inner fender support. The extra holes in the bracket are to zip tie the power plug and wires in place. Again I'm sorry my post haven't shown up.