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Old May 27, 2018 | 08:36 AM
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Biggest eye sore on this new bike is the side mount license plate... Its like Harley went "man that bike looks great, oh **** we forgot the license plate, just stick her on the side there, yea thats good enough"... I understand all Slims and a few other bikes have had that style mount from the factory for a while.

Im wanting to relocate it like whats available on the pre-2017 slim, which Harley has a kit to mount it on the fender.
https://www.harley-davidson.com/stor...relocation-kit
part number is: 67900127A

I cant find anything for this 2018 slim to relocate the license plate.

Anybody seen anything decent or know if the pre-2017 kit from Harley will bolt up? I dont have access to a pre-2017 slim to look at things to know for sure before I order a $100 part that wont work for me.
 
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Old May 27, 2018 | 10:55 AM
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You can order the license plate bracket for the International model. Fits under the fender.

You have your VIN so you can find the parts book online at https://serviceinfo.harley-davidson....cle/lookupForm

Looks pretty much te same as the relocation kit for the 2017s.
 

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Old May 27, 2018 | 03:50 PM
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I cant plug my vin in there and see export parts... only shows USA parts.

Im contemplating seeing if my dealer can order one of the 2017 kits(or maybe has in stock) and try to fit it. I just dont want to plunk down 100 bucks and have a kit that wont work for me.
 
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Old May 27, 2018 | 04:35 PM
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Well I ordered the kit for the pre-17 bikes. I will see if it fits. If not I figure I will throw it up on the classified here and move it.

I also ordered a new standoff for the blinker since the left is shorter than the right once you remove the factory plate mount.

I will update this thread once I get everything and see if it fits together.
 
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Old May 27, 2018 | 08:21 PM
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I made my own bracket using angle aluminum, pretty simple to do. Mine is a 16 slim but should work on the new one. I can get more detailed pictures if your interested in going that route.
 

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Old May 27, 2018 | 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by 08slvr
I made my own bracket using angle aluminum, pretty simple to do. Mine is a 16 slim but should work on the new one. I can get more detailed pictures if your interested in going that route.
If the pre-17 kit from Harley dont work out, I will get in contact and see what you came up with. Thanks.
 
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Old May 27, 2018 | 11:51 PM
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Looking at the parts in one of the on-line provided partsbooks, the 2017 looks like it would work.

https://shop.outpostalaska.com/OEMpa...BRACKETS_-_FLS

 
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Old May 28, 2018 | 11:08 PM
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08slvr, please share your solution with us. I’m getting a Sport Glide next week and want to bring the license plate closer to the fender, like on your picture.
 
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Originally Posted by 08slvr
I made my own bracket using angle aluminum, pretty simple to do. Mine is a 16 slim but should work on the new one. I can get more detailed pictures if your interested in going that route.
How do you like the le pera seat vs the stock seat? My stock seat starts to hurt my tail bone after about 100 miles looking for a change. thanks
 
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Old May 29, 2018 | 02:04 AM
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Bikecraft, that might be interesting for US or Australian customers. But it won't help in Germany. License plates in G are 180 x 200 mm.
 
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