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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 01:30 PM
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My buddy has a Night Train sitting in my garage and we plan to do a bunch of mods to it this winter. One of the mods is to relocate the plate to the side. Now I have a side mount plate bracket for it, but what do we do with the old, molded in lic bracket on the back of the bike? I have searched for a License Plate Eliminator but no one seams to know what I'm talking about. What do you guys suggest?

 
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 01:51 PM
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You can cut it off with a hacksaw blade and a dremel. I then sanded the areas smooth and painted with wrinkle black spray paint. (just the insert area.)

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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 05:44 PM
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ORIGINAL: ChopperHammer666

You can cut it off with a hacksaw blade and a dremel. I then sanded the areas smooth and painted with wrinkle black spray paint. (just the insert area.)

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I was going to say the exact same thing....
 
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 06:17 PM
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this is just my 2c.. I have seen alot of softtails with there plate moved to the side.unless its slammed 2 1/2 + they look like dirtbikes,way too high in rear...
 
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 06:21 PM
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this is just my 2c.. I have seen alot of softtails with there plate moved to the side.unless its slammed 2 1/2 + they look like dirtbikes,way too high in rear...
I agree: I moved mine to the side and I even have the moco lowering kit, which takes it down only about 1". I ended up moving the plate back to the rear because I couldn't stand the gap... well, that and because it was cheaper than the Air Ride system i want... hehe
 
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 05:33 AM
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I installed a side mount bracket & removed the factory bracket as described above.
 
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