Layback or Softbrake
Road Warrior
Joined: Sep 2009
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From: Nuevo Mexico USA
It's very easy to do.. just remove the plate and support bracket. Cut two relief cuts on each side of the bracket, reinstall and bend the bracket back where you want it. Its a cheap mod that buys you some time to do other cool mods. I made the cuts using a dremmel tool, its kind of a ghetto way of doing it but it looks good from 2 feet away.
Last edited by Santo; Dec 7, 2010 at 05:30 PM.
Cruiser
Joined: Aug 2010
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From: Bakersfield, CA
The only part that touchs the fender is the rubber pad on the back of the plate. There shouldn't be any need to bend it, but I guess you could if you wanted. It might be a little difficult as I believe the plate is stainless. Which in my experience is a pretty hard to bend.
Road Captain
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Pacific Northwest
Yup, there's a little ruber bumper that prevents the back of the plate from rubbing on your fender. My only concerns: a lot of $$ for a sheet of stainless steel. Plus, you'll need to spring for the Softbrake lense housing to get rid of the old plate mounting bracket and cover up the tag light. And you'll need something to light up your license plate if that's required where you live. It does clean up the rear end nicely, but it's gonna cost you a couple hundred bucks to do it right.
Road Master
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: H Town
I like the softbrake kit much better than the layback and is what im rockin on my luxe. Cleaner look IMO. I had the kuryakyn curved layback on my fatboy and it looked good too, but with the tombstone the luxe has, softbrakes the only way to go.
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Joined: Jan 2010
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From: Rhode island
Yup, there's a little ruber bumper that prevents the back of the plate from rubbing on your fender. My only concerns: a lot of $$ for a sheet of stainless steel. Plus, you'll need to spring for the Softbrake lense housing to get rid of the old plate mounting bracket and cover up the tag light. And you'll need something to light up your license plate if that's required where you live. It does clean up the rear end nicely, but it's gonna cost you a couple hundred bucks to do it right.
$135 total
75 for housing
40 for plate
20 for plate LED light
Stage IV
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 4
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From: Texas
Whats up Kozy, I put the softbrake plate on my 05 Deluxe because I like the clean lines it gives the rear end of the bike. The instructions are terrible but I managed to get it on and it looks great, has a nice custom look to it. You will have to be creative with the wiring and the rubber bumper prevents any fender damage.
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