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Old Jul 22, 2006 | 04:25 AM
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Default Any Side Mount Licence Plates?

Just curoius if any has, or can post any pics of a sportster with a side-mount licence plate. Keep thinking about doing it but curious what it would look like.
 
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Old Jul 22, 2006 | 11:30 AM
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havnt seen much for sporty i kept mine after i found a fender rack at dennis kirk that mounts to lic plate and rear seat bolt
 
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Old Jul 22, 2006 | 12:42 PM
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Look at topfuel's bike in the "post a pic of your sporty" sticky. It's on the last 2 pages.
 
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Old Jul 22, 2006 | 01:38 PM
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Default RE: Any Side Mount Licence Plates?

I have been thinking about a side mount for my Night Train. I see em on other bikes but I haven't actually seen any for sale anywhere, not even in a catalog. [sm=confused06.gif]
 
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Old Jul 22, 2006 | 04:26 PM
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Default RE: Any Side Mount Licence Plates?

J&P cycles catalog has them, so does e-bay. on a sportster they bolt to the lower shock mount. they look pretty trick with a different fender
 
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Old Jul 22, 2006 | 04:49 PM
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I've got the Kuryakyn vertical side mount with LED tail and brakelight on my 05 883 Custom. I love it. I'll see if I can post a pic
 
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Old Jul 22, 2006 | 06:27 PM
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took the stock one off, drilled the hole bigger and stuck it on the side.
Cost me 15 . dstill havent filled the holes
 
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 12:41 AM
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Default RE: Any Side Mount Licence Plates?

That looks GREAT, but it's not legal without a light. You don't ride at nite or do they just pretty much not bother you about it?
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took the stock one off, drilled the hole bigger and stuck it on the side.
Cost me 15 . dstill havent filled the holes
 
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 01:19 AM
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I took my stock license plate holder trimmed it up, bent it, enlarged the hole & mounted it to my lower shock bolt. Out here we don't have to have it lit.

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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 02:54 AM
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ORIGINAL: MidWest XL

I took my stock license plate holder trimmed it up, bent it, enlarged the hole & mounted it to my lower shock bolt. Out here we don't have to have it lit.




how did you mount the holder? I've seen the side mounted plate on the duece, but want to do it to my sporty. how did you do the mount?
 
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