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Old Jul 20, 2008 | 08:13 PM
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Hey Y'all,

So I got this 08 RKC, and the dealer stuck on there Dealership plat frame, which doesnt fit right on the RKC license plate bracket. So I was outside today and said that looks a little wrong why not just remove the platframe the dealer put on.

Two screws later....

So I go to put the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles official license tag back on...what do you know, the holes in the license plate dont line up with the holes in the HD mount. So either the MoCo or NYSDMV are complete knuckle heads. Either way, what have others done to make their Road King License setup look purty?



 
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Old Jul 20, 2008 | 08:17 PM
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its NewYork state we have odd plates i dont understand why but it a pain with any frame i end up taking tin snips to all my&nbsp\\; plates to make them fit
 
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Old Jul 20, 2008 | 09:03 PM
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Hmm, interesting. Freakin NYS. So you trim the bottom? Did the plate holes then line up? What about a plate frame and that stupid HD reflector?
 
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Old Jul 20, 2008 | 10:12 PM
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I had the same problem in Washington.&nbsp\\; The holes don't line up so I broke out the drill and fixed the plate.
 
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Old Jul 20, 2008 | 11:10 PM
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Minnesota's didnt fit either... what i want to do is make&nbsp\\;a bracket off of my lower rear bagger mount and have the license plate lower than the stick on emblem (clossoinne?)
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Have to think about that one.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2008 | 12:06 AM
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I asked my dealer to knock off $500.00 of the price of the bike for me advertising for them, or take off their cheezy looking license plate frame. They took it off and put on a chrome Harley Davidson frame.
I was happy. Washington plate fits perfect in the Harley frames too.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2008 | 08:11 AM
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Here's what I did on my FLHT for my lic. I run the 2/1 Thunderheader and I have the option with the left side. I hate a lic on top it just cleans up the back end of the bike..

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...o/DSC00561.jpg
 
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 05:35 PM
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Cat man I like that mounting location a lot, its still way to visible to the traffic cams but a step in the right direction. Did you make or buy?
 
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The licence plate is made of composite metal & the bracket is 16 gauge stainless steel using 4 heavy SS rivets to connect the 2 together, I just broke the SS to match the angle of the back of the bag, real simple.
 
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 09:59 AM
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You boys in the US should try fitting our 8" x 5" Alberta license plates into the HD frames. Absolutely ridiculous as far as I'm concerned.
 
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