Post by Jason Garmon on Jan 24, 2006 21:33:58 GMT -5
Ok, check it out. I've been seeing these on bikes lately, and they look good on some, bad on others. I checked and companies are wanted around 100 bux for this bullshit bracket. So I fabbed one up with some scrap from work and figured hey, if I like it, I'll use it, if not, o-well, it was free.
So here it goes:
Keep in mind this is a rough make of it, it will be grinded smooth on all edges and painted black if I decide I like the look or not on my bike.
Step 1: Layed a spare license plate down and traced it out. Cut it out with Tin Snips.
Step 2: Find something round and big to bend your bracket on to get the curved shape. I used a 6" holesaw I had laying in my workvan.
It should look something like this.
Step 3: Cut out a V shape. Its hard to explain the size or angle, but look at it till it looks right.
Your should now have these 2 parts:
Step 4: Using a wide pair of pliers, bend up the (3) tabs. Two support the curved piece, and the other is your mounting tab.
Step 5: For this step I couldnt acces a welder to tack it together so I used 2 stainless steel rivets. These will pull in your curve and lock it in at the right curve.
Now just drill your 4 holes for your license plate and bolt up. I just threw on some 1/4X20X1/2 bolts and nuts.
You're done! Should look like this...... Not everyone likes this mod so don't hate on me for doing it. Like I said, I'm not sure if I like it..... But we'll see tomorrrow when I mount it up.
So here it goes:
Keep in mind this is a rough make of it, it will be grinded smooth on all edges and painted black if I decide I like the look or not on my bike.
Step 1: Layed a spare license plate down and traced it out. Cut it out with Tin Snips.
Step 2: Find something round and big to bend your bracket on to get the curved shape. I used a 6" holesaw I had laying in my workvan.
It should look something like this.
Step 3: Cut out a V shape. Its hard to explain the size or angle, but look at it till it looks right.
Your should now have these 2 parts:
Step 4: Using a wide pair of pliers, bend up the (3) tabs. Two support the curved piece, and the other is your mounting tab.
Step 5: For this step I couldnt acces a welder to tack it together so I used 2 stainless steel rivets. These will pull in your curve and lock it in at the right curve.
Now just drill your 4 holes for your license plate and bolt up. I just threw on some 1/4X20X1/2 bolts and nuts.
You're done! Should look like this...... Not everyone likes this mod so don't hate on me for doing it. Like I said, I'm not sure if I like it..... But we'll see tomorrrow when I mount it up.
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