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[GregKhougaz]

Great Posts, Fireguy.  Thanks!

[Crusty]

Just ordered the frame & molding from Chicago HD (along with all the parts for making the passenger pegs hwy pegs and adding floorboards... that was a quick $1K!). THanks for the detailed instructions. Got a cool idea for something to cover the hole, just gotta see if it'll work around the curve. Ordering an SE medallion just in case it doesn't work.

[skippy49]

Looks really good....so you managed to line it up so that the frame covers all the holes....how come some people have that bottom round hole still showing, and needed to get a medallion or something to cover it up with?

  You can mount the plate mounting bracket so that only a tiny bit of the dimple at the bottom shows and only if you get down near the ground to look at it, so in other words it doesn't show to the average person.  Or you can raise the plate up to better cover the hole in the fender (where the wires go through) and then the bottom dimple is exposed.  I just mounted mine so that the top hole is covered and the bottom dimple is almost covered, but from a normal viewing angle it appears covered.

[Cosmic Charlie]

WallyWorld

Metal - maybe cheep chome (?) but cheep price - hasn't rusted (YET)

Has spikes - some tall - some short

with HD Headed Bolts ...

[LETS_ROLL]

Looks really good....so you managed to line it up so that the frame covers all the holes....how come some people have that bottom round hole still showing, and needed to get a medallion or something to cover it up with?

It's because he used the molding and mounted the frame right to the fender without using the mounting plate.  If you use the mounting plate that come in the kit, that when you see the hole on top or dimple on bottom.
Good Job.. let's Roll

[Crusty]

All right, I'm going in right now! Using Fireguy's method, but I'm going to mount mine a bit higher and use something to cover the dimple... pray for me! 

[Fireguy]

Good luck sir. Remember measure 2x and drill once.

[Crusty]

Good luck sir. Remember measure 2x and drill once.

I measured 57 times... screwed up too many things... lol

Got the holes drilled... but of course the screws are too short to use without the mounting bracket, so I had to go find longer ones. For now I just got the cheap ones that have the ABS chrome plasitic covers, until I've got more time to find something better. Where did you get your chrome screws?

And of I have an event to go to tonight, so now the project is left 1/2 complete until tomorrow.

[NVWLDTHG]

At the local Ace Harware Store.

[Crusty]

At the local Ace Harware Store.

Thanks the closest place was Home Depot, and I didn't find anything there.

[VANAMAL]

billet boys for the cool led and high quality
http://store.billetboys.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=BB&Category_Code=LF-4

[Crusty]

billet boys for the cool led and high quality
http://store.billetboys.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=BB&Category_Code=LF-4

Nice looking frames... might go nicely on some bikes, but no way I'd put it on my 09 SERG... wouldn't want to take away from the clean look of the current lighting.

[Crusty]

All right, here's mine... I chose to mount mine higher, and covered the dimple with the front side of a military challenge coin I had made. Since my SERG was my making Chief Master Sergeant (E9) gift to myself, I figured it was a fitting addition.

Before:


Past the point of no return:



The finale:



I used a kit of plate screws with the plastic attachments to snap on the chrome ABS plastic covers over them... not sure if I'll stick with them, but they work for now!

Off  to finally get rid of the rest of the reflectors, and then decide if I'm motivated enough to take on the rear peg for floorboard conversion...

[spydglide]

Looks great, Crusty.  The 'grade' tribute is very fitting & neat looking also.  Does the plate light pretty good at night?  spyder

[Gettinold]

We knew you could do it Crusty, and a good job at that.