Topic: License plate frame mods? (Read 13744 times)

Toneaero · « **on:** April 22, 2016, 12:32:40 PM »

Any good direct replacements thats practically plug and play? I would like a curve that matches the CVO rear fenders and plugs in the OEM harness for lights.

Pic of OEM fugly plate holder

panheadscooty · « **Reply #1 on:** April 22, 2016, 12:36:09 PM »

Go to Paul Yaffe site.

BostonboyDH · « **Reply #2 on:** April 22, 2016, 03:11:23 PM »

I just installed a Yaffe CVO frame, I had to: 1, notch the left corner of my license plate, 2, reverse the pins in the connector, 3, buy longer bolts to mount to OEM bracket, Oh and by the way the supplied bolts are Stainless but metric!!!!

BostonBoy

JoeVibe · « **Reply #3 on:** April 22, 2016, 03:31:01 PM »

He said he wanted "practically" plug and play. Doesn't that qualify?

But don't it look good!

dayne66 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 22, 2016, 03:36:54 PM »

Quote from: panheadscooty on April 22, 2016, 12:36:09 PM

Go to Paul Yaffe site.

It does NOT work with my BC plate(and I have the older/smaller one with smaller letters)....be wary of the size limitations...even with trimming.

deldago · « **Reply #5 on:** April 22, 2016, 03:58:31 PM »

And beware of the junk China leds that they use and the horrible customer service!

Toneaero · « **Reply #6 on:** April 22, 2016, 05:56:58 PM »

Thanks for the recommendation! I'm not sure if im a fan of the oval cutout but its slowly growing on me. Now is it worth $165......

fredfoot · « **Reply #7 on:** April 23, 2016, 08:40:57 AM »

This is the Kuryakyn frame on a 2015 SESG. It was a very easy install. Only took about 15 minutes. No substantial modifications.

bigchuck · « **Reply #8 on:** April 23, 2016, 10:52:14 AM »

Quote from: Toneaero on April 22, 2016, 05:56:58 PM

Thanks for the recommendation! I'm not sure if im a fan of the oval cutout but its slowly growing on me. Now is it worth $165......

Also beware of state laws. Any license plate frame that covers any part of any of the lettering on the plate is now illegal in Texas. It gives law enforcement another reason to pull you over. Especially at a rally. They love to do that in Galveston at the Lone Star Rally.

coloradotom · « **Reply #9 on:** April 23, 2016, 01:21:28 PM »

Quote from: Toneaero on April 22, 2016, 12:32:40 PM

Any good direct replacements thats practically plug and play? I would like a curve that matches the CVO rear fenders and plugs in the OEM harness for lights.

Pic of OEM fugly plate holder

If you want to mess around a bit, you can use the factory HD one - 67900008. I did it on mine, same bike as you. You'll need to cut, drill, tap, etc. But it looks great and it uses the factory lamp still.

Smellymo · « **Reply #10 on:** April 24, 2016, 09:59:27 PM »

Quote from: fredfoot on April 23, 2016, 08:40:57 AM

This is the Kuryakyn frame on a 2015 SESG. It was a very easy install. Only took about 15 minutes. No substantial modifications.

Maybe its just me but it's not a 2015 SESG, it's a 2015 FLHXSE. Is it laziness or ignorance? I think laziness. Sorry but it's a pet peeve of mine.

CowboyBagger · « **Reply #11 on:** April 24, 2016, 10:37:25 PM »

Quote from: Smellymo on April 24, 2016, 09:59:27 PM

Maybe its just me but it's not a 2015 SESG, it's a 2015 FLHXSE. Is it laziness or ignorance? I think laziness. Sorry but it's a pet peeve of mine.

You just made an anal reply on only your 3rd post ever on this forum. Sometimes things are better left to your own thoughts and not broadcast.

I had a wife like that for a short while and got rid of her.

Cowboy

FLSTFI Dave · « **Reply #12 on:** April 25, 2016, 07:40:41 AM »

Quote from: Smellymo on April 24, 2016, 09:59:27 PM

Maybe its just me but it's not a 2015 SESG, it's a 2015 FLHXSE. Is it laziness or ignorance? I think laziness. Sorry but it's a pet peeve of mine.

I would say its neither. On this forum the bikes are commonly referred to as SESG, SERK or SERG and so on.

Nice rude way to start off on what is usually a very friendly forum.

charles05663 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 25, 2016, 05:59:05 PM »

Quote from: Smellymo on April 24, 2016, 09:59:27 PM

Maybe its just me but it's not a 2015 SESG, it's a 2015 FLHXSE. Is it laziness or ignorance? I think laziness. Sorry but it's a pet peeve of mine.

I frankly have no idea what a FLHXSE is. I barley know what a FLTRSE3 is (and I have one). On the other hand if someone say a SESG I know exactly the line of bike they are talking about.

Lost way too much gray matter over the years to really care about what the official destination is and really don't care. More important things to remember.

dayne66 · « **Reply #14 on:** April 25, 2016, 09:57:00 PM »

I think mine looks not too bad...considering I have to accommodate a plate the size of a small billboard. That's a frame from the US with the old (smaller) BC plate cut down, hiding about as much as I dare.

blown71 · « **Reply #15 on:** April 26, 2016, 01:14:35 PM »

Quote from: coloradotom on April 23, 2016, 01:21:28 PM

If you want to mess around a bit, you can use the factory HD one - 67900008. I did it on mine, same bike as you. You'll need to cut, drill, tap, etc. But it looks great and it uses the factory lamp still.

coloradotom Any chance of you posting some picks of the mods you did?

coloradotom · « **Reply #16 on:** April 26, 2016, 05:13:28 PM »

Quote from: blown71 on April 26, 2016, 01:14:35 PM

coloradotom Any chance of you posting some picks of the mods you did?

Sure no problem. But I didn't take too many pics - here's all I got. First, cut the wing off your brandy-new curved backplate mount. Then I cut the ears of the factory plastic and beveled those edges. Dry fit that on the factory plastic and kept beveling until it lays flat in the middle, the curved part will wrap around it. Then I drilled and tapped it for 6x 10-32 screws. And the screws can't fall out the plate will cover them. I've had mine on for about 8k miles and it hasn't loosened at all. And don't drill & tap any holes under the lamp area, you won't be able to use 'em. Then put it together on the bench and bolt it back up like from the factory.

coloradotom · « **Reply #17 on:** April 26, 2016, 05:13:59 PM »

Pic 2

coloradotom · « **Reply #18 on:** April 26, 2016, 05:14:33 PM »

Pic 3

262 CVO 16 · « **Reply #19 on:** April 26, 2016, 09:07:38 PM »

Quote from: Smellymo on April 24, 2016, 09:59:27 PM

Maybe its just me but it's not a 2015 SESG, it's a 2015 FLHXSE. Is it laziness or ignorance? I think laziness. Sorry but it's a pet peeve of mine.

Not to pass judgment, but with a name like "Smellymo" - you should probably be POLITE to people. Either way, welcome to the forum, you should probably start over...

journeyman · « **Reply #20 on:** April 27, 2016, 12:46:05 PM »

Quote from: coloradotom on April 26, 2016, 05:13:28 PM

Sure no problem. But I didn't take too many pics - here's all I got. First, cut the wing off your brandy-new curved backplate mount. Then I cut the ears of the factory plastic and beveled those edges. Dry fit that on the factory plastic and kept beveling until it lays flat in the middle, the curved part will wrap around it. Then I drilled and tapped it for 6x 10-32 screws. And the screws can't fall out the plate will cover them. I've had mine on for about 8k miles and it hasn't loosened at all. And don't drill & tap any holes under the lamp area, you won't be able to use 'em. Then put it together on the bench and bolt it back up like from the factory.

Nice idea Tom! Last year I tried to fit that Take-Off from my old bike to the new one, and never consider the modification.
Glad I didn't get rid of it!

blown71 · « **Reply #21 on:** April 27, 2016, 01:22:47 PM »

Thanks Colorodotom that's the next mod to my bike.

rockytop117 · « **Reply #22 on:** April 27, 2016, 01:38:41 PM »

I have a 11 SERG Ultra & I removed the tour pack & installed sg rear fillers. Does anyone make a license plate holder that will mount where my old turn signal assy was other than what I have?

coloradotom · « **Reply #23 on:** April 28, 2016, 05:56:40 PM »

Quote from: journeyman on April 27, 2016, 12:46:05 PM

Nice idea Tom! Last year I tried to fit that Take-Off from my old bike to the new one, and never consider the modification.
Glad I didn't get rid of it!

Quote from: blown71 on April 27, 2016, 01:22:47 PM

Thanks Colorodotom that's the next mod to my bike.

Thats awesome. Glad to hear others like it. One thing I forgot to say is that I took some of the wife's clear nail polish and covered the section on the backplate where I cut the wing off with that stuff so it won't rust. Can't wait to see pics.

cyco1450 · « **Reply #24 on:** May 01, 2016, 09:48:46 PM »

No disrespect to our Canadien and Euro brethren, but thank god I live in the Ol USofA...that brake light they have to have is hideous!

262 CVO 16 · « **Reply #25 on:** May 02, 2016, 05:16:09 AM »

Quote from: coloradotom on April 26, 2016, 05:13:28 PM

Sure no problem. But I didn't take too many pics - here's all I got. First, cut the wing off your brandy-new curved backplate mount. Then I cut the ears of the factory plastic and beveled those edges. Dry fit that on the factory plastic and kept beveling until it lays flat in the middle, the curved part will wrap around it. Then I drilled and tapped it for 6x 10-32 screws. And the screws can't fall out the plate will cover them. I've had mine on for about 8k miles and it hasn't loosened at all. And don't drill & tap any holes under the lamp area, you won't be able to use 'em. Then put it together on the bench and bolt it back up like from the factory.

Okay, cut wing off of new piece, but what gets cut off the stock ate holder and where do I drill and tap? I LOVE the idea, and I bought and returned a Yaffe, because I don't agree with paying $$$ for a custom part that I have to modify. I'd rather modify a Stock Part to make it Custom. Great ingenuity on this, sorry if I'm confused. Believe it to not, I'm an Engineer - but it's always "Measure 2x, Cut 1x!" when I do something.

coloradotom · « **Reply #26 on:** May 03, 2016, 11:41:53 AM »

Quote from: 262 CVO 16 on May 02, 2016, 05:16:09 AM

Okay, cut wing off of new piece, but what gets cut off the stock ate holder and where do I drill and tap? I LOVE the idea, and I bought and returned a Yaffe, because I don't agree with paying $$$ for a custom part that I have to modify. I'd rather modify a Stock Part to make it Custom. Great ingenuity on this, sorry if I'm confused. Believe it to not, I'm an Engineer - but it's always "Measure 2x, Cut 1x!" when I do something.

Look at the second pic I posted to see how much I took off. You pretty much have to eye it up and make it work. For mounting, I did holes on each corner, but you need to dry fit it first so you can see where it lays flat. Then I put 2 extra along the bottom but that's probably not necessary.

journeyman · « **Reply #27 on:** May 04, 2016, 12:23:29 PM »

Inspired by this thread, I proceeded to get busy giving my old curved plate a new home, and found a slightly easier way to attach it.

Since the four screws that hold the plate on, are in exactly the same location on both styles, I just added enough length for them to go through both brackets. Some chrome 1/4-20x 1'' flathead screws, flatwashers and nylock nuts did the trick.

journeyman · « **Reply #28 on:** May 04, 2016, 12:26:08 PM »

The finished look...

longlast · « **Reply #29 on:** May 04, 2016, 02:20:55 PM »

Quote from: charles05663 on April 25, 2016, 05:59:05 PM

I frankly have no idea what a FLHXSE is. I barley know what a FLTRSE3 is (and I have one). On the other hand if someone say a SESG I know exactly the line of bike they are talking about.

Lost way too much gray matter over the years to really care about what the official destination is and really don't care. More important things to remember.

Remembering the wife's Birthday for me much more important

Oh chit was that yesterday

Back to the post,... Nice plate mount mods look looking good

Smellymo · « **Reply #30 on:** May 05, 2016, 12:10:41 AM »

Quote from: 262 CVO 16 on April 26, 2016, 09:07:38 PM

Not to pass judgment, but with a name like "Smellymo" - you should probably be POLITE to people. Either way, welcome to the forum, you should probably start over...

I'm not sure what my chosen user name has to do with it and I'm quite sure you have no idea from which it is derived, so I'm going to politely ask you to use the proper ID for your bikes. If you choose not to, I'm OK with you being lazy.

BTW you probably should learn respect for your elders. Just because I'm new to this forum doesn't mean I'm a newbie. Now, do you want to start over?

fredfoot · « **Reply #31 on:** May 05, 2016, 06:32:11 AM »

Quote from: Smellymo on May 05, 2016, 12:10:41 AM

I'm not sure what my chosen user name has to do with it and I'm quite sure you have no idea from which it is derived, so I'm going to politely ask you to use the proper ID for your bikes. If you choose not to, I'm OK with you being lazy.

BTW you probably should learn respect for your elders. Just because I'm new to this forum doesn't mean I'm a newbie. Now, do you want to start over?

Originally I was just going ignore your rude comment about me that said I was either ignorant or lazy because I used the acronym SESG .It is common practice to use these acronyms on this forum because not everyone knows all the HD codes for all bikes. But now you have the nerve to bring up "respect" to someone that was correcting you. Respect is something that is earned ,and not just because you say you are old. You may want to think twice before you attack someone you don't know on this forum because you have a "Pet Peeve" . Ride safe.

bigchuck · « **Reply #32 on:** May 05, 2016, 11:09:04 AM »

Quote from: Smellymo on May 05, 2016, 12:10:41 AM

I'm not sure what my chosen user name has to do with it and I'm quite sure you have no idea from which it is derived, so I'm going to politely ask you to use the proper ID for your bikes. If you choose not to, I'm OK with you being lazy.

BTW you probably should learn respect for your elders. Just because I'm new to this forum doesn't mean I'm a newbie. Now, do you want to start over?

TROLL ALERT!

Smellymo · « **Reply #33 on:** May 06, 2016, 12:27:38 AM »

Quote from: fredfoot on May 05, 2016, 06:32:11 AM

Originally I was just going ignore your rude comment about me that said I was either ignorant or lazy because I used the acronym SESG .It is common practice to use these acronyms on this forum because not everyone knows all the HD codes for all bikes. But now you have the nerve to bring up "respect" to someone that was correcting you. Respect is something that is earned ,and not just because you say you are old. You may want to think twice before you attack someone you don't know on this forum because you have a "Pet Peeve" . Ride safe.

I didn't "attack" anyone but that could change.

I disagree that posters here don't know what the HD "code" for their bike is. In fact, I'm sure they do.
What I wonder about is why you would have such a negative reaction to being called out about it.
And you may want to rethink your attack on me because I'm "old". I don't need to earn anything from you. Of that I am certain.

Hey, Ride safe!

bigchuck · « **Reply #34 on:** May 06, 2016, 05:27:49 AM »

fredfoot · « **Reply #35 on:** May 06, 2016, 06:04:34 AM »

262 CVO 16 · « **Reply #36 on:** May 06, 2016, 06:33:14 AM »

Quote from: Smellymo on May 06, 2016, 12:27:38 AM

I didn't "attack" anyone but that could change.
I disagree that posters here don't know what the HD "code" for their bike is. In fact, I'm sure they do.
What I wonder about is why you would have such a negative reaction to being called out about it.
And you may want to rethink your attack on me because I'm "old". I don't need to earn anything from you. Of that I am certain.

Hey, Ride safe!

Alright. You are Obviously the "Smartest Guy in the Room'. Demanding respect and calling people you don't know Lazy in the same breath is humorous. Take care Stinky! Enjoy your SESG! I'm sure with your halfhearted Internet threats and self entitled attitude, you have a lot of buddies to talk about how ignorant we are on this forum. So be it. I see keyboard tough guys all the time- but this isn't that forum. Maybe you're better suited for fb, if you're not too old. Ride Safe, and remember- the one thing always playing against you is Karma. Be well!

CVO Limited · « **Reply #37 on:** May 06, 2016, 09:30:53 AM »

Quote from: Smellymo on April 24, 2016, 09:59:27 PM

Maybe its just me but it's not a 2015 SESG, it's a 2015 FLHXSE. Is it laziness or ignorance? I think laziness. Sorry but it's a pet peeve of mine.

This thread might help

http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=9308.msg140879#msg140879

Now back to License plate frame mods.....anyone?

262 CVO 16 · « **Reply #38 on:** May 06, 2016, 09:59:01 AM »

Quote from: CVO Limited on May 06, 2016, 09:30:53 AM

This thread might help

http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=9308.msg140879#msg140879

Now back to License plate frame mods.....anyone?

Yes please.

fredfoot · « **Reply #39 on:** May 06, 2016, 10:12:33 AM »

Quote from: fredfoot on April 23, 2016, 08:40:57 AM

This is the Kuryakyn frame on a 2015 SESG. It was a very easy install. Only took about 15 minutes. No substantial modifications.

I did have to file out the slots in the license plate to line up with the mounting bolts . Other than that , plug-and-play.
Ride safe and often...........Fredfoot

J Heinlein · « **Reply #40 on:** May 09, 2016, 07:45:21 AM »

Well said 262 CVO 16 on your last post!!

longlast · « **Reply #41 on:** May 09, 2016, 03:47:12 PM »

Quote from: CVO Limited on May 06, 2016, 09:30:53 AM

This thread might help

http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=9308.msg140879#msg140879

Now back to License plate frame mods.....anyone?

Thanks for the link I didn't know a lot of the acronyms terms.

I think copy the link and License Plate it for my SEUC7

Smellymo · « **Reply #42 on:** May 14, 2016, 12:02:38 AM »

Quote from: 262 CVO 16 on May 06, 2016, 06:33:14 AM

Alright. You are Obviously the "Smartest Guy in the Room'. Demanding respect and calling people you don't know Lazy in the same breath is humorous. Take care Stinky! Enjoy your SESG! I'm sure with your halfhearted Internet threats and self entitled attitude, you have a lot of buddies to talk about how ignorant we are on this forum. So be it. I see keyboard tough guys all the time- but this isn't that forum. Maybe you're better suited for fb, if you're not too old. Ride Safe, and remember- the one thing always playing against you is Karma. Be well!

When it comes down to the two of us I'm very confident that I am in fact, the smartest guy in the room, without doubt. I never "attacked" anyone nor claimed you or anyone else to be ignorant. Maybe you should go back and reread. I don't need a thread of commonly used acronyms, that's for you lazy people. I don't believe in karma, I believe life is what you make it. I'm just fine with mine. You on the other hand seem to have difficulties since you have nothing better to do than f$%* with me. I promise you, there are better uses for your time. Take your "straw man" rebuttals elsewhere, they are wasted on me.

262 CVO 16 · « **Reply #43 on:** May 14, 2016, 02:43:58 AM »

And your statement says a ton. Hahahahahaha. Well, Mo, have a good. As the lessons for you continue.... "If you're the smartest man in the room, youre in the wrong room" is how the saying goes. But since you are Older and Wiser - you probably knew that! There's another guy roaming these threads going by HebrewHarley. You two should hook up. Same narrow minds might think alike!
P.S. - It doesn't matter if you believe in KARMA, that's the significance of it, Tough Guy.

Take Care.

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