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Flush Mount Kuryakyn Licence Plate Frame
« on: June 08, 2009, 11:54:10 AM »

This reminds me of Morse and Tesla.  Figured this out this weekend.  Came to the office to see if someone else had too.  Sure enough, JP from St. Louis posted first here:  http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=34963.msg591818#msg591818   It's so good an idea, I'm posting separately:

Some of us drilled the fender to install the Kuryakyn #9182 Licence Plate frame.  WS figured he could drill the mounting bracket to save the fender.  This weekend, I helped a friend mount his and when holding it up to the bike, he says, "Why use the bracket at all?"  So we drilled the fender to match the frame itself.  This way the frame is the template.  We used the four original flat hex fasteners with loctite and locking acorn nuts.  This procedure makes the frame ALMOST flush.  We used duct tape on the back of the plate to avoid scratching the fender.  Here's some photos for comparison: 

Flush:
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Re: Flush Mount Kuryakyn Licence Plate Frame
« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2009, 11:54:49 AM »

Fluch looking down:
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Re: Flush Mount Kuryakyn Licence Plate Frame
« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2009, 11:55:50 AM »

Mine floating.  Not bad but...  I will probably have to redo...
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Re: Flush Mount Kuryakyn Licence Plate Frame
« Reply #3 on: June 08, 2009, 11:56:32 AM »

Mine, floating looking down:
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Re: Flush Mount Kuryakyn Licence Plate Frame
« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2009, 07:22:02 AM »

ok Greg, I've got mine setup like yours. If you re-do yours please take some pics on the process. I've been thinkin about this for awhile.
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Re: Flush Mount Kuryakyn Licence Plate Frame
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2009, 06:29:15 PM »

This reminds me of Morse and Tesla.  Figured this out this weekend.  Came to the office to see if someone else had too.  Sure enough, JP from St. Louis posted first here:  http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=34963.msg591818#msg591818   It's so good an idea, I'm posting separately:

Some of us drilled the fender to install the Kuryakyn #9182 Licence Plate frame.  WS figured he could drill the mounting bracket to save the fender.  This weekend, I helped a friend mount his and when holding it up to the bike, he says, "Why use the bracket at all?"  So we drilled the fender to match the frame itself.  This way the frame is the template.  We used the four original flat hex fasteners with loctite and locking acorn nuts.   This procedure makes the frame ALMOST flush.  We used duct tape on the back of the plate to avoid scratching the fender.  Here's some photos for comparison: 

Flush:


OK so here I sit ready to drill a hole in my new bike and I admit I'm a little squeamish!!!!!!

Covered the fender with masking tape and held up the bracket and frame. Bracket stands off farther than I like. However when I hold the frame to the fender it is not formed to the radius of the fender?

Did you have to reshape the frame or is the fender strong enough not to deform when you tighten the 4 bolts on the frame?

Sitting here and waiting for an epiphany  HELP!!
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Re: Flush Mount Kuryakyn Licence Plate Frame
« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2009, 07:34:15 AM »

the curve on the frame matches the curve on my SERG fender? be careful not to drill into the tire
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Re: Flush Mount Kuryakyn Licence Plate Frame
« Reply #7 on: November 14, 2009, 06:57:07 PM »

Yep, that's better.  You're saying the original screws were long enough to find the nut?
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Re: Flush Mount Kuryakyn Licence Plate Frame
« Reply #8 on: November 14, 2009, 07:20:34 PM »


OK so here I sit ready to drill a hole in my new bike and I admit I'm a little squeamish!!!!!!

Covered the fender with masking tape and held up the bracket and frame. Bracket stands off farther than I like. However when I hold the frame to the fender it is not formed to the radius of the fender?

Did you have to reshape the frame or is the fender strong enough not to deform when you tighten the 4 bolts on the frame?
Sitting here and waiting for an epiphany  HELP!!

  I never got around to drilling my fender and left the plate "floating."  (Call me chicken too.)  The licence plate frames we used to mount flush matched the fender pretty well. You can see a slight gap at the left and right edges.  Careful not to tighten the screws too tight.  Seems that could damage either the fender or frame.  Cover the back of the licence plate itself with something like duct tape to you dont have metal to metal on the paint. 
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Re: Flush Mount Kuryakyn Licence Plate Frame
« Reply #9 on: November 14, 2009, 07:22:46 PM »

Well I went with the backing plate and while it is better than the factory mount it stands out further than I like.

Looks like its back to the drawing board and a few more holes!!

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Re: Flush Mount Kuryakyn Licence Plate Frame
« Reply #10 on: November 14, 2009, 07:33:45 PM »

  I never got around to drilling my fender and left the plate "floating."  (Call me chicken too.)  The licence plate frames we used to mount flush matched the fender pretty well. You can see a slight gap at the left and right edges.  Careful not to tighten the screws too tight.  Seems that could damage either the fender or frame.  Cover the back of the licence plate itself with something like duct tape to you don't have metal to metal on the paint. 

I have a sheet of rubberized cork gasket material I intent to use as backing material. So its back to the drawing board. The frame seemed to have about a 1/8" gap on both sides within approx 2" of the edges.

Also drilling through the thick steel support ate a couple drill bits (tuff stuff)

Biggest issue is how to get it perfectly level with all those radius edges?

From the side you can see how it stands off the fender. Also could not find the right body plug for the 9/16" original hole? Tried Ace Hardware and Napa so far?
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Re: Flush Mount Kuryakyn Licence Plate Frame
« Reply #11 on: November 15, 2009, 07:50:43 AM »


I have a sheet of rubberized cork gasket material I intent to use as backing material. So its back to the drawing board. The frame seemed to have about a 1/8" gap on both sides within approx 2" of the edges.

Also drilling through the thick steel support ate a couple drill bits (tuff stuff)

Biggest issue is how to get it perfectly level with all those radius edges?

From the side you can see how it stands off the fender. Also could not find the right body plug for the 9/16" original hole? Tried Ace Hardware and Napa so far?

ya gotta tell me, how do you like the boom cans
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Re: Flush Mount Kuryakyn Licence Plate Frame
« Reply #12 on: November 17, 2009, 08:32:24 PM »

OK back to the drawing board, Disassembled the plate frame today and discarded the backing plate.

Got out the Gasket material and made backing sheet for the plate frame. Drilled 4 more holes in the fender. (It was easier this time emotionally speaking)

Placed the plate in the frame added the cork backing material and installed the plate frame to the fender.

Fits like a glove!!

Very happy with it now  :orange: :coolblue: :2vrolijk_21:
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Re: Flush Mount Kuryakyn Licence Plate Frame
« Reply #13 on: November 17, 2009, 08:33:22 PM »

view from up top!!!
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Re: Flush Mount Kuryakyn Licence Plate Frame
« Reply #14 on: November 17, 2009, 09:51:16 PM »

Looks like a first class job Wheelsnkeels  :thumbsup: I also know that, I am not really going to drill this feeling
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