[sidejam]

I finally got sick and tired of looking at the awful factory licence plate holder that's on my ACE 1100. I'm not sure why Honda had to make it so big and complicated. After all, it just has to hold the plate and shine a bit of light on it. For those that have taken it apart before, I'm sure you know what I mean. Already, in an effort to make it less of an eyesore, I painted the light cover black. That helped a bit, but not enough.


Here's a pic of the tail of the bike showing the factory licence plate assembly:

Here's the new plate bracket attached to part of the original frame that bolts to the fender:

And, a shot of the plate mounted to the new bracket. I think this looks a lot cleaner:

The bolt on the right has an internal LED so that the plate is still lit up at night. Overall, I think this looks much cleaner and simple.

 

[C5rider]

Yeah, but your license plate went from a van Gogh work to a Georges Seurat !!!! :lol:

Just kidding.

I know what you mean though. I think that legislation dictated the style more than appearance. I took a grinder to my mount and removed all the peppermint reflectors to help clean it up a little bit. I've got an AERO, so a little more bling out the back doesn't look as bulbous.

 

[ryzenshyne]

Where's the turn signals?

 

[sidejam]

Where's the turn signals?

There are small turn LED turn signals mounted just under the seat and just above the shocks. At night, they're fine. During the day, I'll admit, they're not very useful.

 

[adlowe]

Does your state require a light shining on the license plate after dark?

 

[sidejam]

Does your state require a light shining on the license plate after dark?

I live in Canada eh.

Yes, I requre a light on the plate. And as I mentioned in my first post, there is an LED lighting the licence plate.

 

[Brolo]

Nice, you fab that mount up yourself? I need one until I get my side mount

 

[sidejam]

Nice, you fab that mount up yourself? I need one until I get my side mount

Yes. Just cut and bent up some ABS plastic until I had something I liked. I considered a side mount plate. But, then I'd have four holes in the fender to hide. So, decided to keep the plate in the stock location.

 

[Brolo]

Yes. Just cut and bent up some ABS plastic until I had something I liked. I considered a side mount plate. But, then I'd have four holes in the fender to hide. So, decided to keep the plate in the stock location.

Im in the same boat...dunno what to do with the fender. I dont wanna chop it cause it looks cheap like that, maybe bondo and a paint job will work too but its gonna be temporary lol

 

[sidejam]

Im in the same boat...dunno what to do with the fender. I dont wanna chop it cause it looks cheap like that, maybe bondo and a paint job will work too but its gonna be temporary lol

For a quick fix, you could always lay some fiberglass on the inside of the fender before going over the holes with some bondo. Might strengthen it a bit if you're not going to weld over the holes. That would probably help keep the paint from cracking and make your temporary fix last a bit longer. If your projects are anything like mine, my temporary fixes usually end up lasting a long longer than expected...

 

[John Hopkins]

This is why we have to have such ugly license plates.

http://www.theplatemarket.com/display_of_registration_numbers.php#motorcycles

John.