My brand new 07 has a flat steel plate, maybe 4 inches square, welded to the main frame underneath the bike, just aft of the swingarm pivot. There are  2 tongues extending off the back or it, these tongues have about a half or 3/4 inch hole in them. I dont see that anything is attached to this plate nor the tongues, even the muffler bracket is a separate piece of metal . What is this plate for other than being a grreat place to use a lift????

thanks,



paul

It's also a great place to bolt a big ol' magnet on, to help trigger obstinate stop lights.