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License Plate Tearing at High Speed
07/06/11 at 14:01:11

I've had an issue with my license plate shearing off at sustained Interstate speeds (60-70 MPH). I've already lost one plate, and the replacement is starting to crack around the nuts. I assume this is from vibrations. I loosened the nuts that hold it on slightly to give a little wiggle room. Anyone have any better solutions or experience with this?

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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: License Plate Tearing at High Speed Reply #1 - 07/06/11 at 14:13:49 Do you have an old plate you can sandwich with it? Or how about a piece or aluminum or steel cut to that shape?
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CalisOsin Senior Member Offline Rather die, than live down on my knees. Posts: 297 Orange County, Ca Gender:	Re: License Plate Tearing at High Speed Reply #2 - 07/06/11 at 14:15:14 I had the same thing happen to mine, i went with a side mounted plate and haven't had an issue since. I'm assuming because this mount is solid behind the plate. Im sure you could probably put a solid backer on it and eliminate the problem. Maybe a piece of 1/8 inch aluminum sheet cut to the same size as the plate?
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CalisOsin Senior Member Offline Rather die, than live down on my knees. Posts: 297 Orange County, Ca Gender:	Re: License Plate Tearing at High Speed Reply #3 - 07/06/11 at 14:15:48 MotoBuddha wrote on 07/06/11 at 14:13:49: Do you have an old plate you can sandwich with it? Or how about a piece or aluminum or steel cut to that shape? darn you Moto, you beat me to it!
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: License Plate Tearing at High Speed Reply #4 - 07/06/11 at 14:17:46 And there are always license plate frames, but they're usually flimsy and might crack before the plate.
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Re: License Plate Tearing at High Speed
Reply #5 - 07/06/11 at 14:24:14

MotoBuddha wrote on 07/06/11 at 14:17:46:

And there are always license plate frames, but they're usually flimsy and might crack before the plate.

I got a plate frame from walmart soon after I got the bike, then I saw someone else having trouble with the plate cracking. My frame is pretty rigid and i have not seen or had any trouble. So far, so good.

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Wake51 Full Member Offline Murphy's Law Posts: 214 St. Louis Gender:	Re: License Plate Tearing at High Speed Reply #6 - 07/06/11 at 14:28:32 Thanks for the input, I'll look into getting a solid metal plate to place behind it. So just strap a piece of aluminum the same size as the plate behind it and the should remedy the problem?
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ALfromN.H. FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Dragon Slayer Posts: 1421 Rochester, New Hampshire Gender:	Re: License Plate Tearing at High Speed Reply #7 - 07/06/11 at 15:10:13 I cut a piece of bituthane (ice & water shield) to the size of my plate and stuck it to the back. The cracks haven't gotten any bigger since I did that two years ago. AL
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: License Plate Tearing at High Speed Reply #8 - 07/06/11 at 15:20:55 I was following my girl on the Suzuki. She was just riidng along & at a certain RPM, ( It was low speed) the rear fender shook violently, which explained the cracks in the plat for me.
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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: License Plate Tearing at High Speed Reply #9 - 07/06/11 at 15:29:30 I added 2 verticals... 1/8 x 1 1/4 flat metal x 3 3/4 long. They are galvanize pcs from the hardware store 2 yrs ago. Works !
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Boofer Serious Thumper Offline Nearly too old. Posts: 1760 N Ms Gender:	Re: License Plate Tearing at High Speed Reply #10 - 07/06/11 at 15:58:05 MotoBuddha wrote on 07/06/11 at 14:13:49: Do you have an old plate you can sandwich with it? Or how about a piece or aluminum or steel cut to that shape? I noticed mine cracking and put a piece of metal behind and a chrome frame in front. Use some Blue LocTite and less torque when mounting.
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runwyrlph Serious Thumper Offline Semper ubi sub ubi Posts: 846 pa Gender:	Re: License Plate Tearing at High Speed Reply #11 - 07/06/11 at 16:13:21 i noticed mine was tearing before it fell off - i added a backing plate cut out of the bottom of a plastic 30 gal. drum - seems to absorb enough vibration , no further problems
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Kaishaku Junior Member 2005 No Login Offline Posts: 68	Re: License Plate Tearing at High Speed Reply #12 - 07/06/11 at 17:48:39 I zip tie mine on. It rattles but at least it doesn't vibrate off. Two zip ties per side. I can replace them if they break, but checking the license plate as part of my pre-ride inspection ensures that they never break.
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drums1 Serious Thumper Offline '87 Savage Bashed--Down for the count Posts: 664 Racine, Wisconsin Gender:	Re: License Plate Tearing at High Speed Reply #13 - 07/06/11 at 21:21:32 I used some clear epoxy to repair the cracks, and then I glued a piece of denim, cut to size, on the backside of plate. That was 3 years ago. No problems since.
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Boofer Serious Thumper Offline Nearly too old. Posts: 1760 N Ms Gender:	Re: License Plate Tearing at High Speed Reply #14 - 07/07/11 at 04:46:54 Drums, Really? Denim? I don't allow denim near my baby. Will a patch from an Armani suit work?
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