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Ramsforever Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 68	Plate vibrates off 10/11/11 at 14:00:25 I am sure this has been posted before, but I can't seem to find a good solution. darn thing cracks and then falls off. Is a bracket the way to go? Thanks in advance.
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MrBrownTX Full Member Offline Posts: 242 Caddo Mills TX Gender:	Re: Plate vibrates off Reply #1 - 10/11/11 at 14:04:07 Most folks cut a piece of aluminum the same size and put it behind the plate to reinforce it. This makes it harder for the wind to push on it and tear the plate.
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prechermike Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Kalashna Kitty, from Skat Posts: 1190 Ponzer, NC Gender:	Re: Plate vibrates off Reply #2 - 10/11/11 at 14:05:04 Some people put a frame around it, that is what I did. Others put a plate behind it, maybe someone used some kind of rubber washers on the plate. I have not had a problem, but I put a frame on fairly soon after i got the bike.
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Ramsforever Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 68	Re: Plate vibrates off Reply #3 - 10/11/11 at 14:33:40 OK.... Thank you very much!
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lukeduck Full Member Offline "Come to terms with the ass that bears you" Posts: 166 Ontario, Ca. Gender:	Re: Plate vibrates off Reply #4 - 10/11/11 at 15:58:37 Yep all that, and go by the hardware store, pick-up several soft rubber(or similar synthetic material) the right size for the bolts, use to isolate from the frame. Works great.
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: Plate vibrates off Reply #5 - 10/12/11 at 06:49:46 But you lose the performance boost you get from the plate flapping like a paddle out back.
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Gyrobob Serious Thumper Offline Posers ain't motorcyclists Posts: 2571 Newnan, GA Gender:	Re: Plate vibrates off Reply #6 - 10/12/11 at 08:29:46 I wonder if the plate vibration problem will show up on RYCA bikes? Since it is mounted completely differently, the vibration will be better or worse. I have heard about the epoxied joint where the plate mount bracket joins the fiberglass tailpiece letting go, though. Hopefully not as much of a problem,.. eh?
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Re: Plate vibrates off
Reply #7 - 10/12/11 at 11:21:46

Gyrobob wrote on 10/12/11 at 08:29:46:

I wonder if the plate vibration problem will show up on RYCA bikes? Since it is mounted completely differently, the vibration will be better or worse. I have heard about the epoxied joint where the plate mount bracket joins the fiberglass tailpiece letting go, though. Hopefully not as much of a problem,.. eh?

The CS-1 prototype had a side mounted plate. Months ago I asked about it and was told they're thinking of mass producing it eventually. The CAD drawing is sitting on their computer. It's not on their online store yet, so maybe a few more people need to ask about it.

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Re: Plate vibrates off
Reply #8 - 10/12/11 at 12:49:42

MotoBuddha wrote on 10/12/11 at 11:21:46:

Gyrobob wrote on 10/12/11 at 08:29:46:

I wonder if the plate vibration problem will show up on RYCA bikes? Since it is mounted completely differently, the vibration will be better or worse. I have heard about the epoxied joint where the plate mount bracket joins the fiberglass tailpiece letting go, though. Hopefully not as much of a problem,.. eh?

The CS-1 prototype had a side mounted plate. Months ago I asked about it and was told they're thinking of mass producing it eventually. The CAD drawing is sitting on their computer. It's not on their online store yet, so maybe a few more people need to ask about it.

I think I'll mount mine with layers of rubber or grommets or RTV or some such to try and lead turn this situation.

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arteacher Serious Thumper Offline Ride as if your naked and invisable! Posts: 2581 London ontario Gender:	Re: Plate vibrates off Reply #9 - 10/12/11 at 13:02:49 Use springs and nylock nuts.
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Gyrobob Serious Thumper Offline Posers ain't motorcyclists Posts: 2571 Newnan, GA Gender:	Re: Plate vibrates off Reply #10 - 10/13/11 at 07:21:09 arteacher wrote on 10/12/11 at 13:02:49: Use springs and nylock nuts. a worthy option,..
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Mattdw Full Member Offline Posts: 193 Frisco, TX Gender:	Re: Plate vibrates off Reply #11 - 10/13/11 at 08:18:08 I bought one of these : http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Inspection-Plate-GSX-R-GSXR-CBR-R1-R6-YZF-600-... They work great, come in different colors, and double as an inspection plate.
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: Plate vibrates off Reply #12 - 10/13/11 at 08:22:28 Mattdw wrote on 10/13/11 at 08:18:08: I bought one of these : http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Inspection-Plate-GSX-R-GSXR-CBR-R1-R6-YZF-600-... They work great, come in different colors, and double as an inspection plate. And for us Ryca guys, it serves as an extra bit of fender.
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Re: Plate vibrates off
Reply #13 - 10/13/11 at 08:45:47

not a permanent solution by any means, but a stopgap is to put strips of duct tape on the back of the plate making it harder for it to separate and "frame" the plate with duct tape so it makes it harder for cracks to start.

I did that for about a year before I took an aluminum backplate and sandwiched the license plate between that and a frame to hold together a few pieces that had cracked off.

I had just a frame by itself for all of a month before that plastic POS cracked too....

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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Re: Plate vibrates off Reply #14 - 10/15/11 at 12:20:00 You can a license plate frame at any harley davidson store that's plain chrome and mounts over top of your license plate with 4 bolts, for $9 I believe. I have one and it works perfect.
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