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Puddle Jumper
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| I am new to the VV world we have had mine for a few months now and have been looking for a laydown license plate bracket since before I made my purchase. I have contacted Arlen Ness a couple of times, but my calls and e-mails go un-answered and well I see that others have never found a solution either so I finally sat down today and made my own.
Here are the results. I ordered a LED frame this afternoon so I will post another pick when I get that on for now I just put a chrome HD one on for a mock up.
Let me know what you think... Oh and yea I know the bike is filthy.
Jeff
http://s181.photobucket.com/albums/x252/jskwarek/2009_08_01_Victory...
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | sweet. I like that. I have a welder that has never been used. that looks like a good first project. |
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Tourer
Posts: 415
| Here is the straight Arlen Ness license plate bracket I have on my Vision, SKU: V-2031 $119.95.
I just added a photo of the 10th Vision that Arlen had in Daytona to my gallery.
It had a lay down plate that he said was available from his shop.
Not sure of the number but he said it was available then.
I will ask my dealer tomorow if he can get me a number.
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 30
| Yea I knew of the straight on from Arlen, but just don't like the looks of it. My dealer couldn't find the part, but I don't think he looked very hard. I have looked all over, sent Arlen's Customer Support e-mails and left VM's as they don't answer the phone I just gave up. Mine cost me 20 bucks in materials. Also the one I did sits lower and shorter on the rear fender then the one he has on his custom VV so I don't have to take off the plate when I take the truck on and off.
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Visionary
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San Antonio, TX | jskwarek,
Thank you very much for documenting the lay down license bracket. This is the best license plate frame that I have seen for the Vision.
Did you start with the stock frame and modify it?
Thanks again and Ride Safe. |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 669
Peachtree City, GA | #57 - 2009-08-02 10:10 PM
Here is the straight Arlen Ness license plate bracket I have on my Vision, SKU: V-2031 $119.95.
I just added a photo of the 10th Vision that Arlen had in Daytona to my gallery.
It had a lay down plate that he said was available from his shop.
Not sure of the number but he said it was available then.
I will ask my dealer tomorow if he can get me a number.
Please share if you do find it out. I have been thinking of doing the same thing with mine. |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 30
| Correction to my previous post... I did know about the straight license plate frame and look at them up close it is the lay down part that I couldn't find.
RadioTeacher,
Yes I started with the stock bracket. I thought I was going to have to make one from scratch but when I got started it was easier just to modify the stock one. Now that I have the first one done, I think I can make a block that mounts to the bike that will allow me to use any after market frame, I am going to start playing with that as well.
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | jeff, how well does it illuminate with the plate light? In Va we have to have a lighted plate and it seems it would block the light. |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 30
| Blocks the light totally, we have to have the same thing here in Texas. I ordered a black poweder coated license plate frame online that has a built in LED strip that I will use for a plate light and will will tap into the existing license plate light for wiring since I am centered above it. That is the next step and in my opinion was the easy part.
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Cruiser
Posts: 162
Extreme Southern, AZ United States | our local bike shop has license plate bolts with an led that is focused to spread light across the plate. A couple of them would work great. I use them on a chopper I built for my wife. Very bright! |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 30
| Yea I have them on my custom road king behind a french tail light box and they work good, but they have have a long post and I had to get a license plate frame anyway and found a nice black powder coated one with a light built in so we will see how that turns out. If all else fails that is by back up plan.
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Iron Butt
Posts: 669
Peachtree City, GA | That will work form my old bracket as I am not using it anymore...
I found a Kuryakyn #9198 curved plate frame worked beatifully without any modications...
http://www.kuryakyn.com/index.cfm/go/Home.ProductDetail/IMID/1248
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Cruiser
Posts: 260
| Webhair - 2009-09-28 10:29 AM
That will work form my old bracket as I am not using it anymore...
I found a Kuryakyn #9198 curved plate frame worked beatifully without any modications...
http://www.kuryakyn.com/index.cfm/go/Home.ProductDetail/IMID/1248
This one will bolt right up? Just take the stock bract off? Thanks |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 30
| Based on the pics it still looks like it would be up in the nose bleed section and that is the problem I wanted to solve. Got any pictures installed on your bike?
Jeff |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 669
Peachtree City, GA | Yes it is a direct bolt on replacement. I do not have any pictures of it yet... True it is not a lay daown bracket but it looks a whole lot better then the stock tin. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 260
| Webhair - 2009-09-29 11:08 AM
Yes it is a direct bolt on replacement. I do not have any pictures of it yet... True it is not a lay daown bracket but it looks a whole lot better then the stock tin.
Thanks, whenever you get the time, please post a picture. |
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LayDown License Plate Bracket