Liscense Plate Keeps coming off!!
 

Anyone else having issues with this? I'm on my third plate already, even used zip ties for this one. And to my suprise a lady pulls up next to me this morning on my way to class and tells me it flew off, luckily I was able to find it this time!

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try loctite on the bolts and a lock washer. you should be able to get them at any hardware store.
good luck

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an apoxy of some sort should work nicely on the nut and bolt combo. always has for me. its just a $hitty time getting apart, but do-able.

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i put duct tape over the end of the bolt, so in case it gets loose...it can't fall off. Or do you mean the bracket brakes? cuz mine is broken in 2 out of 3 places...i need to get that fixed asap

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APOXY!

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zip ties broke? I use one zip tie and one bolt/nut - never lost one yet... weird

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APOXY!

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or go to the hardware store and see if youc an find a bolt with a small whole on the end of it .. so once you have the bolt tight you can slide a cocter key in it

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yea some form of glue, i.e. super/crazy on the nut and bolt. that should do the trick.

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Try not going 160MPH to school.

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a bolt washer and one of the locking nuts or whatever they are called.

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Thanks guys! Just needed to vent a little bit! I'll definitely look into the suggestions.


Fish, funny thing is I dont think I broke 45 the whole time....as I was in a 35 and 25 zone the whole way!

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i would love to see your plate bracket! i just can't imagine that happening. but if your plate is so close to the tire and facing up so the tire grabs it and rips it off when the suspension compresses (instead of brushing past it if the plate is facing down), you'd better keep using fasteners that fail...

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i just have the stock set up, no eliminator.

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Once maybe...but THREE times!

Worth thinking about...

Do you park it outside anywhere? Any friends (or enemies) who would loosen it for a pracitcal joke?

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Go get some bolts and teflon insert nuts. Those will not back off or vibrate loose.

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grab a flat piece of steel about 13" x 1" x 1/16" and bend the last inch of each end in at a 90 degree angle. poke 2 holes and put the rear passenger footpeg mounting bolts through them, and 2 more holes for the license plate. then it will be tucked out of the way, facing the tire, and plainly visible from the rear. grab one of those little pieces of aluminum or whatever they are that sit behind the plate and have a tab hanging off that you mount your inspection sticker on, and then youll be completely legal .. just gotta worry about a license plate light, but thats no big deal. the 13" was a guess, but i thinkti was close. get in there and measure it, and leave an inch on each end to fold in. just make sure it doesn't hang down too far from the muffler, or the tire will cover it up. then, get a clear alternatives taillight for the turn signals and that whole rear shovel will be gone!

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APOXY! APOXY! APOXY! APOXY! APOXY! APOXY! APOXY! APOXY! APOXY! APOXY! APOXY! APOXY! APOXY! APOXY! APOXY! APOXY! APOXY! APOXY! APOXY! APOXY! APOXY! APOXY! APOXY! APOXY! APOXY! APOXY! APOXY! APOXY! APOXY! APOXY!

Oh yeah, did I firget to mention APOXY! lol.

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i was wondering what a poxy was and then it hit me - epoxy! yeah, you could do that, but it's only as good as the prep work and the epoxy you use ...nuts n bolts are as good as the threadlocker you put on em and the mechanic tightening them down :P

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You lost your plates three times? Is your rear fender stock?

I have the "larry's fender eliminator" and that damn thing stayed on there even through my 70 mph lowside. I would suggest getting some lock washers, and check them everytime before you ride.

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Blue,
Yes, it is stock. I am looking into getting an eliminator soon. The first time it came off I thought it was stolen out of a parking garage. The second time, I dont know what happened. And luckily the third time, which had zip ties, a lady pulled up beside me at a light and told me exactly where it fell off so I was able to turn around and get it.

I am leaning more toward this one, and then getting clear alternatives for the from and rear signals.
http://www.surfsidemoto.com/store/pr...GMSFE020K.html

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+1. They are much better, the epoxy is basically built in. Also they come off with just a fair amount of torque.

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+1 on the lock nuts, if you use a standard nut/bolt the vibration can back the nut off but you will be fine with a locknut.

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