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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 08:31 AM
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Got a F4i about 3 months ago.. and i've been having problems with my license plate getting hit by the back tire.. and bending it up towards the front of the bike.. i've got the plate mounted pretty far up and away from tire.. but i guess not far enough.. does anyone know of a tag mount bracket that i can buy? so i can mount it right up under the lights.. its making me sooo mad.. My plate looks like its 10 years old now and been through WWIII and back. Thanks
 
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 08:46 AM
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getting hit by your back tire...do you have it mounted on the battery box in front of the back tire?
 
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 10:53 AM
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I have mine mounted right behind the two lights, that way I didn't need to run another light to light my license plate. I bet its too low. I am 250 LBS and ride hard and have never touched my license plate. I'll look for a pic.
 
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by p8ntballn2
Got a F4i about 3 months ago.. and i've been having problems with my license plate getting hit by the back tire.. and bending it up towards the front of the bike.. i've got the plate mounted pretty far up and away from tire.. but i guess not far enough.. does anyone know of a tag mount bracket that i can buy? so i can mount it right up under the lights.. its making me sooo mad.. My plate looks like its 10 years old now and been through WWIII and back. Thanks

lol gee man ru off roading with the thing or what? if its up towards the back of the bike idk how ur bottoming out your plate on your tire.....
 
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Old Jul 18, 2009 | 04:02 AM
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It's pretty high up there I'll get a pic of it in a few hours and try to post it up here and no I'm not off roading
 
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Old Jul 18, 2009 | 08:24 AM
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Do you ever notice your suspension moving up and down radically? I would say if so make your rear suspension harder.... there is no reason you should be hitting your plate.... def could use that pic
 
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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 01:08 AM
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It's not so easy uploading from an iPhone hopefully tomorrow I can get something ip here I only way 175lbs my fat *** shouldn't be makin it squat that bad
 
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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 01:16 AM
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Originally Posted by p8ntballn2
It's not so easy uploading from an iPhone hopefully tomorrow I can get something ip here I only way 175lbs my fat *** shouldn't be makin it squat that bad
It's not only about your weight. The suspension has to be tuned for every rider. There are two major things to worry about. First is preload and another is rebound. You should definitely check the rear suspension. Wrong set preload is probably the case, but can't tell you from here.

There was a great post on this forum about the suspension. As always can't find it when need to...
 

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