Sideways license plate (on chain guard) - Ducati.ms

Crank1000 · Mar 14th, 2010, 4:16 am

I remember seeing a picture of a hyper here that the owner had mounted the license plate to the chain guard. It was sideways, and bent with the curve of the chainguard. For some reason, I think it was a hawaii plate. If anybody can find that picture for me, I would be stoked. Thanks.

Jeremy25056 · Mar 14th, 2010, 5:13 am

i have mine done the same way. im headin to the canyons tomorrow. il snap a picture and post it up.

Jeremy25056 · Mar 14th, 2010, 5:21 am

found this one in my photos. cant really see it. close up tommorow.

mangler7 · Mar 14th, 2010, 11:59 am

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Originally Posted by Crank1000

I remember seeing a picture of a hyper here that the owner had mounted the license plate to the chain guard. It was sideways, and bent with the curve of the chainguard. For some reason, I think it was a hawaii plate. If anybody can find that picture for me, I would be stoked. Thanks.

http://www.ducati.ms/gallery/files/3/5/5/0/0/423.jpg

Click on "images" number under my mangler name and info located in the top left corner of this post. You will find two more pics of it. I've since relocated it under my desmo tail.

yellow cake · Mar 14th, 2010, 12:04 pm

that has to be interesting to wire a plate light there. I'm not a LEO, but that's the number one reason they pull people over for.

Crank1000 · Mar 14th, 2010, 3:19 pm

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Originally Posted by mangler7

http://www.ducati.ms/gallery/files/3/5/5/0/0/423.jpg

Click on "images" number under my mangler name and info located in the top left corner of this post. You will find two more pics of it. I've since relocated it under my desmo tail.

Excellent! Thank you sir.

Jeff4510 · Mar 14th, 2010, 3:24 pm

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Originally Posted by mangler7

http://www.ducati.ms/gallery/files/3/5/5/0/0/423.jpg

Click on "images" number under my mangler name and info located in the top left corner of this post. You will find two more pics of it. I've since relocated it under my desmo tail.

I'm sorry but that does not look clean at all from the rear imo, probably nice from the sides though. When guys mount their plates like this it always looks "lopsided", it also seems to be done a lot on choppers and hogs which basically disgust me since ususally the owners cannot ride worth a ding and probably got beaten up in highschool and are now trying to be tough guys, with a bunch of tats

Also, mounting it under the fender looks strange also. i think anytime you have to bend it or mount it sideways it just wreaks of "illegal". I'm all for having it at an angle barely hanging off the back fender though

Crank1000 · Mar 14th, 2010, 3:27 pm

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Originally Posted by Jeff4510

I'm sorry but that does not look clean at all from the rear imo, probably nice from the sides though. When guys mount their plates like this it always looks "lopsided", it also seems to be done a lot on choppers and hogs which basically disgust me since ususally the owners cannot ride worth a ding and probably got beaten up in highschool and are now trying to be tough guys, with a bunch of tats

Also, mounting it under the fender looks strange also. i think anytime you have to bend it or mount it sideways it just wreaks of "illegal". I'm all for having it at an angle barely hanging off the back fender though

I think it looks loads better than the monstrosity that comes from the factory with these things. Let's face it, it's a license plate, and not some kind of fashion statement. If we must have them, we gotta do what we can with them.

I also really like how it has the parking permit below. I've been killing myself trying to figure out where to put my permit without sticking it to my bodywork.

mangler7 · Mar 14th, 2010, 4:06 pm

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Originally Posted by Jeff4510

I'm sorry but that does not look clean at all from the rear imo, probably nice from the sides though. When guys mount their plates like this it always looks "lopsided", it also seems to be done a lot on choppers and hogs which basically disgust me since ususally the owners cannot ride worth a ding and probably got beaten up in highschool and are now trying to be tough guys, with a bunch of tats

Also, mounting it under the fender looks strange also. i think anytime you have to bend it or mount it sideways it just wreaks of "illegal". I'm all for having it at an angle barely hanging off the back fender though

I agree kind sir. Thats why it looks like this now.

http://www.ducati.ms/gallery/files/3...z_dscn1624.jpg

however, i left the inspection sticker on the chain guard. And yes, if you cut and mod enough, you can tuck the original tag ligh up in the tail. Mine has that also and it works well.

smartbomb · Mar 14th, 2010, 7:19 pm

Is that the Desmo tail? Can you post a pic from the side and rear 3/4?