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Thanks to Chip for his license plate mod inspiration I decided to give it a go.
After inspecting the existing bracket I decided to try and repurpose it. 30 minutes later after a little cutting and painting I was done. Very pleased. Zero Dollars spent.

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$4 and a walk to the neighborhood hardware store. Oregon requires a red reflector on the back too -- 2 came free with the bike as license plate bolts. Ditched the superfluous one.

You guys are lucky for having such small license plates in the US. Here in Switzerland they are a bit bigger, and so there is not much we can do to improve the look. Mind you, in Italy and Germany the plates are positively huge!

Its a license plate and a mud-flap!

Problem solved ...

Seeing as I'm an FAA Certified Aircraft Mechanic (A&P) I had to go with an aircraft quality aluminum bracket.

TINK

Very, very nice. Looks professional. I wish I could do that kind of stuff.

Wish I had not seen this thread though, now I've gotta go out and stare at my license plate frame for awhile...I was happy with it until now.

(08-16-2014, 02:12 PM)Siggy Javotnik_imp Wrote: [ -> ]$4 and a walk to the neighborhood hardware store. Oregon requires a red reflector on the back too -- 2 came free with the bike as license plate bolts. Ditched the superfluous one.

Somehow I deleted my hardware-store $4 fix -- here it is (no need to use the wood screws, just two brackets. No drilling involved.):

Siggy - what is that bracket you used?

Just a 3" mending bracket, see attached.

Finally got around to performing the Chip Beck License Plate Mod....sort of. Still need to get a minimalist frame and I will need to replace the bolts as the hardware store didn't have what I wanted.

The bike Ned's a wash and I didn't bother to pull it out so the pictures aren't the best, but it looks great to me in person. Thanks for the idea and the instructions, Chip!