Hawk License Plate mount

pistolclass · 11-23-2016, 04:01 PM

OK all you hawksters... how pray-tell did you mount your license plate? The bolt holes don't line up with my newly minted VT plate so I tried to mount it with that bracket pinching it and that little hook thingy.... It was a little too loose for my liking.

**JerryHawk250** · 11-23-2016, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by pistolclass

OK all you hawksters... how pray-tell did you mount your license plate? The bolt holes don't line up with my newly minted VT plate so I tried to mount it with that bracket pinching it and that little hook thingy.... It was a little too loose for my liking.

I just elongated the slots on the bracket maybe an 1/8" on each side.

Ariel Red Hunter · 11-23-2016, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by pistolclass

OK all you hawksters... how pray-tell did you mount your license plate? The bolt holes don't line up with my newly minted VT plate so I tried to mount it with that bracket pinching it and that little hook thingy.... It was a little too loose for my liking.

I seem to remember this issue coming up before. I can't remember if they just redrilled the holes in the mount, or bolted a piece of 1/8th inch aluminum over the whole mount, with holes drilled in the right places for the plate bolts to go.

pistolclass · 11-23-2016, 04:38 PM

before I broke the drill I wanted to make sure there wasn't a trick.

Thanks all!

timcosby · 11-23-2016, 09:01 PM

yep got mine mounted sideways across the diagonals till i get around to it

Entropy · 11-24-2016, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by timcosby

yep got mine mounted sideways across the diagonals till i get around to it

Yep, that's how my buddy did it, even though I think it looks wonkey. I used the metal ties that came in the crate with black coating and twisted them tight with pliers.

pcspecialist · 11-25-2016, 01:11 AM

I removed the bracket and drilled holes in the rear fender (left and right of the holes that went to the bracket) that line up with the license plate.

See post #24

http://www.chinariders.net/showthrea...t=16636&page=2

Post #46 in the same thread is a closeup of the right side.

timcosby · 11-25-2016, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by pcspecialist

I removed the bracket and drilled holes in the rear fender (left and right of the holes that went to the bracket) that line up with the license plate.

See post #24

http://www.chinariders.net/showthrea...t=16636&page=2

Post #46 in the same thread is a closeup of the right side.

i was going to do the same thing then i found a plastic lock box on amazon that the tag mounts to. im going to remove the plate holder and use those holes to mount the box.

Republic · 11-25-2016, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by timcosby

yep got mine mounted sideways across the diagonals till i get around to it

This is what I did.

pistolclass · 11-25-2016, 08:37 PM

I just drilled the plastic next to the original holes and made sure a washer would prevent pull through. Easy peasy.

davidjv · 12-30-2016, 03:02 PM

I did the same - drill new holes for my plate. I could do nothing with the original bracket.

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pistolclass Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: connecticut Posts: 978	Hawk License Plate mount OK all you hawksters... how pray-tell did you mount your license plate? The bolt holes don't line up with my newly minted VT plate so I tried to mount it with that bracket pinching it and that little hook thingy.... It was a little too loose for my liking.
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pistolclass Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: connecticut Posts: 978	before I broke the drill I wanted to make sure there wasn't a trick. Thanks all!
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timcosby Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: robertsdale alabama usa Posts: 1,007	yep got mine mounted sideways across the diagonals till i get around to it
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pcspecialist Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 583	I removed the bracket and drilled holes in the rear fender (left and right of the holes that went to the bracket) that line up with the license plate. See post #24 http://www.chinariders.net/showthrea...t=16636&page=2 Post #46 in the same thread is a closeup of the right side.
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11-25-2016, 08:37 PM	#10
pistolclass Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: connecticut Posts: 978	I just drilled the plastic next to the original holes and made sure a washer would prevent pull through. Easy peasy.
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