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[–] dingus@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 3 months ago (3 children)

Sadly my bike only has two upper mount holes and no lower mount holes. The holes are very wide and oblong too, so the thumb screws only sit tight when they are positioned just so. Not sure yet how I want to go about securing it tightly. I don't really want to Loctite it on tbh but idk.

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[–] dingus@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 3 months ago (2 children)

Interesting. I've not used the type with the spring before. I just bought a bunch of shit on Amazon so we'll see if something helps. I went with a silicone backing plate instead of an aluminum one. Might wear out quick but my thought is to dampen the vibrations. Idk. Got me a new plate today too!

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[–] dingus@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

Nice setup. I don't know if I'm going to resort to something like that quite yet, but we'll see!

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[–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

What I did on my dirtbike, was get a piece of lexan. Cut it to match your plate in size, then use some self tapping license plate screws to create the holes that you'll use to attach the plate. But before attaching the plate, drill a couple small holes in the center a couple inches apart right below your brake light there and pop rivet the piece of lexan to the plastic piece. Then attach your plate, and if you want a clean finish, you can zip the excess screw on the backside off with a cutoff wheel. It'll look clean and it'll stay attached.