It broke off

[Tally]

Out for a ride today as it was sunny , bacon,cheeseburger and cup of tea at onyerbike nr, Aylesbury then onto H's cafe another cuppa then went next door to the shop that sells helmets, riding gear etc,etc, picked up a refill bottle of muc-off visor cleaner. On my way home I went over a bump and then felt a knock everything seemed ok so I carried on home only to discover when I parked up that my entire number plate assembly had sheared off it's mounting bolts and was hanging down suspended by the indicator wires only . Took the back end of the bike off to remove what was left and found that corrosion had eaten it away , only the washers were holding it in place ,so the bump must have dislodged it. As soon as I've finished this post I'm on ebay looking for a new tail tidy with indicator mounts, oh yeah two new indicators as well the wirings all chaffed . If anyone knows of a good make to look for give me a shout. Tally K7fe

[Tally]

It's ok found a universal one on ebay £11

[GSXKING]

Can you post a before and after pic please 

[Tally]

Will do @GSXKING

[VladTepes]

I just use a generic hayabusa one off ebay and its fine because the hayabusa script cutout is covered by the plate anyway.

[Tally]

@GSXKING , as promised here are the photos, top is the old broken one , bottom one is the new universal one off eBay. The bracket bolts to the back and can be slid in and out to where you want it. The only mod I need to do is drill two new holes closer together to mount it to the undertray.

[GSXKING]

Great @Tally I'm keen to see what it looks like on the bike also please 🙏
I've never seen a modified one.
Mine is stock standard 👌

[Tally]

Well I put the new one on , bolted it all into place and went for a ride this afternoon. Lo and behold it's broken again. A much more careful examination has revealed the culprit. The mounting point on the undertray  must have had a crack in it altering the angle of the plate . I must have hit a bump somewhere as it's punched a hole straight through. So I need a new undertray, license plate holder ( again).

[Hooli]

Put the proper mudguard back, it'll look a lot better too.

[GSXKING]

Put the proper mudguard back, it'll look a lot better too.

I'm voting with @Hooli 👍

It must be very frustrating 😳

[Tally]

A new ermax undertray ordered and a new license plate holder. Hopefully no more dramas 

[Will14]

A new ermax undertray ordered and a new license plate holder. Hopefully no more dramas 

@Tally I had an Ermax under tray on one of my previous 1400's have to say the quality was good although a bit weak for mounting the reg plate, I strengthened mine with a bit of steel plate inside before mounting the plate which did the trick nicely

[Tally]

Goo idea I like it , will do@Will14

[Tally]

Undertray arrives tomorrow , not bad as I only ordered it Sunday at 9-30 pm . License plate holder is Wednesday 

[Will14]

Goo idea I like it , will do@Will14

@Tally I can't seem to find it now, but on the old ORG. there was a template for a DIY tail tidy. It was a piece of 2mm (ish) square steel plate with a 90 degree fold inwards at the top which was then fixed to the underside of the undertray, also two ears on each side which were again folded 90 degrees with a hole drilled in each to mount the rear indicators. It was pretty strong and secure with a piece of steel plate inside the undertray to strengthen further, much stronger than using the small mount on the ermax undertray. I used stainless checker plate & painted mine white so it blended in with the under tray and with nice filed rounded corners etc didn't look DIY at all