Now that I'm fully obsessed with tricking out my bike... I've started looking at all the things that could be just a bit better than stock. Kawasaki did a beautiful job on the rear fender styling of the VN900, then butchered it with all the gobbldegook that is the plate and turn signals.
Originally I envisioned fabricating a custom bracket to relocate the plate a bit higher but once I took it apart I realized Kawasaki had done most of the work for me already.
Before:
After:
Leftovers:
Kawasaki was nice enough to put two holes with the correct spacing right into the bracket for the reflector. All I had to do was make them a bit bigger. Out came the Coleman 18V cordless drill and a #9 speed bit and 2 minutes later I had a new license plate mounting spot.
I couldn't use the old bolts to remount the license plate bracket due to the washers on them so I went to my trusty nuts and bolts bin and found two without washers.
Tools used:
4mm allen wrench
8mm and 10mm sockets and wrenches
cordless drill
#9 speedbit
Materials:
2 washerless 6mm bolts
microfiber cloth
Procedure:
Remove chrome cover from tail assembly (4mm allen)
Remove license plate (8mm)
Remove license plate bracket(10mm)
Remove lower mounting bolt from inside fender (10mm)and two side mounting bolts (8mm)
tilt assembly up and remove reflector nut from backside (8mm)
re-install side mounting bolts loosely to hold assembly for drilling
drill two holes:
remove side mounting bolts again
tilt assembly forward and invert and mount the license plate bracket using washerless bolts
re-install side and bottom mounting bolts
re-install plate
re-install chrome cover
wipe finger prints off chrome cover
stand back and admire your handiwork