![]() ![]() I drilled 2 further M6 holes in the backing plate for the licence plate mounts, which also serve as licence plate lights. In the backing plate I countersunk holes for each of the screw heads using an 11mm drill bit and used countersunk M5 allen screws, a total of 8 if you include the 4 required for the Spock ears, approx 20mm long. A small triangular cut was also made in each to provide clearance for the licence plate holding bolts. This triangular cut face has an M6 hole drilled in it the other 20mm face has two 5mm holes cut, 24mm between centres. The angle brackets attached to this backing are made from same alloy, dimensions 40mm x 40mm, bent at 20mm and cut triangular on one face. The Licence plate backing is made from the same 3mm alloy, dimensions 100mm x 180mm. When installed as pictured, the distance between each of the mounts is 100mm (inner face to face). I rounded each of the ends by using a suitable washer as a guide (20mm OD). The mounts are made out of 3mm aluminium, dimensions 20mm x 50mm, with an M8 and M6 hole in them and a 90 degree bend at 20mm. It was constructed at home with hand tools, drill and reciprocating jig-saw.įirstly I removed the pillion pegs, as even our young children couldn’t fit comfortably on the pillion seat, and used the rear two mounts as a fitting point for the licence plate holder (they’re M8 allen heads). In the mean time, I reinstalled the the ugly “Spock Ear” indicators as a temporary solution. Objective was to tidy up the rear of the Dragster and set up for either integrating turn signals into the brake lights (red flashing brake lights like some US cars and bikes, and using a turn / brake / run module from ebay) or attaching small turn signals adjacent to the brake lights (ala New Rage turn signals). You can reuse the standard axle pinch bolts if you make up some spacers like I did: 12mm ID, max 18mm OD and 30mm long - just note the correct tightening torque (28-32NM). There are 3 connectors at the back of the swing arm under a small cover that allows you to disconnect electrically when you remove the whole tail arm. There are plenty of threads here on how to remove the tail arm so I won’t repeat it here, aside from a couple of learnings. Summary of tail tidy build with pictures - all up about 5hrs plus time for paint to ![]()
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