I am sure we have all looked at these at one point or another and I finally bit the bullet and bought one.
ebay Link: 2007 Yamaha FZ 6 Black License Plate Mount 07: eBay Motors (item 160476066532 end time Oct-02-10 00:05:18 PDT)
Seller: motopartswholesale
Seller Location: United States
Price: $25.34 (USD)
Shipping Cost: Free
Transaction & Shipping
The transaction was completed on September 3rd and the package was received on September 9th via FedEx (Pretty good for the holiday weekend). The packaging was professional and everything was in tact:
Initial Quality
Out of the box the quality seemed pretty good for a $25 part. It is constructed of light gauge steel which appears to have been water-jet cut. All bends were precise. Finish seemed rugged and uniform. The kit does not include mount hardware but reuses the stock fasteners and mounting positions. Kit included a less than impressive plate light which I will talk about once it is actually installed.
Install
In total, it took approximately 1hr to install. The main time consumer was extending/reaming the side mounting holes as they were a little too low and the bolt could not be installed. Otherwise, the bottom bolt hole positions were spot-on; as was the general fit. I opted to add a hole in the base (see the second picture down) to allow indicator wire routing. The finish held up very well through the install, even with the Dremel tool in hand. As you can tell from the pictures, the stock signals will not work with this kit.
Conclusions
All in all, I would say that this is definitely a viable option to some of the $100+ options out there. I would buy another.
*Plate light to come*
ebay Link: 2007 Yamaha FZ 6 Black License Plate Mount 07: eBay Motors (item 160476066532 end time Oct-02-10 00:05:18 PDT)
Seller: motopartswholesale
Seller Location: United States
Price: $25.34 (USD)
Shipping Cost: Free
Transaction & Shipping
The transaction was completed on September 3rd and the package was received on September 9th via FedEx (Pretty good for the holiday weekend). The packaging was professional and everything was in tact:
Initial Quality
Out of the box the quality seemed pretty good for a $25 part. It is constructed of light gauge steel which appears to have been water-jet cut. All bends were precise. Finish seemed rugged and uniform. The kit does not include mount hardware but reuses the stock fasteners and mounting positions. Kit included a less than impressive plate light which I will talk about once it is actually installed.
Install
In total, it took approximately 1hr to install. The main time consumer was extending/reaming the side mounting holes as they were a little too low and the bolt could not be installed. Otherwise, the bottom bolt hole positions were spot-on; as was the general fit. I opted to add a hole in the base (see the second picture down) to allow indicator wire routing. The finish held up very well through the install, even with the Dremel tool in hand. As you can tell from the pictures, the stock signals will not work with this kit.
Conclusions
All in all, I would say that this is definitely a viable option to some of the $100+ options out there. I would buy another.
*Plate light to come*
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