Royal Enfield Bullet 350 DIY: Fixing a Retro 'Pedestrian Slicer' License Plate

'Pedestrian Slicer' License Plate

Yes, that is what it is called, I'm not kidding. I don't deliberation I request to explicate wherefore either! These were fitted connected vintage motorcycles and astatine immoderate constituent successful the 60's oregon 70's taken retired of usage, and successful information are amerciable astir everywhere.

In Japan, 2 wheelers bash not necessitate a beforehand licence sheet which is bully from an aesthetic presumption point. This besides gave maine an thought that I could hole a fake retro licence sheet connected the Bullet. Yes, I tin spot each the existent vintage riders shaking your heads (and turning successful your graves successful immoderate cases) erstwhile I americium doing this to a 2024 Bullet 350, which successful itself is considered 'fake' by astir CI lovers, owed to the information that it does not travel with a footwear lever.

For the remainder of america who couldn't beryllium bothered, Hitchcocks sells a bully prime kit they marque inhouse. The sheet itself I fishy is made of mild steel, but pulverization coated to a precocious standard, and the fixings are machined retired of stainless steel. This was important to maine arsenic I bash not privation the fixings rusting aft a fewer washes oregon rains, and hence stayed distant from astir akin worldly disposable connected Ebay.

They besides merchantability a enactment of authentically sized and shaped decals (letters arsenic good arsenic numbers) that you tin prime and take arsenic you want.

I besides ordered a taxation token holder, which I retrieve seeing connected my father's Lamby 150 arsenic a child. Again, the 1 from Hitchcocks is made retired of stainless steel, which is ever good.

Purchase links:

License plate: https://accessories.hitchcocksmotorc...ssories&Page=2
Vinyl decals:https://accessories.hitchcocksmotorcycles.com/19224
Tax token holder: https://accessories.hitchcocksmotorc...ry&keyword=tax

Difficulty level: Medium to Hard

Time required: 60 ~ 120 minutes (purely depending connected accomplishment and experience)

Caution: This is simply a DIY wherever determination is simply a precocious probability of irreversibly damaging your beforehand mudguard oregon tyre. Therefore, I would suggest going to a bully mechanic if you don't consciousness comfortable. TeamBHP oregon I shall not beryllium held liable if your pridefulness and joyousness is messed up!

License Plate

Tax Token Holder

Mock-up

Fixing the licence plate

The cardinal situation was to align the licence sheet on the centre enactment of the beforehand mudguard, portion making definite the headlight volition not deed it during hard braking.

There was nary manual oregon guidebook. I conscionable went with my gut and the tools that I had successful stock. I anticipation the pictures are aforesaid explanatory. As always, blessed to reply immoderate questions!

I utilized immoderate stickers to people the presumption of the bolts

Used the centre enactment of the beforehand tyre arsenic reference

Marked the spread centres with a shot pen first

Measured the bolts and they were M5

Hammer and punch to people the drilling points

Markings complete

Took retired the drill and bits

Started with the 2mm drill bit

Finished with the 5mm drill bit

Kept my trusty woody artifact beneath the mudguard to debar damaging the tyre

Test fitted the licence plate

Painted the wrong of the holes to forestall corrosion

How the holes looked successful the end

Temporarily fitted the licence sheet without the decals

PS:

I had to unscrew the mudguard from its mountings and assistance it up a spot to get a spanner successful betwixt the tyre and the mudguard to tighten the small nuts connected the screws.

As the Bullet has a painted fork screen and a important metallic mudguard, it was a spot hard holding it up with 1 manus and tightening the fasteners with the other. In lawsuit you are DIY-ing this, I powerfully urge having a helper.

All this occupation tin beryllium avoided if you conscionable region the beforehand wheel.

Oh yes, I besides fitted M5 rubber grommets betwixt the fixings and the apical of the mudguard to debar immoderate unnecessary scratches during fitment (or aboriginal removal).

License Plate Decals

Japanese licence plates are written in, well, Japanese and lone fitted astatine the backmost for 2 wheelers.

For the fake beforehand licence sheet though, I chose immoderate numbers and letters that made consciousness to maine personally. If idiosyncratic would similar to cognize what they mean, permission a remark and I volition explain.

Used immoderate elemental DIY tools to hole the decals 1 by one

They came retired not excessively bad, but determination is simply a mismatch betwixt LHS & RHS

Tax Token Holder

Until I navigator up a amended solution (have thing successful mind), I decided to hole a precise precious RE vessel decal I had successful my parts bin since years.

If you're arsenic aged arsenic I am, you volition retrieve this is from the Lightning 535