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Hi all, today I was with almost no work, so I decided to chop the license plate holder, and this is what I've done:


I removed all the plastic holder, including license plate light. Then as our license plate has wide holes on top and bottom, I "inserted" it on the aluminium rails, and hold it with some bolts. Also added a bycicle cateye, and a plastic strip on the edge of the plate, as it's sharp and dangerous.

Here's the bottom view


I've also removed the BMW top case, way too heavy for the WRR. So I found some old bycicle saddlebagas and bolt them to the chopping board. The saddlebags already came with a piece of hard plastic inside to keep the shape, with 2 holes, so I added 2 more and now it's part of the WRR. You can see it almost empty in the first picture, and fully loaded in this one:


Here you can see the bolts I added and the plastic inside the bags:

So far is working great, and in the case of a failure with the bag, I have the other one of the pair!

I also removed the sidestand switch....

Pancho wrote:

I also removed the sidestand switch....

I'm suprised how many people don't do this. It's really easy and makes a big difference when you are bumping down the trail.

nice mods, pancho. Thanks for the pics & ideas. I also cut up my tail light.. not as elegant as the nice drc units, but it's much simpler & cleaner than stock. I took off the side stand switch & clutch switches first thing, too. I prefer it simple.
scotty

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I took off the side stand switch & clutch switches first thing, too

The sidestand switch is some how "unnecessary", but the clutch one? Don't you have the risk of someone starting the bike on gear?

Pancho wrote:

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I took off the side stand switch & clutch switches first thing, too

The sidestand switch is some how "unnecessary", but the clutch one? Don't you have the risk of someone starting the bike on gear?

I suppose.. But i am already in the habit of starting with the clutch pulled in, & if not, i make sure it's in neutral.. nice thing about the neutral light.

On my old drz, i had the clutch switch act up out on the trail.. took me a long time to figure out why it wouldn't start. After that, i took it out, figuring one less thing to go wrong.

Anyway, i'll put in a disclaimer: No one should disconnect any of the safety switches on their bikes.. nor should anyone alter the fuel or exhaust systems, or do any other modifications to their bike other than put gas in it. Take it to the dealer for all other service issues, even oil changes.