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Air Cleaner Cover and Side-Mount License Plate
By Greg Friend
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The billet construction of... 
   
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The billet construction of the side-mount tag holder is flawless, and it is polished to a brilliant finish for great looks.
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To slip your plate into the... 
   
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To slip your plate into the mount, simply loosen the two hex head screws on the right. As you can see, even the bracket for the mount is polished billet.
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Without drilling holes anywhere,... 
   
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Without drilling holes anywhere, we mounted the license plate to the existing belt guard hole. An aluminum spacer was used to keep the side mount from touching the swingarm.
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We used a 9/16-inch wrench... 
   
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We used a 9/16-inch wrench and a hex key socket to tighten the mount to the swingarm.
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After splicing the wires from... 
   
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After splicing the wires from the light to the wiring loom, we turned on the lights and lit up the mount. The side mount cleans up the bike, provides more illumination, and looks good doing it.
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This billet air cleaner cover... 
   
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This billet air cleaner cover is chromed for extra durability and long-lasting beauty.
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Simple products usually work... 
   
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Simple products usually work the best. This one has only two parts, the cover and the hex head stud threaded into the center of the cover.
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We removed our original cover... 
   
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We removed our original cover bolt with a hex wrench.
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Then, we kept our original... 
   
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Then, we kept our original cover in place and threaded the hex stud into the air cleaner assembly on top of it, stacking the two like pancakes.
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It's that easy to hide the... 
   
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It's that easy to hide the air cleaner bolt -- five minutes, tops.

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