Chronotripper

So I was in need of a rather unique type of plate carrier since I always have my bike rack on my spare. I wanted to mount my plate in the center of the wheel, but none of the brackets I could buy would work because of my bike carrier. So, I set out and create a custom bracket using a few scrap aluminum parts and a spring hinge I bought from Home Depot. Let the pictures begin:

Final product:


Started with some scrap parts (The far left piece is angle scrap):


Some views of the whole things put together:


The spring hinge keeps the plate up, and if I need to unlock or remove my bike rack, I simply pull down the plate and insert the key. Next thing to do is figure out a nice way to install the light so it is visible at night. Not too worried about it right now though. What do you all think? Total price was $14.98 plus tax for the spring hinge.

Ryan0260

Nice. Bonus points if you can find a way to motorize it for when you run a red light camera

Chronotripper

I just might have to do that! Would also let me through speed traps and toll roads...

Delux2769

What size are your tires? I heard the Yakima won't fit with 285/70/17 tires.

ISSY

shouldn't be a problem with a tire that size. The rack comes with a longer post for deeper rims. This rack fit fine on my 315 Duratracs.

Nice set up by the way. If I still had this rack I'd copy it in a second.

pwain

Off topic, but does your Yakima rack rattle? Tried one on mine a few years back and it drove me nuts.

Chronotripper

Got 35" duratracs and the yakima fits fine because as stated above, I got a longer post to mount the rack on a bigger tire. The rack doesn't rattle at all.

PatrickESJK

Looks Great!

Here is mine! I just put two treaded rodes in and boom! Had some fun redoing the light and the harness extension.

jdk

X2 when the motorized verisions , looks really good.

red2010rubi

Another one for a motorized plate for red light cameras. I got hit with one of those tickets on a buisness trip to Denver