Just bought a new Strada!! The guys at the dealer told me not to use the mounting bracket for the license plate because it may brake the rear plastic fender. Has anyone had an issue with the mounting bracket?
Here are some shots of what I did on mine. Super simple/cheap and does the trick just fine. Just need 2 bolts. Stack of washers. 2 nylock nuts. and a 1"x1/8" by maybe 7" piece of aluminum bar. Use the original bracket and your license plate to mark the holes. Back: Side: Side with plate on: If you wanted to, you could use the reflective plate bolts to cover the reflector requirements.
To answer your question directly, YES. Don't use it. Do some searches here, there at least a few threads on the matter, and various solutions.
Remove it, period. It will fail eventually if you ride off road. Here was how I fixed mine. I've had zero issues thus far. http://www.advrider.com/forums/showpost.php?p=23195454&postcount=2689
I used T6 aluminum b/c I had some left over from another project. Aluminum nuts & bolts from HDepot, rubber trim from McMaster Carr.
Everyone else has said to remove it. This is good advice. My tail fender broke on a trail and I've spent three months waiting for a new one to deliver from Husqvarna. Getting a broken rear fender requires hitting some bumps with all that weight on there. if you MUST use the bracket, build some bars that can bolt onto the Muffler brackets to the tail lights bolts. Getting a new fender is taking forever, so I went and spent $200USD on the R&G Tail Tidy because I had to move the bike and don't own a truck or trailer/want to start riding again... I also don't recommend the Tail Tidy. It looks okay from a distance, but the parts fit is not decent at all. It's probably the worst fender eliminator I've seen/worked with.
I have a brand new one if someone wants it? Removed my stock rear fender when I bought the bike. Now that I sold teh bike, i just found it... Pay for shipping and its yours.
Hi daniel, I sent you a pm regarding the fender, if you still have any of the other extras, I would be interested in them also. Thanks alot!
I will check to see how much shipping is... its the only part i have left. Whats you address / location to ship to?
