Tail tidy Fatboy

DC · Mar 12, 2021

Dear congregation

I had a 2021 Fatboy delivered yesterday, and would like to replace the number plate bracket at the rear. I had a side mounted one on my 2018 model, which was a PITA, so not going down that route again.
Anyone know of any companies producing anything to tidy up the rear ?

DC · Mar 12, 2021

Picture of rear end

squibb34 · Mar 12, 2021

Most options are side mounts.

Iron Optics rear mount looks slightly better? ............ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Iron-Optic...ocphy=1006506&hvtargid=pla-655143882713&psc=1

Big Si · Mar 12, 2021

squibb34 said:
Most options are side mounts.

Iron Optics rear mount looks slightly better? ............ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Iron-Optic...ocphy=1006506&hvtargid=pla-655143882713&psc=1

The only problem would be relocating the tail/brake light, as the link is for A Fat Bob, not Boy. You could raise the plate above the brake light using a laydown number plate holder so it wouldn't look too much like a sail on the back and slightly reduce the plate size. Then you would need to replace the brake light lense with an upwards shining window or wire in a dedicated number plate led.
I sometimes use google images for different ideas on what other folks have done. H-D's accessory book is a start as well as trawling ARH and Hogparts websites.

squibb34 · Mar 12, 2021

There are various other lighting options, if you trawl through the Iron Optics website.

DC · Mar 12, 2021

thanks Squibb, yeah thats a fat bob, but is similar to what I want to do . will have alook on the iron optics site

Cheers Si, I had thought of a laydown , I have one of these on the Heritage and looks great. Fitted to a fatboy would mean drilling into the rear fender. the brake light wouldn't be an issue. i would just need to feed a number plate light for legality ,and I had thought of the little LEDs you can now purchase.

Deleted account 230523001 · Mar 12, 2021

Just put a stick on plate on the mudguard, plenty of room by the look of it, which is currently too big, the plate would break it up.
If you are concerned about it being not quite legal, you bought the wrong bike.

Gyp · Mar 14, 2021

DC said:
thanks Squibb, yeah thats a fat bob, but is similar to what I want to do . will have alook on the iron optics site

Cheers Si, I had thought of a laydown , I have one of these on the Heritage and looks great. Fitted to a fatboy would mean drilling into the rear fender. the brake light wouldn't be an issue. i would just need to feed a number plate light for legality ,and I had thought of the little LEDs you can now purchase.

If you could find one, surely you could simply bolt on a Heritage rear fender and lighting? I'd be amazed if they weren't interchangeable.

DC · Mar 14, 2021

att said:
Just put a stick on plate on the mudguard, plenty of room by the look of it, which is currently too big, the plate would break it up.
If you are concerned about it being not quite legal, you bought the wrong bike.

thanks Att ,thats crossed my mind re a stick on .

DC · Mar 14, 2021

Gyp said:
If you could find one, surely you could simply bolt on a Heritage rear fender and lighting? I'd be amazed if they weren't interchangeable.

the heritage one goes onto the rear fender, its drilled and fitted that as std. I can fit one of these on a laydown bracket,but that means drilling the fender to take the bracket, just a little reluctant to do that at present ,if there is anything else out there. thanks though

Gyp · Mar 15, 2021

DC said:
the heritage one goes onto the rear fender, its drilled and fitted that as std. I can fit one of these on a laydown bracket,but that means drilling the fender to take the bracket, just a little reluctant to do that at present ,if there is anything else out there. thanks though

I may be failing to understand the issue, but I'm suggesting taking off your complete Fatboy fender and replacing it with a Heritage one.

There are a couple on eBay at the moment; one at £75, one at £120 plus p&p

Removes any worries about drilling the original

DC · Mar 15, 2021

Doubt it would fit Gyp, the fat boy has a rear 240 tyre on, lot wider fender than a heritage . Thanks again anyway

Gyp · Mar 15, 2021

Yes of course

twizzle · Mar 15, 2021

These boys in Australia do a kit...pricy mind

https://www.bikecraft.net.au/-bikec...il-lights-to-suit-harley-davidson-fatboy-2018

DC · Mar 15, 2021

thats exactly what I am aiming for Twizzle, Saw that when I googled what I wanted. having a bracket made in the next few weeks with luck ,so will see how it ends up

Gyp · Mar 16, 2021

DC said:
thats exactly what I am aiming for Twizzle, Saw that when I googled what I wanted. having a bracket made in the next few weeks with luck ,so will see how it ends up

When I saw the Aus one, my thought was to find a local man-in-a-shed fabricator

DC · Mar 21, 2021

so I finally got round to removing the huge plate hanger and fitted a smaller bracket underneath

i have left the number plate light off. i ordered a really small LED one, they double up as plate fasteners, But after looking into it, you dont actually have to have one by law or for the MOT. However if you do have one it has to be working. a reflector is required by law and I have a very small round one on its way to attach. The Plate is 7.5 x 5.5 so its under size without taking the piss, I might order a smaller one still

twizzle · Mar 22, 2021

Could you not get the plate down a bit, under the fender?

DC · Mar 22, 2021

twizzle said:
Could you not get the plate down a bit, under the fender?

Yes, I think that’s the better position for it, when the new plate ( tad smaller ) comes, that’s where I will put it , it slides quite nicely under the fender too

Toddmeister · Mar 22, 2021

DC said:
Yes, I think that’s the better position for it, when the new plate ( tad smaller ) comes, that’s where I will put it , it slides quite nicely under the fender too

It’s going to look much better like that, and have the added advantage of acting like a big mud flap to keep the crap off yer rear end! :thumb2

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