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Untermensch

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 12:56 am
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Just about every sports bike I see now has the rear guard and No plate
bracket removed and their plate mounted up high under the tail, pipes or
even back behind the rear wheel hugger................

Whats the go????????????????????????

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Aussiedav

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 12:56 am
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On Dec 6, 2:20 pm, "Untermensch" <Untermen....DeleteThis@nowhere.com> wrote:
> Just about every sports bike I see now has the rear guard and No plate
> bracket

I thought it was just a "looks" kind of thing.

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CrazyCam

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 2:57 am Post subject: Re: Why is everyone removing the rear guard? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Untermensch wrote: > Just about every sports bike I see now has the rear guard and No plate > bracket removed and their plate mounted up high under the tail, pipes or > even back behind the rear wheel hugger................ > > Whats the go???????????????????????? > > It's so that you can ride out of where ever you start from, with the number plate visible, then, once you feel like enjoying yourself, you can reach back and flip the number plate up, so it isn't visible. You, hopefully, reverse the process when you are getting ready to stop someplace. regards, CrazyCam >> Stay informed about: Why is everyone removing the rear guard?

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 2:57 am Post subject: Re: Why is everyone removing the rear guard? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:20:53 GMT, "Untermensch" <Untermensch RemoveThis @nowhere.com> wrote: >Just about every sports bike I see now has the rear guard and No plate >bracket removed and their plate mounted up high under the tail, pipes or >even back behind the rear wheel hugger................ > >Whats the go???????????????????????? > The riders of such bikes also boast that their tower case is bigger than your tower case.. And they have trouble weeing when anyone else is standing beside them at the urinals... I think there may be a psychology PHD in there somewhere... Onya bike !!! Gerry >> Stay informed about: Why is everyone removing the rear guard?

Biggus.....

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 5:06 am Post subject: Re: Why is everyone removing the rear guard? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

they saw americans doing it.. so since we are now a state of USA, they do it too. >> Stay informed about: Why is everyone removing the rear guard?

justAL

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 5:06 am Post subject: Re: Why is everyone removing the rear guard? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Because race bikes don't have mudguards. It's purely for looks....blows chunks when you have a stripe of mud up your back. justAL "Untermensch" <Untermensch DeleteThis @nowhere.com> wrote in message news:FMK5j.20896$CN4.1012@news-server.bigpond.net.au... > Just about every sports bike I see now has the rear guard and No plate > bracket removed and their plate mounted up high under the tail, pipes or > even back behind the rear wheel hugger................ > > Whats the go???????????????????????? > >> Stay informed about: Why is everyone removing the rear guard?

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(Msg. 7) Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 7:01 am Post subject: Re: Why is everyone removing the rear guard? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"Biggus....." <fu_kew__MYKNICKERS.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:5ibfl3p3iv353b828o9n35qgrh7ccg2dk2@4ax.com... > they saw americans doing it.. so since we are now a state of USA, they > do it too. aaaaaaargh! Sounds like a good reason not to.... betty, seceding from the 51st state of the US >> Stay informed about: Why is everyone removing the rear guard?

Biggus.....

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(Msg. 8) Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 9:08 am Post subject: Re: Why is everyone removing the rear guard? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Funny to watch in traffic with their Fila jackets gettin filthy. Suppose they just bash and rob someone else to get a new one lmao >Because race bikes don't have mudguards. It's purely for looks....blows >chunks when you have a stripe of mud up your back. >> Stay informed about: Why is everyone removing the rear guard?

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(Msg. 9) Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 1:04 pm Post subject: Re: Why is everyone removing the rear guard? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

justAL wrote: > Because race bikes don't have mudguards. It's purely for looks....blows > chunks when you have a stripe of mud up your back. That's just poor planning. I don't think the average rider with a fender eliminator is likely to ride in/on anything resembling mud or even wet roads. Nev.. '04 CBR1100XX >> Stay informed about: Why is everyone removing the rear guard?

Marty H

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(Msg. 10) Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 3:01 pm Post subject: Re: Why is everyone removing the rear guard? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On Dec 6, 3:20 pm, "Untermensch" <Untermen....TakeThisOut@nowhere.com> wrote: > Just about every sports bike I see now has the rear guard and No plate > bracket removed and their plate mounted up high under the tail, pipes or > even back behind the rear wheel hugger................ > > Whats the go???????????????????????? I believe there was a shortage of things to complain about on the sportsbike forums, so they needed to come up with a new way for the police to hassle them so they then could complain about police harrasment. either that or something to do with foolly sik moite mh >> Stay informed about: Why is everyone removing the rear guard?

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(Msg. 11) Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 6:36 pm Post subject: Re: Why is everyone removing the rear guard? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Imported from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

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(Msg. 12) Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 2:31 am Post subject: Re: Why is everyone removing the rear guard? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

I like this answer the best. Marty H wrote: > On Dec 6, 3:20 pm, "Untermensch" <Untermen... RemoveThis @nowhere.com> wrote: >> Just about every sports bike I see now has the rear guard and No plate >> bracket removed and their plate mounted up high under the tail, pipes or >> even back behind the rear wheel hugger................ >> >> Whats the go???????????????????????? > > I believe there was a shortage of things to complain about on the > sportsbike forums, so they needed to come up with a new way for the > police to hassle them so they then could complain about police > harrasment. > > either that or something to do with foolly sik moite > > mh >> Stay informed about: Why is everyone removing the rear guard?

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(Msg. 13) Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 2:36 am Post subject: Re: Why is everyone removing the rear guard? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On Dec 6, 3:20 pm, "Untermensch" <Untermen... DeleteThis @nowhere.com> wrote: > Just about every sports bike I see now has the rear guard and No plate > bracket removed and their plate mounted up high under the tail, pipes or > even back behind the rear wheel hugger................ > > Whats the go???????????????????????? When you put the plate back there, it's perfectly visible to the rear, but from higher up, say speed camera level, the tail or pipes obscures the view. Have no idea how legal the setup is though. I don't imagine police officers take kindly to that sort of thing. >> Stay informed about: Why is everyone removing the rear guard?

Biggus.....

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(Msg. 14) Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 5:54 am Post subject: Re: Why is everyone removing the rear guard? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

> I don't think the average rider with a fender eliminator is likely to ride in/on anything resembling mud or even wet roads. So if you have a "fender eliminator" you become a fairweather wanker instead? >> Stay informed about: Why is everyone removing the rear guard?

justAL

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(Msg. 15) Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:33 am Post subject: Re: Why is everyone removing the rear guard? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Fine then Nev you pendantic freak! Let's make it a strip of rubber then! justAL "Nev.." <idiot.RemoveThis@mindless.com> wrote in message news:47581916$0$22900$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... > justAL wrote: >> Because race bikes don't have mudguards. It's purely for looks....blows >> chunks when you have a stripe of mud up your back. > > That's just poor planning. I don't think the average rider with a fender > eliminator is likely to ride in/on anything resembling mud or even wet > roads. > > Nev.. > '04 CBR1100XX >> Stay informed about: Why is everyone removing the rear guard?

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