| Author | Message | ||
     Blake |
Don't knock 'em so fast; they may come in handier than you might first realize: One of those number plates would come in real darn handy when camping out and finding oneself lacking something to fan the campfire to life. And one might also come in handy as a cutting board on which to chop up your vittles. And what if you found yourself on the tarmack of a major airport without your signaling paddles? You could grab the plates and with a little ingenuity be good to go. In prison you could carve little pieces of the plates and make yourself a nice sheeve. Or just use them as body armor. Cut a couple holes in 'em and fasten an elastic band just so and voila, halloween mask. Wrap 'em around the legs for soccer shin-guards. Toss 'em on the ground when you need base markers for kickball. They probably fling good enough to get your Border Collie chasing after them. There are more, so many more uses for 'em. Anyone?  | ||
| Diablobrian |
use them as wings to help you clear the bridge to get away from Roscoe & Enos! Yeeee Hawwwww! They'd make nifty plates to lay down to keep your kickstand from sinking through the asphalt on a hot day....and there is even a second one for one of your buddies! They could be used for an impromptu game of frisbee in the Hooters parking lot. As an alternate to my first idea they could be used as air foils to keep the bike more level under hard braking (reduce stoppies) They could fold out in a tail wind to add sail area and increase your top speed. They could be used for a pit board on a race weekend! (Message edited by diablobrian on December 16, 2006) | ||
| Diablobrian |
Oh yeah they could be used for semaphore if you somehow ended up on a ship at sea. | ||
| Steve_mackay |
Okay, I've got an idea... I will be picking up a TT, most likely within the next 30-45 days. The person with the most creative use for those number plates, wins the plates off my bike. What a deal, eh?  | ||
| Metalstorm |
For the winter rider: You can strap them to your feet & use them as snow shoes in a blizzard or use them as shovels to build a snow cave. With tin foil you have the makings for a kick ass antenna They make great microwavable dinner plates. You can zip tie them to the handlebars & have serious handguards. | ||
| Diablobrian |
They could be used as bases for a game of stickball. It's a great excuse to get a buddy with one to come over...So you can have all 3 bases and home plate. You could paint them red with a white "stop" on them and use them to stop traffic during group rides as a sort of "road guard" but you'd need an orange vest to go with them  You could use them with a vis-a-vis marker to flash messages to cage drivers on a ride. That type of marker wipes off with a damp cloth Messages like: "Hang up and DRIVE" or other more colorful messages involving farm animals and wesson oil... You could use them as a poor man's PDA Use them to hold your hash browns and coffee while you eat your biscuit during the morning commute like all of the car drivers. Use one to cover your plate when passing a British style traffic enforcement camera (of course I say that in jest since it's illegal) Use them to get the numbers of hot chicks in traffic (they are large enough for them to reach out and write on while you are next to the girl's car) or guy if you swing that way :P Use them to write "Do not touch, sit on, or otherwise molest my bike in my absence" on in the hopes it will keep at least one person from climbing on your bike while it is parked (as if the people that do that can actually read ) Believe it or not I can actually see them as being a good thing for those that use soft saddle bags, but I'm having fun with this | ||
| Snakedriver |
Nerf Darts! Back protectors Out riggers for fat chicks A kinda fold out chair Golf visor Microwave safe cookware If they were metal- refrigerator magnets Is somebody at Buell writing our names down? | ||
| Steve_mackay |
Out riggers for fat chicks  Believe it or not I can actually see them as being a good thing for those that use soft saddle bags You get the "most practical" award there Brian. | ||
| Chrisb |
Zip tie them to the annoying little neighbor kids bike. Add a small amount of convincing and he'll try to get his bike airborne. | ||
| Barker |
Serve pizza bagels on one, and beer on the other while entertaining guests at your home. | ||
| Diablobrian |
stick them in the spokes to make "motorcycle sounds" like we used to do with cards when we were kids.  | ||
| Hughlysses |
Here's a thought for actually using them on the bike: you could put hinges on them, rig them up with a couple of 12V solenoids, and use them for high speed air brakes. Just like a jet fighter!  (Message edited by hughlysses on December 16, 2006) | ||
| Stevasaurus |
Glue them to either side of your helmet and pretend that you are Thor. | ||
| Spiderman |
Use them as advertisement space for BadWeb! | ||
| Ducxl |
What happened to Eriks dear philosophy of simplicity? Remember that? I remember the statement Erik made where he said,"never add complexity for complexities sake". I haven't read any replies here which state ANY practical use for those plates.So why is Erik merely slapping added junk/w no added benefit to the bike? I realise this thread is intended as humor and i'm an a$$ for stating the obvious. So why has dear Erik departed from his mission statement? Nevermind....i'll drill him in January up in Cambridge Mass. | ||
| Percyco |
Storm Trooper repair panel !  | ||
| Sparky |
Let's be cereal for a minute. If there is any possible practical use for them, I'd say it's to help with the aerodynamics by allowing the envelope of air to close with less turbulence behind the barn-door profile of a rider-mounted motorcycle, maybe. After all, Court says it'll do 120 in 4th. What'll it do in 5th... with racing plates?  | ||
| Spiderman |
If we're going to be cereal we need to use them to find ManBearPig. He's 1/2 man 1/2 bear 1/2 pig  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manbearpig | ||
| Diablobrian |
we could hinge them at the top and have them lift with a pneumatic actuator to reveal some fake missiles (ala OCC) | ||
| Etennuly |
For cryin' out loud....use real missiles.....will ya? What if you were to stay the night at the home of a friend, they had lots of company, it is really cold out, all the bathrooms are full, you really really have to go, and no one is in the garage??? Don't forget ..... ya got one to cover it with too! (Message edited by etennuly on December 16, 2006) | ||
| Roadrailer |
BEST THREAD EVAR!!!!!11!!!111!!!! | ||
| Fl_a1a |
Use them to throw at cagers when they cut you off. It will piss them off nicely if you throw it at their drivers side window. It wont shatter their window or cause damage so they can sue you... almost want a set on my xbs now for this purpose. (Message edited by Fl_a1a on December 16, 2006) | ||
| Fl_a1a |
Throw them at dogs that chase you in the neighborhood. | ||
| Fl_a1a |
When it stops raining and you get back on your bike, put them on your seat so your bum does absorb water. If really hot outside, before you go into the store, put them on the seat so you will have a cool spot to sit on. (Message edited by Fl_a1a on December 16, 2006) | ||
| Fl_a1a |
Use them to tan your face evenly when you go to the beach. | ||
| Fl_a1a |
When you have to a road side repair at night and are taking of the bolts--put the bolts on the plastic so you don't loose them. | ||
| Fl_a1a |
You can use them as ping pong paddles. | ||
| Fl_a1a |
If you get caught in the rain, once you get home bend them and put them in your leather boots so the boot keeps in form when drying. | ||
| Fl_a1a |
Makes a nice mouse pad too. | ||
| Teddagreek |
Wings... Hmmmm I saw a peanut stand, Heard a rubber band, I saw a needle that winked its eye. But I think I will have seen everything When I see a buell fly. I saw a front porch swing, Heard a diamond ring, I saw a polka-dot railroad tie. But I think I will have seen everything When I see a buell fly.  |
