Recently I was forced into riding my wedgie MTbike on my commute (more on that in a different post) and I needed some weather protection for my feet/bike/face.
I was fresh out of political signs so I made my front fender out of the next best thing – license plates.
Parts list
* Zip-ties
* Old license plates
* Political sign stand
* Tin snips (warning: do not get mounted to the bike)
* Drill using drill master step-drill bits.
Pros
It’s really reflective.
It’s light, as in not-heavy.
It’s inexpensive, as in free (except for the cost of the zip-ties and your time).
It’s a good conversation starter: “Well THAT is certainly a good use of a car.”
Cons
It’s kinda loud and bangs around a little bit. It could be stiffened I think.
It could cut/scratch. The edges could be knurled to reduce the chances for cuts.
It’s a little fragile. I had one zip-tie break – probably from being cut by the edge of the plate when over-tightened.
Pictures
blief 
Lief, I continue to be impressed by your resourcefulness and ingenuity in “making lemonade out of lemons”! NOTE: I didn’t say I was amazed because, after all, you are a descendant of the guy who made a fair-to-middlin’ cartop carrier out of the aluminum jacket of a defunct Seidelhuber hot water heater.
Proud Grandpa, that’s what I am!!
[P.S.–I’ll loan you a file to “ease” those sharp edges so you don’t have the hazard of cutting yourself or someone else — little girls, oh NO!! — or breaking any zip-ties.]
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Nicely done Lief. I like the way it looks with the license plates, kind of shabby chic.
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