..I also added little $15 LED post lights so it would still be "legal" for inspection. Northern VA is pretty tough and it would give a cop a reason to stop you. I haven't taken "final" pictures yet. Maybe soon.
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funny you mention it.... Mine passed inspection, and the following year I got flak from the (different) place I went to...they tried to sell me $30 "bolt/lights"...
pizzed me off, so I rode back to work, drilled 5 holes in the bottom of the red lens, and glued a piece of clear lexan in to seal it.... was back at the inspection station in 20 minutes....and they still gave me flack.... said they couldn't see the light on the plate....(while the bike was sitting in the sun.....) I asked them if they could see my tail light was on, and my brake lights when actuated....they confirmed.... Ithen picked up a bike cover from the floor and tossed it over the back of the bike, and told the inspector to
"climb under and tell me you can't see light on the plate"....hell, it ONLY matters at night....
it's passed ever since.