Tee hee, yeah the plate is rather large, it's UK legal size. People do have smaller ones here but the cops like nothing better than to issue fines and rectification notices for things like that and race pipes. I just wanted to avoid the hassle. I know the end result isn't perfect but I think it's as good as I can get and keep it legal.
First metalwork I've done since school and probably took a lot longer than it should have but I had fun!
The tailpack is actually part of a luggage system by Oxford Luggage (
http://www.oxprod.com/ ). In that pic it's in expanded mode, there's a zip to shrink it if need be. There's also a tankbag which you can zip underneath or use separately. Very nice system, good quality... not sure if they make that particular model anymore, but check out their site.