I'm rebuilding a wrecked '05 Road Glide. Since the saddlebags are muffed up, I'm going to just put on some stretched bags and either a fender overlay or extension. I would like to remove the chrome bar that the license plate connects to but I don't know for sure if that stabilizes the frame or actually has a purpose. I briefly took it off of my old Road King and didn't notice any difference.

Does anyone know if removing the bar will screw up the bike?

Thanks,
Joe