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Offline magnus72

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turn signal ears
« on: December 07, 2012, 10:33:29 AM »
what do you guys use to attach aftermarket turn signals to the forks? I want to ditch the huge signals from the front end. I can find a bunch of alternate headlight mounts but not much for the turn signals, and I dont want to attach the signals to the headlight mount.

Offline phil71

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Re: turn signal ears
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2012, 11:56:13 AM »
I use my imagination. And possibly a hammer.

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Re: turn signal ears
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2012, 12:18:57 PM »

Offline magnus72

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Re: turn signal ears
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2012, 02:58:04 PM »
dave500,

I'm sorry, but that looks awful, although I'm sure thats quite functional.

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Re: turn signal ears
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2012, 03:14:35 PM »
it definitely looks better than a traffic ticket

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Re: turn signal ears
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2012, 03:23:24 PM »

Relocation mounts for fork, I found some windscreen mounts that were priced good asw well. Ones pictured range from $20-$100.

Yeah, the place that i get my inspection sticker measures distance between blinkers, so Daves setup is a real headache saver.

Either way...it is important that people see you. and junk.


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Re: turn signal ears
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2012, 06:19:12 PM »
it definitely looks better than a traffic ticket

no way, my cops are cooler than your cops.

I'm not worried about inspections. The few times I had my bikes inspected they didnt get all that anal about blinker distance. They just took my money. Thats why I dont go in for those any more. My motorcycles are for my own personal enjoyments.

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Re: turn signal ears
« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2012, 06:23:36 PM »
Why even put blinkers on then? Use your arms. Done.

Offline magnus72

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Re: turn signal ears
« Reply #8 on: December 07, 2012, 09:06:25 PM »
lol no. I wont be using my arms. Relax. I would just like to have smaller turn signals mounted.

someone already SM'd me where I could get a universal mount kit. Thanks!

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Re: turn signal ears
« Reply #9 on: December 07, 2012, 09:30:38 PM »
dave500,

I'm sorry, but that looks awful, although I'm sure thats quite functional.
Wow, common courtesy fail. He is one of the few who will take time to give an answer to someone who is apparently unable to type 3 words into Google.
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Offline magnus72

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Re: turn signal ears
« Reply #10 on: December 07, 2012, 10:52:21 PM »
dave500,

I'm sorry, but that looks awful, although I'm sure thats quite functional.
Wow, common courtesy fail. He is one of the few who will take time to give an answer to someone who is apparently unable to type 3 words into Google.

Hey, there is no need to be uptight. I actually praised him on making something very functional, but it just wasn't something I was looking for as alluded to in my post. I thought he was being cheeky and taking the piss. No worries.

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Re: turn signal ears
« Reply #11 on: December 08, 2012, 12:05:01 AM »
no worries maganus,i was just showing a way to clamp aftermarket headlight brackets and the indicators at the same time.

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Re: turn signal ears
« Reply #12 on: December 09, 2012, 01:21:21 PM »
it depends on the size of your aftermarket lights, but i just made some tabs out of stock, drilled them and shaped them a bit with a bench grinder, rust painted them black and added them like washers to the lower triple tree bolt setup.

in the back i welded tabs into the frame, but if you have kept the original rearframe setup, then you can make tabs and use them like washers for the bolts like the front.

this picture shows where my lights are at, but doesn't really show the tabs (they ain't fancy anyhow).
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