Many have been witness here to my burning, genocidal hatred for the Goldwing-sized indicators and taillight that Honda burdened the US-market CB400F with.
Well, it's been a multi-year odyssey, but my bike is finally equipped with proper, smaller indicators.
The hardest part was finding a Euro/UK-spec headlight bracket that was in good shape. Finally found one in Germany, and since my brother is stationed there with the Army, it was easy to get. I know many would have fabbed something up, but I prefer to keep things "factory".
So I installed a UK-spec taillight, and rear winker stems, and I initially installed the "beehive" indicators, as would be found on UK bikes, but when I saw the even smaller and sleeker "bullet" indicators that came on German bikes, I wanted them. Sent my brother back to the breaker yard to find four LNIB examples.
And a project I've wanted since 2005 and finally started in 2009 comes to a close. I'm so happy.
Pics: (More detail if you right click and "view image" if anyone wants to see them bigger.)
Front-end comparison. Note how much smaller and streamlined the German winkers are.
US/UK Taillight comparison, with beehives mounted.
German Rear winkers.
Bullet/Beehive comparison
