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DrPangloss

I've seen somewhere stock indicators cut down so they don't stick out so ridiculously...

is it just a matter of removing, cutting with hacksaw and replacing?

pics?

thanks

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road dog

Here ya go Doc.

Try THIS.

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sweatmachine

that's very crafty, but as much work as it is you might as well buy aftermarket signals that look 1000 times better...1/2 the work and only costs about 40 bucks for front and rear...

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DrPangloss

Ah! I thought as much - and yes, easy, but it is a bit more fiddling than I thought.

Probably is easier to get some aftermarket ones, they're only about $20 at the moto shop.

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DrPangloss

Then again, it kinda looks like fun, I just might do it just to satisfy my loathing for those goofy stock ones.
Here are some of the common alternatives - some not so cheap.

http://www.bellacorse.com/bcc127.htm
http://www.bellacorse.com/bcc062-65.htm
http://www.bellacorse.com/bcc007-8.htm
http://www.bellacorse.com/bcc090.htm
http://www.newbonneville.com/html/bu...er_lights.html
http://www.newbonneville.com/html/ke...n_signals.html

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Loxpump

I also did the turn signal shortening. I didn't like the stock signals, but really just didn't like the way they stuck out so far. I was looking at aftermarket signals but nothing hit me. They can be very inexpensive which made trying the mod an easier decision. Knowing that even if I screwed up it was cheap to fix. But it turned out to be really easy mod to do and didn't take any time at all. The stems are plastic and easy to cut through, plus there is freedom to make them as short as you like.

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rodburner

Dr.P,also try the DennisKirk and J&P Cycles websites and check the signals in both the HD and metric bike "catalogs". I really like my Kuryakyns. They are somewhat spendy but the build quality is awesome.
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FattRat

Some cold rainy day, I need to set to work on cutting some
factory signals down; I've got some extra laying around,
thanks for the link.

I belong to the camp of actually liking the factory signals,
more importantly the lens. But those arms DO make them
stick out there quite a bit.... very functional, but not very
flattering to the bike.

Is there anybody out there who knows of a good product for
painting the plastic housings? I would imagine I'll hafta
sand the chrome finish down before painting them,
but I want as smooth and glossy a Black finish as I
can give them. And that might be to include painting the
tail lamp ("pod") the same glossy Black as well.


[ This message was edited by: FattRat on 2006-12-03 09:20 ]

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rodburner

Pat,when I painted my stockers I just wiped them down with a degreaser/wax remover and sprayed them. I`ve had good luck with Krylon Fusion,Duplicolor gloss black enamel and even Hammerite.[the REAL stuff,not the Krylon version].The chrome on the lights isn`t metallic,so really no need to rough them up first.

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badrufus

Like FattRat, I like the stock turn signals, but I have to admit that the rear brake light bothered me to no end, until I installed the Lucas style brake light/turn signal kit from newbonnieville.com. The instructions on shortening the stockers are really great though, and could come in quite handy if I ever wanted to reinstall the stockers with another brake light.

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