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Left turn signal light

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I made a HUGE mistake last season.... I let someone else ride my GS 850.

Oh, he'd told me everything. "Don't worry man! I've been riding 850cc engines and larger for years! I can handle it! If I break anything... I'll pay for it!"

Down goes the bike.... followed by an uncomfortable silence and an awkward pause....

The bike is o.k.... save one problem.... my left turn signal light now dangles with the wires exposed, and is currently being held in place by rope.

Does anybody know of an adhesive or sealant that I could use to attach the metal turn signal fixture back to the frame? Nothing seems to bond to metal very well and it is very hard to re-attach.

Thanks for your time.
 
DarkOnyx said:
I made a HUGE mistake last season.... I let someone else ride my GS 850.

Oh, he'd told me everything. "Don't worry man! I've been riding 850cc engines and larger for years! I can handle it! If I break anything... I'll pay for it!"

Down goes the bike.... followed by an uncomfortable silence and an awkward pause....

The bike is o.k.... save one problem.... my left turn signal light now dangles with the wires exposed, and is currently being held in place by rope.

Does anybody know of an adhesive or sealant that I could use to attach the metal turn signal fixture back to the frame? Nothing seems to bond to metal very well and it is very hard to re-attach.

Thanks for your time.
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Ebay is your friend here, every part is there if you are patient.
Temporarily, JB Weld should do it...
 
Suzuki still makes them. The knock offs on Ebay are cheapo. If you can find a good used set on Ebay I'd go that way.
 
You lookin for the stock lollipops? I've got some from a 77 750 and a 79 1000, if that's what you're lookin for.
 
rudy said:
You lookin for the stock lollipops? I've got some from a 77 750 and a 79 1000, if that's what you're lookin for.
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Thank you for your kind offer, but mine are functional and I'd just kind of like to reattach them. This JB Weld sounds like a winner.

I am concerned that one day I won't be able to find parts for this old machine though. Already it's getting bad. What do you do then?
 
DarkOnyx said:
Thank you for your kind offer, but mine are functional and I'd just kind of like to reattach them. This JB Weld sounds like a winner.

I am concerned that one day I won't be able to find parts for this old machine though. Already it's getting bad. What do you do then?
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What do you do then? You take an offer like Rudy just offered to you and get some stockers.

JB Weld might hold them for a while, but, depending on just where they are broken, there is quite a bit of weight hanging out there with not a whole lot of support area. A couple of good bounces and even the JB won't hold them. :oops:

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DarkOnyx said:
Thank you for your kind offer, but mine are functional and I'd just kind of like to reattach them. This JB Weld sounds like a winner.

I am concerned that one day I won't be able to find parts for this old machine though. Already it's getting bad. What do you do then?
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Aftermarket and ingenuity. It's amazing what one can build with a little creativity and small hand tools.

As for the signals that you have, where is it broken? The lights that came on my 1k were actually shortened by the PO. He took the threaded tube out of the stalk, cut the stalk shorter and re-threaded it. Just makes the stalk a little shorter. Only thing is, you'll have to do it to both sides.
 
I thought all GS turn signals were plastic. Is your metal mounting bracket what's broke, or is it the signal itself? Like they said e-bay. Personally I like the aftermarkets.
 
It's actually the washer that the nut screws on to. It's damaged and thus has fallen off somewhere and as such there's nothing to stop the entire fixture from sliding loose freely. Replacing the washer seems to require removing wires and such and thus makes me cringe as a VERY new biker. I fear that in my experimentation of how to do some electrical work that I will end up making a costly mistake. I've done something simillar in other cases and thus am a bit gun shy.

According to the website, JB weld has immense holding strength. I would imagine that a rough bump on the road would be insufficient to knock it loose. It claims to have nearly 4000psi in tensile strength.
 
Don't be afraid to take it apart. It's actually quite simple.
Do you have two wires or one coming out of it. On some the ground wire is attached to the tubing so be careful not to pull it off. Some have one hot wire and the signal is grounded at the frame. I assume you have the two wire since it is hanging and working.
 
Sorry, I'm still confused. The washers I've seen have no threads, thus you can't screw a nut on a washer. The only washer I remember is the big washer that's connected to the ground wire and goes under the mounting nut. If that's the problem, just wrap the bare wire under the mounting nut then tighten securely. It's just a ground.
 
There are two wires I believe. (I am not near it right now, I am at work so perhaps it would be better to take a picture).

There's a hole where the left turn signal fits into to attach it to the frame. There's a nut on the interior side that is supposed to tighten to hold it into place. But the nut is smaller than the hole that the fixture slides through to attach it, therefore there is nothing to hold it up. It slides completely in and out freely. That's the scenario.

I am quite relieved though that this appears to be a quite trivial fix. I thank all of you for your time and responses.
 
Ok, unplug the wire/wires from the bike pull the nut off put a washer on it (one that's bigger than the hole) plug it back in and go... A picture would be extreamly helpful in helping you.
Changing a turnsignal on a bike isn't exactly "electirical" work.
Take a picture and any number of us can help.
 
O.k. fellas, here's what we're lookin' at:

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I saw a blurry image that I could not re-size.

Evidently you have to join Snapfish to be able to see the rest of the pictures? :confused:

No thanks.
 
Steve said:
I saw a blurry image that I could not re-size.

Evidently you have to join Snapfish to be able to see the rest of the pictures? :confused:

No thanks.
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That does it. I have official come to the opinion that all online photo hosting sites are horrible. I hate them all.

How about this then?
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Much better, thank you. :clap:

Still a little difficult to see exactly where it's broken, but I think I see the "washer" you were talking about.

The make-up of the signal assembly is a threaded metal rod inside a chrome plastic sleeve. The light is threaded onto one end of the rod, the other end is put through the hole in the headlight mounting ear, then has a nut that holds it tight. The "washer" goes between the plastic sleeve and the mounting ear, and actually covers the rubber bushing that is in the mount.

Now, which parts are in need of replacement?

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