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I restored my '79GS1000EN. Have done a few appearance changes and I never cared for huge sig's. Finally found some I like. From White Bros., called aluminum mini-stalk lights, P/N 51-196,$20/pair,1 left,1 rt per pkg,w/amber lens,23watt,sgl filament.(dual avail.) Not DOT approved 'cause the lens face is not large enough? But they are easily visible night/day,I would'nt install 'em or recommend 'em if they were dim. And I can't believe police would stop anyone. Check my w/page, you can see 'em. Anyway, Lockhart Phillips apparently makes same unit and may be easier to find, in addition, they offer clear and smoked lenses. I can't vouch for visibility of smoked. Both Co's are on web. The finish is 'brushed aluminum' and they ARE aluminum not plastic. I used 'oo fine' steel wool to easily strip clearcoat off and then used semi-chrome to buff up to match my other polish work.(about 20 min. ea). If interested, I'll describe an easy way to make a factory looking installation. I make it sound kinda spread-out but it's basically... Get can of paint,primer,4 washers, approx. 3''x3''x3/8''sheet rubber,or find thinner sheet to 'double-layer', as long as it's equals 3/8''or a bit less, about 4''x4''sheet of this, a sharp blade and some red male&female connectors, (Radio-Shack)and crimper and drill/ dr-bits or small rat-tail file. You then modify washers,pri/paint,make your rubber grommets, slip everything on and wire up. The following applies to '78,'79 1000's but I believe many other GS with similar 'ears' apply. The new signals stalk is smaller in dia. and won't cover square hole in exist' grommet (that you leave in). And you must make your own grommet 'fillers' or lights may loosen/rotate with vibration. The edges of exist' groms' may be flaking, but as long as grom' is still together it will be fine, maybe buy new? If working w/3/8'' rubber,drill 4 holes the size of new threaded stem, space them to allow you to cut approx' 3/4'' squares around these holes,(measure the square holes in groms' on bike first), if working thinner rubber,make 8 groms,try to make no more than 3/8'' total thickness so everything will 'sandwich' down. You now have 4 to 8 square groms' that should fit nicely into squares on bike with a hole big enough for threaded stem to pass. Now get 4 flatwashers roughly 1 1/8 outer dia. Try to get with hole big enough for threaded stem but not much bigger. If smaller than stem then ream out w/file or secure and drill. These will be used as the 'back' washers,the ones you won't see. The 'front' washers will be the ones that came off back of your groms', they cover outside of grom' exactly, this way you don't have to shop for 'exact' outer size washers. You will have to ream hole larger to fit stem. Clean/pri/paint washers to match your bike. You should do washers a couple days in advance to allow to dry. Spray enamels take a good 30-45 days to cure, some say you can cure in oven,400*,1hr. hung on a hook but if careful in assembly they'll be 'ok'. Make sure everything fits right so you don't have to fight with it. Put 'filler' groms' into square holes, place 'front' washer on signal, slip wires thru groms', slip 'back'washer/lockwas'/nut up wires, hold all 3 w/holes aligned up against rear of grom', feed in stem and snug up all. Hold signal steady so it won't rotate and cut up fresh paint and tighten, not TOO tight, bad for rubber. Wiring for front sig's,you cut off male ends(too small)and put on red males.New signal wires are bit smaller so you can 'double over' before placing into connectors. Black wire hot, Black w/white stripe ground. Route to headlight housing,plug in. Rear wiring ,again ,cut/replace males on new,'doubling up'wire. Now if you want to access females they're probably under tailpiece and can be more work. If you do, just plug in. If no access, then cut wires on bike long as possible,put on red females,Black to Black.. hide excess under tail. By the way, put some protective spray on rubber groms' before assembly to help last. Now stand back and admire! My wife said they make bike look much cleaner/sleeker, but her first words were 'It looks like it got a haircut'!????? Hope this was worth your time. KK.
Here's a shot of what they look like.
Here's a shot of what they look like.
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