Short Stalk signals

[dig dug mx6]

I want to replace my turn signal with shorter ones as I always bang into them and one of the rear lenses is cracked. How many have done this and did you dump the marker lights up front and just turn em into turn signals by going singal filament or did you get a dual so you could keep the marker lights.

I was looking at LP short stalk II's balck and amber

[Billy Ricks]

I want to replace my turn signal with shorter ones as I always bang into them and one of the rear lenses is cracked. How many have done this and did you dump the marker lights up front and just turn em into turn signals by going singal filament or did you get a dual so you could keep the marker lights.

I was looking at LP short stalk II's balck and amber

You need to lose the marker lights up front on short stalks. I had a set with marker lights and in the summer the heat was too much and melted the housings. I use short stalks on mine. You can kind of make them out in this photo.

[renobruce]

I went with shorties on my GS1000. I like them alot better than those old huge things sticking out. It makes it look much sleeker:

[speedy400]

I went with shorties on my GS1000. I like them alot better than those old huge things sticking out. It makes it look much sleeker:

Thats the same as I have on mine, got em off ebay for way cheap.(a buy it now). Your going to have to get a diffrent flasher at an auto parts store for like $4 though.-darren

[renobruce]

Thats the same as I have on mine, got em off ebay for way cheap.(a buy it now). Your going to have to get a diffrent flasher at an auto parts store for like $4 though.-darren

Oh, so that's why they don't work . I was going to do some electrical checking to see why... which flasher did you buy to make them work?

[dig dug mx6]

Oh, so that's why they don't work . I was going to do some electrical checking to see why... which flasher did you buy to make them work?

yes which one. I measured the resistance and the orginals are 1.2 and the new at .6 I am assuming there isn;t enoght resistance to get the flasher to tick

[Billy Ricks]

yes which one. I measured the resistance and the orginals are 1.2 and the new at .6 I am assuming there isn;t enoght resistance to get the flasher to tick

I just use a cheap automotive type. Round with an aluminum housing, maybe $3 tops.

[Doctor Shifty]

I chucked my originals coz they were too tatty (and tacky) looking and they stuck out so far on the rear coz a previous owner had mounted them on the gear sack frame. It was when they scratched my car in the drive way that I got motivated to kick them out.

I replaced them with some cheapys from a dirt bike, cost about $20 for the set of four.





Here's a close up



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Kim

[Doctor Shifty]

Here is one small "feature" of the bike. On the top pic you will see a small dent below the K of Suzuki. Here's the story.

I was out riding a winding road along the side of a ridge near home when I saw a white ute several corners away and coming in my direction.
'If I can see him then he can see me' I said to myself. Wrong.

The corners took him out of line of sight for several seconds and I was guessing that he must appear any moment now, when he came round the corner on my side of the road. Obviously he hadn't seen me.

He chucked the wheel over to get to his side of the road, almost turning the ute sideways. In the movement he threw up a stone.

All I saw coming at me was a rock the size of a matchbox that hit me on the kneecap. Sudden agony from one knee but too much speed and winding road to take much notice. At least he didn't run me off the road.

When I got home, and the knee was starting to calm down, I washed the bike. That is when I saw the dent. The stone had hit the tank first, put that dent in there, and only after losing a significant bit of speed it hit my knee.

Sometimes I wonder what might have happened to my kneecap if it hit me straight off.

Here ends the thread hijack, back to blinkers, folks. :-)

Kim

[dig dug mx6]

I just use a cheap automotive type. Round with an aluminum housing, maybe $3 tops.

went to napa and picked up the $3 one and it works great even better with the stock lights It flashes a whole lot better. I have to post some pictures soon. before and after with the lights. I'll be glad to get rid of the wings that are on it now.

[Bill C.]

Buell blinkers

I used a set of Buell blinkers on by 80 850G. About $12.00 each brand new. They are DOT approved. I can not claim the idea, go to this web site,http://www.canyonchasers.net/index.php Will try to post some pictures in the next couple of days.