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Main Area => General GS500 Discussion => Topic started by: BRB96Z34 on July 08, 2004, 07:43:14 PM

Title: Shortened the rear turn signals but what about the front?
Post by: BRB96Z34 on July 08, 2004, 07:43:14 PM
Since my bike is going nowhere until the new tires come in, I did the shortened signal mod on the rear.  Should I do the front also?  Anybody else done the fronts?  Your thoughts?
Title: Shortened the rear turn signals but what about the front?
Post by: luke1645 on July 08, 2004, 08:29:07 PM
i have not done the front signals for this reason only. i want people to be able to see me when i am comming at them. case in point....car making a left turn and not pulling out in front of me.
Title: Shortened the rear turn signals but what about the front?
Post by: Eightmarky on July 09, 2004, 06:46:43 AM
I did mine.  You can see them on the Wall of Fame here:

http://www.gstwin.com/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=member_bikes&id=ara

:mrgreen:
Title: Shortened the rear turn signals but what about the front?
Post by: tt_four on July 09, 2004, 07:04:45 AM
we did the rear ones on my girlsfriends bike, but i'm hesitant to do the rears, we always ride with our highbeams on in the daytime, and the stock signals are just enough to be seen over the headlights, and she's asked about shortening them a few times now, but i'm pretty sure if we move them in any farther, no one will see them, the front ones don't look nearly as bad either, so i wouldn't worry about them, but if you really wanna get smaller ones, my only recommendation, is to move the turnsignals, mount then on the front of the frame, or lower down on the forks or something like that,
Title: Shortened the rear turn signals but what about the front?
Post by: scratch on July 09, 2004, 07:37:20 AM
You can always test out the shortened rear ones by swapping them with the front ones to see if you can still see them over the headlamp.
Title: Shortened the rear turn signals but what about the front?
Post by: BRB96Z34 on July 09, 2004, 03:56:44 PM
That's a good idea scratch, I may try that.  Thanks for the replies guys.
Title: Shortened the rear turn signals but what about the front?
Post by: Zarathustra on July 09, 2004, 04:28:24 PM
personally i think rear turn signals are more important than front.  the person in front of you really doesn't need to know you're turning, for example:

you're at an intersection taking a right, the person across from you doesn't know what you're doing, so they assume you're going straight: you're still safe taking a right.

you're at the same intersection, but taking a left, and the person across from you doesn't know what you're doing, so they assume you're going straight: you're still ok, because you should give them right-of-way anyway when crossing their lane.

so really, rears are what you need, so people behind you know why you're breaking, and what you're doing.  the fronts are just for convienance, but not as necessary in my opinion.
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