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Title: Foot Peg Turn Signals
Post by: NiceGuysFinishLast on January 18, 2007, 10:37:32 PM
So I just read on another forum that there's a guy that'll take the passenger footpegs from an R6, and install a set of LED turn signals in them, then ship them back to you. In the pictures he used ugly ass green or blue LEDs, but done properly with a set of amber or red LEDs, I think they'd look damn good. I thought about maybe trying to make my own set. Only problem is that the GS passenger pegs are welded on, not removable. I thought about maybe cutting em off and then bolting a bracket to the frame to bolt them to. I don't ever intend to carry a passenger, and I'd actually been considering cutting them off for awhile. But I figure I'll leave them just in case I need to, for some reason. So strength isn't a huge issue.. dunno how much of an issue I'd have with drilling holes to put the bracket on.

Thoughts from the gurus (Srinath, dgyver, werase, etc?)
Title: Re: Foot Peg Turn Signals
Post by: Jarrett on January 18, 2007, 11:59:50 PM
Sounds interesting.  I think you'd be better off welding the bracket.  Here is dgyver's set up.

http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=32766.msg365870#msg365870 (http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=32766.msg365870#msg365870)
Title: Re: Foot Peg Turn Signals
Post by: NiceGuysFinishLast on January 19, 2007, 12:03:20 AM
Hmm.. interesting idea... if I did that, I could use the assembly from a gixxer or R6, which looks easy to modify. Problem is, I don't know any welders. Maybe I'll see if Lee can do it, sometime after I get some $$..
Title: Re: Foot Peg Turn Signals
Post by: Jarrett on January 19, 2007, 12:13:58 AM
Take it to an exhaust shop.  They have MIG. 
Title: Re: Foot Peg Turn Signals
Post by: pantablo on January 19, 2007, 01:05:21 AM
there's a guy on the 600rr.net site that does it to RR footpeg brackets. you send him yours and he sends you a done set. 4-8 LED's in amber or red. they look good too.
Title: Re: Foot Peg Turn Signals
Post by: NiceGuysFinishLast on January 19, 2007, 10:59:32 AM
Any idea what he charges pablo? Cuz if dgyver can mount gixxer pegs, no reason I can't make brackets to mount RR pegs..