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Title: Has anybody used these turn signals before???
Post by: bombadillo on February 25, 2008, 11:51:38 PM
http://www.chaparral-racing.com/Chaparral/product_family.asp?family%5Fid=10634&gift=False&mscssid=009915355E780D426F954907AEACA09B

I am interested in cutting the fender all the way out and doing something totally different.  Like the black bike with no fairing, I'm thinking of doing a silver bike with no fairing but making a sheetmetal piece to rivet in place so as not to have all that crap sticking off of it.  It'll hide all the open spaces and look like a little solo tail more or less.  That and a katana shock would work great to get it out of the way even with two up riding it shouldn't scrape the tire.  What do you guys think???
Title: Re: Has anybody used these turn signals before???
Post by: TheTazZ on February 26, 2008, 01:53:14 AM
Pretty cool looking if you ask me  :thumb:
Title: Re: Has anybody used these turn signals before???
Post by: ohgood on February 26, 2008, 04:31:14 AM
Fender details can make a bike really look sharp. Check your local statutes before you commit the bike to really easy excuses for being pulled over by johnny law. ;)

Those signals look like they -might- be 3-4 times the size of the screw heads. That's not very much room for very many LEDs. If you can dig up pictures of them ON/OFF in daylight / night it might prove a not so good choice.

Sure, it would rock if they put out as much or more light than stock signals while still looking coo, but I doubt it. :) Gotta give the cagers a HUGE billboard to announce your intentions, otherwise it's "I never saw you". :(
Title: Re: Has anybody used these turn signals before???
Post by: waiho on February 26, 2008, 09:00:40 AM
I have them, rider following me says they don't see them well unless it nightime. but ohh well, I try to ride like I'm invisible... since no one see's you anyways

enjoy

(http://lh4.google.com/waihowaiho/RsHJd4jfxxI/AAAAAAAABiI/YEjscKptkto/IMGP2419.JPG?imgmax=800)

(http://lh6.google.com/waihowaiho/RsHGdYjfxtI/AAAAAAAABhQ/YMJNTy9SkFM/IMGP2452.JPG?imgmax=800)

(http://lh5.google.com/waihowaiho/RsHGeIjfxuI/AAAAAAAABhY/z8WRGqCBQww/IMGP2461.JPG?imgmax=800)

Title: Re: Has anybody used these turn signals before???
Post by: bombadillo on February 26, 2008, 09:43:38 AM
So are those the same lights??  They are regular incandescent bulbs anyway.  They are not LED so no load issues or anything else.  I cut my standard ones off and made myself some short stalks.  I'm gonna give these a shot now anyway.
Title: Re: Has anybody used these turn signals before???
Post by: frankieG on February 26, 2008, 10:07:54 AM
LEDs should be more than bright enough day or night
Title: Re: Has anybody used these turn signals before???
Post by: ohgood on February 26, 2008, 01:20:11 PM
Kinda expected the shots of the signals + brake light to make the camera dim the exposure some. If it doesn't, they're not very bright. :(


Title: Re: Has anybody used these turn signals before???
Post by: galahs on February 26, 2008, 06:06:47 PM
waiho I think I've said this before but your bike looks slick mate  :thumb:
Title: Re: Has anybody used these turn signals before???
Post by: waiho on February 26, 2008, 06:25:25 PM
Quote from: galahs on February 26, 2008, 06:06:47 PM
waiho I think I've said this before but your bike looks slick mate  :thumb:

thx alot!! well I try to make it as nice as possible without over doing it.

People somtimes ask me, what year is that GSXR...   :cookoo:

Title: Re: Has anybody used these turn signals before???
Post by: galahs on February 26, 2008, 09:58:16 PM
Its probably the nicest looking F model I've seen.

I've got a 2005 blue and white one, but if I had the option, I would have got me a Balck 04. IMO they are the best looking of the lot!  :thumb:

Your rear fender, front and rear blinker, rear sticker removal, tank protector, grips and unlabelled jardine really set it off.

And on a black bike the black oggy knobs actually look good.  :thumb:
Title: Re: Has anybody used these turn signals before???
Post by: kdogg84 on February 26, 2008, 11:41:29 PM
i've got those turn signals, they work well and look good.  just be careful about the wiring, the first pair i got had a loose wire in it, and there's no way to open them up, fix, and then close them
Title: Re: Has anybody used these turn signals before???
Post by: FBCBEER on March 01, 2009, 02:21:33 AM
i just installed these turn signals tonight and will post pictures soon enough, but I am worried they arent bright enough. I might have to take some night photography to see a comparison.