I have my stock signals removed in an attempt to line them up with my new fenderectomy. I have everything taken apart, down to the empty stalks, but where do they need to be cut? Here's a couple pics:
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Thanks!
The older ones had big long spacers that made them a foot long once you had them pulled apart. Do the newer ones not have those?
Hmm, now that I look at the stalks again they are a lot shorter than the original GS500E stalks. I'd still need to cut off the plastic washer thingy at the end because it won't fit correctly once I drill a hole into the fender. I'm going to do this with a dremel and then put everything back together. I'll post a pic as soon as I'm finished. Hopefully I won't run into any problems.
So after a few hours of messing around with the turn signals I was finally able to mount them next to the license plate:
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I had to cut some plastic off of the bottom of the cowl in order for the signals to line up correctly and not look crooked:
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I had to move the two (grab bars?) attached to the rear light bracket because the stalks were hitting up against them. Do I need this bars? I was thinking about cutting them off as they don't seem to have a purpose other than to keep the light from bouncing around.
The project is done finally and I'm happy with the results. I'll be using the stock signals until I can find some Buell Ulysses ones, but they look a lot better than they were previously.
How does it look?
On the GS500E, the fender braces mount the seat key, provide an attachment point for the bodywork, and support the fender. I don't have them on my race bike, but I also don't have a tail light. ou may be able to modify or remove them, IMO it should be pretty obvious whether or not they are truly necessary.
It seems like I could add some extra support to the tail light, then the braces wouldn't be necessary. It sucks that the braces are welded directly to the frame, otherwise I could have reshaped them somehow and drill a couple extra holes on each side of the frame.