Aftermarket indicators

Ilson Lad · Post by **Ilson Lad** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:38 pm

Im looking at replacing the original indicators with sommat a bit more discreet shall we say

I could do with someone confirming or not whether the front must be the longer shaft type or not in order to clear the fairing if you used the stalk type & not flush.

agentpineapple · Post by **agentpineapple** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:42 pm

deffo longer.........

Ilson Lad · Post by **Ilson Lad** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 8:03 am

bigspanishmarty wrote:deffo longer.........

Ta!

pariah · Post by **pariah** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:17 am

Good luck on finding long stem indicators . I had a right old time finding this out. They say long stem but they are still not long enough. I had to make up extra extensions to bring the main body away fron the fairing.
Theres a market for some one to make these bloody things , simple yet effective but know one does them . hahaha

Ilson Lad · Post by **Ilson Lad** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 11:02 am

I suppose you could use those thread extenders but they will not look good. Oh well, better start looking at suitable flush units for the front!

agentpineapple · Post by **agentpineapple** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 11:05 am

you could go down the route i'm taking and get mirrors with led indicators in, i'm going to fill the fairing holes and respray them, but then my bikes getting resprayed anyway.....lol

Post by **sirch345** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 8:48 pm

Ilson Lad,
These any good

http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=18643

Chris.

pariah · Post by **pariah** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 9:02 pm

there the same as what I fitted. They dont come in different lenghts. There all the same,. Plus the rubber stems crack and split after a while, I<ve had to put super glue on my rear ones

Post by **sirch345** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 9:18 pm

pariah wrote:there the same as what I fitted. They dont come in different lenghts. There all the same,. Plus the rubber stems crack and split after a while, I<ve had to put super glue on my rear ones

Pariah, if you have another look at my photo's you'll clearly see the two inside ones are the short stem indicators and the two on the outside are the long stem items.

Are yours made by Motrax

as mine have no problems with the rubber cracking or splitting like yours have, and I did have them on my bike for a fair time. Mind you they did originally cost Â£30 per pair.

Chris.

tattoo · Post by **tattoo** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 9:37 pm

i went to fit some spare mini clear ones and had the same problem...long stem wasn't long enough... so i got some ally tube and had it threaded so the indi screwed into one end and used a bolt instead of the nut on the other....

tbh the indi's look crap but when someone knocks one off in a car park!!! ....anyhoo...i like the large indi's and my nephews lifan has indi's with clear lenses that shine both up and down aswell as forward so gunna borrow them to see what they look like

Miztaziggy · Post by **Miztaziggy** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 10:16 pm

These were bought off eBay. All 4 same length which was long enough without any extender. I suppose some might still put an extender on these looking at where they are on mine, but, I like them looking they do.

11 quid for the set of 4 led ones. Bargain.

Miztaziggy · Post by **Miztaziggy** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 10:53 pm

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/230591806976? ... 1439.l2649

pinkyfloyd · Post by **pinkyfloyd** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 9:32 am

I have flush mounted ones on the front and these on the back:

They are nice and bright and even have cut outs on the back so they are visible from front and back.

elric · Post by **elric** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 8:57 pm

mine are half hidden but still show up just fine, the rear are similar but rotated.
Unfortunately I don't know where they came from.

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Stormin Ben · Post by **Stormin Ben** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 11:35 pm

I fitted some cheapy flush mounted ones years ago and have always been very happy with them (plus they have the added benefit of keeping the rest of the fairing off the deck!)
It took a bit of messing about and trimming to get them to fit the curve of the bodywork but I think they look pretty factory

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