Bonneville America Forums Forums Technical Forums Custom Corner OMG! yet another front turn signal relocation

Well, after discovering that my bike looked a little cross eyed with the front turn signals still mounted on the controls after I installed new drag bars, I decided I needed to move them! Go figure.

I bought some used rear turn signals from Fishercat and proceeded to get to work.

I made this bracket from .5" plain electric weld 1/16" wall tube that is 12" across (same distance as the rear lights). Added some hollow threaded rod on the ends, as well as a fancy bracket that mates with the holes in the bottom clamp.


Then I removed the posts from the rear turn signal housings, drilled out the threads so that they would slip over the hollow threaded rod ends.


Here it is test fitted on the bike.



And a picture of the mount detail.



When it is done, the wires will run through it, and out a hole near the bottom of the bracket out of sight.

Now, I just need to polish the heck out of it, and send it out for chrome. I will post pictures when it is finished. Thanks Fishercat for the parts.

I knew my years as a metal model maker for Ford would come in handy!

Also please accept my apologies for a lack of beer bottles in the pictures.

Nice pictures! Still thinking about doing the same on mine.

Nice.

I knew I recognized those signals.

That's going to look great.

Glad to help.

Good idea. I especially like the bracket. That would work for homemade lightbar too.

i also like it, wish i had time and a welder

Frank

Ok, a few more pictures of the ready for chrome bracket. I know others have used aftermarket turn signals for this type of mount, but i love the look of the factory bullet turn signals. Plus they are nice and visible.







I might be convinced to make another one or two if anyone is interested. You will have to provide the factory (rear) turn signals. I wish I had a TIG welder. If I had one, I would have made the whole thing out of high grade stainless and forgone the chrome.

I like the standard indicators as well.
Meyby its a Blue and White thing.

nice job man. keep up the good work!
thorn

Not only do I like them, but I like them in the stock location...

Weird, I know.

Don't get me wrong, they do the job and do it quite well. But I wouldn't say I like them. I don't hate them; I haven't felt the needed to change them over the past 6 years. But I do have some Kuryakyn retro bullets to go on this year.

It is now plated and on the bike!

Finished product:





Next!

Those are quite the tbars.

Very nice job looks great.I think you need to hide the wire on the back side of lower tree.