cutting up a perfectly good bike tonight

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cutting up a perfectly good bike tonight

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May 23, 2008 at 7:43 pm #1410

ShannonG
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I am helping a friend perform a fenderectomy on my GS500f and we are replacing the stock signal lights with something a little sexier. Will post pictures of the before and after!

May 23, 2008 at 8:31 pm #6625

Ben
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Can’t wait, the GS definitely looks a lot better with a smaller fender than the beast that comes stock.

Ben
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May 23, 2008 at 8:32 pm #6626

ShannonG
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I could serve an entire turkey dinner on that thing!

May 24, 2008 at 12:09 am #6635

megaspaz
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So it might be a useful thing… like at a biker rally… so umm… keep it!

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May 24, 2008 at 9:44 pm #6661

ShannonG
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I could land aircraft with these ugly bastids.

May 24, 2008 at 9:45 pm #6662

ShannonG
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Very sexy with smoked lenses.

May 24, 2008 at 9:47 pm #6663

ShannonG
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Cleaned up the back and new signals.

May 24, 2008 at 10:33 pm #6667

Ben
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Very very nice

Much better than stock.

Ben
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May 25, 2008 at 11:05 pm #6699

ShannonG
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I freaked out a little after I ripped off most of the stock decals and put these on, but they have totally grown on me.
I can’t get the tank decals off; there’s a layer of clearcoat over them!
I am hopiing for a real custom paint job over the winter.

Wow, I guess I should have saved some money and bought some new cedars for that hedge, eh? lol

May 25, 2008 at 11:17 pm #6704

RobbieJ
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Those new lights look cool but, I’m having a hard time dealing with the look of those mirrors. They look too much like bug eyes, to me. LOL.. They probably let you see more than others closer to the bike, I’d imagine but, damn I just can’t let it go. haha

May 26, 2008 at 12:16 am #6707

ShannonG
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They are hideous, I agree. I was thinking of getting mirrors off of a GSX-R but they look HUGE and they have an integrated signal light in them. I need aftermarket fairing mounted mirrors!

May 27, 2008 at 6:54 am #6732

smadaakram
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I’ve often wondered if there is any loss of safety when changing over to smaller blinkers, they do look much better, but i wonder if they can be seen as clearly and as readily as stock lights…just a thought : )

//@R!<

May 27, 2008 at 2:54 pm #6742

ShannonG
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They’re surprisingly bright. I haven’t had any issues with people not knowing I’m turning yet.

May 28, 2008 at 11:13 am #6761

smadaakram
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well thats awesome! i would like to install some on my bike as well but was kind of apprehensive b/c i don’t want to loose visibility. how much did they cost ?

//@R!<

May 28, 2008 at 2:49 pm #6766

ShannonG
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They were super cheap, $30 a pair at the bike shop. If you’re concerned about visibility, make sure you get LED lights. They’re tiny but they pack a punch.
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