eBay item number 330428470874 Fender eliminator, that is.
Project #14 arrived with the rear fender hacked off, possibly using a chainsaw. I finished the job by cutting the fender off flush and adding a license plate bracket from eBay seller customizedbikeparts.
These are USA-made powder-coated aluminum, available with or without the little ears for mounting turn signals. $14.99 shipped.
This bike will be a mild hotrod build so to tidy things up I'm eliminating the original turn signal brackets and changing up the signals for something smaller.
Aftermarket turn signals are tricky. I'd like to keep a classic look but without the bulk of the OEM lights.
I'd also prefer incandescent bulbs, again in keeping with the classic flavor of a 30-year old bike, but the selection is really getting limited in this age of cheap LED lighting.
Aftermarket turn signals are tricky. I'd like to keep a classic look but without the bulk of the OEM lights.
I'd also prefer incandescent bulbs, again in keeping with the classic flavor of a 30-year old bike, but the selection is really getting limited in this age of cheap LED lighting.
I found these LED lights in China, shipped for only $6.05. I don't know how that's even possible, but good luck finding USA-made turn signals in any case.
I think they fit into the space nicely, without being too large, too small or too "modern." They're also very bright.
I think they fit into the space nicely, without being too large, too small or too "modern." They're also very bright.
With a little enlarging of the bracket's mount hole, the signals bolted up securely, which left wiring the load resisters ($5, also from eBay) and finding a place to mount them. In this case they fit snugly under the rear seat bracket, tie-wrapped to the plastic bulkhead.
The old signal mounting brackets, visible in the lower right of this photo, will be removed to finish up this install.
The old signal mounting brackets, visible in the lower right of this photo, will be removed to finish up this install.
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