Turn signal help

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Turn signal help

26 Mar 2013 19:49
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Are these original and if so how do they attach to the frame. Simply by the outer clip?

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Re: Turn signal help

26 Mar 2013 20:36
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Fronts are usually dual filiment;running and signals. The rear do not have running abilities, as I believe it's a DOT violation to have amber(yellow) signals visable to the rear.

Most Kawasaki's have a rubber vibration isolator the signal goes through, and inside the signal stem may have a miniature bullet connector.
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Re: Turn signal help

26 Mar 2013 20:53
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Good Fortune! :)
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Re: Turn signal help

26 Mar 2013 21:58
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Good Fortune! :)

These must no be original. I know it is a small picture but there is a round clip that looks to slide on the stalk. Looks nothing like Pattons picture.

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Re: Turn signal help

26 Mar 2013 22:13
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Stems look like they are off a later bike.
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Re: Turn signal help

26 Mar 2013 22:32 - 26 Mar 2013 22:33
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The turn signals in this pic, at least the stalks (stems), are from some different model, and are not Z1 items.

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Re: Turn signal help

26 Mar 2013 22:41
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boatdrinks wrote: Stems look like they are off a later bike.

The more I am getting onto this bike it seems that just about everything is from different bikes!

Is it just the damper rubber that holds the stem in the original stalk?

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Re: Turn signal help

26 Mar 2013 22:46
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There's usually a nut and washer on the stem(hidden by the seat), holding it all together.
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Re: Turn signal help

26 Mar 2013 23:41
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Like MFOLKS said, there is a washer and nut that goes onto the threaded shaft behind the frame after the stalk passes through it but there is also another ground washer with a wire lead on it that must go up to the rear wiring harness for the lights to work.
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Re: Turn signal help

27 Mar 2013 00:18 - 27 Mar 2013 00:19
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The oval fits into the grommet.
All the threads stick out past the back side of the grommet.
A washer and nut go onto the threads.
The oval part is just thick enough to allow the nut to be tightened without crushing the grommet.

The front turn signals mount through similar grommets in the headlight shell.

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Re: Turn signal help

27 Mar 2013 00:44
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Thanks for all of the help. I found the drawings on partzilla and now is clear as mud.

The only saving grace on this bike is that the frame and engine match. And it runs. I can see it's gonna be a lot of nickle and dimes.

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Re: Turn signal help

27 Mar 2013 00:58
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Aftermarket blinkers are inexpensive and easily installed in a location where they don't interfere with throw-over saddlebags.

A simple mount is easy to fabricate and attach to the tag bracket. Will last forever, and also provides a handy place to hook a bungee cord.



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