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Title: Finally kicked the rear right blinker broken :'( Post by: jvax on December 14, 2010, 04:38:59 PM I parked in a spot slightly titled to the left, so my left foot landed a little farther than usual, which reduced the usual hight my right leg travels at when getting off the bike... and there I heard/felt it... rear right blinker braking :'( The blinker itself was fine, rather the connecting part of the fender had cracked, broke and let the blinker dangling by it's power cord. I took her to the service shop and got it power-glued back for now. I will be chopping the tail in a few months, so I am hoping the glue will hold through the winter rain.
I guess what I wanted to share is that feeling of disappointment you get when you "hurt" your bike the very first time. It's almost as if I was sorry and wanted to apologize to her. You guys know what I am talking about right?? Title: Re: Finally kicked the rear right blinker broken :'( Post by: JEFF_H on December 15, 2010, 10:00:54 AM that was going to happen sooner or later.
fragile blinkers on the new monster Title: Re: Finally kicked the rear right blinker broken :'( Post by: Raux on December 15, 2010, 11:34:06 AM man, i tell you...
break= when something is destroyed brake= the act of stopping i've seen plenty of people using breaking when refering to stopping now i've seen the braking of parts ok being a grammar freak... rant over sorry Title: Re: Finally kicked the rear right blinker broken :'( Post by: jvax on December 15, 2010, 05:50:49 PM Raux, thanks for pointing out the typos :)
your/you're, here/hear, there/their, and on and on... when typing fast, especially forums/emails, it's easy to not pay attention to those... Anyhow, what are some alternatives? DP? Rizoma? Does anybody know blinkers with a soft/rubber base that could take a kick and not break? Title: Re: Finally kicked the rear right blinker broken :'( Post by: Bick on December 15, 2010, 05:57:24 PM I broke a couple stock, then a couple Rizomas
then I went this route http://www.motodynamic.com/product_info.php?cPath=17_18&products_id=199 (http://www.motodynamic.com/product_info.php?cPath=17_18&products_id=199) Haven't broken one since. Title: same here Post by: TWDucfan on December 16, 2010, 06:39:44 AM Same thing happened to my 2010 (sorry I was way ahead of myself [laugh]) Monster on the LR blinker, and the mounting on the plastic fender also cracked. >:( [thumbsdown] [bang]
Which tail tidy/tail chop kit that does not require cutting the frame tubes? Title: Re: same here Post by: 671M900 on December 16, 2010, 06:51:25 AM Same thing happened to my 2101 Monster on the LR blinker, and the mounting on the plastic fender also cracked. >:( [thumbsdown] [bang] Which tail tidy/tail chop kit that does not require cutting the frame tubes? Well, it's not really a "tail chop" kit if you don't chop the tail... Title: Re: same here Post by: leungevity on December 16, 2010, 07:15:25 AM Same thing happened to my 2101 Monster on the LR blinker, and the mounting on the plastic fender also cracked. >:( [thumbsdown] [bang] Which tail tidy/tail chop kit that does not require cutting the frame tubes? wow, 2101? does it look like a tron cycle? :) Title: Re: Finally kicked the rear right blinker broken :'( Post by: TWDucfan on December 16, 2010, 07:54:06 AM liang ? :)
Title: Re: Finally kicked the rear right blinker broken :'( Post by: venomousr1993 on December 17, 2010, 05:51:29 PM I broke a couple stock, then a couple Rizomas then I went this route http://www.motodynamic.com/product_info.php?cPath=17_18&products_id=199 (http://www.motodynamic.com/product_info.php?cPath=17_18&products_id=199) Haven't broken one since. I like this alternative.....looks like another "to do" for the winter down time Title: Re: Finally kicked the rear right blinker broken :'( Post by: Jarvicious on December 18, 2010, 02:35:28 PM I just yanked all mine off all together. As long as you have all or none here in MO, it's street legal. Do I miss them every now and again, sure, but hand signals have a tendency to make you a little more noticable.
I didn't remove mine though from having kicked them too often. Being 6'4", leg clearance isn't really an issue :) |