Finally kicked the rear right blinker broken :'(

[jvax]

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??

[JEFF_H]

that was going to happen sooner or later.
fragile blinkers on the new monster

[Raux]

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

[jvax]

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?

[Bick]

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

Haven't broken one since.

[TWDucfan]

Same thing happened to my 2010 (sorry I was way ahead of myself  ) Monster on the LR blinker, and the mounting on the plastic fender also cracked.  

Which tail tidy/tail chop kit that does not require cutting the frame tubes?

[671M900]

Same thing happened to my 2101 Monster on the LR blinker, and the mounting on the plastic fender also cracked. 

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...

[leungevity]

Same thing happened to my 2101 Monster on the LR blinker, and the mounting on the plastic fender also cracked. 

Which tail tidy/tail chop kit that does not require cutting the frame tubes?

wow, 2101?  does it look like a tron cycle? 

[TWDucfan]

liang ?  

[venomousr1993]

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

Haven't broken one since.

I like this alternative.....looks like another "to do" for the winter down time

[Jarvicious]

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