Subject: RE: bar end turn signals
Author: Les Lampman
Date: Apr 9, 2004, 10:41 AM
Post ID: 1716515616
| I just installed bar end signals on my ratty driver Ambo and I'm very |
| with them. I was lucky and had an old single signal switch from the days back when turn signals were not standard and trimmed down the hand grip slightly to accommodate the switch. I bought the lights themselves from Nor-Vil in England as the original Hella type were quite expensive. These are chrome and not aluminum like the Hellas but work fine. I had to grind down the adjuster slightly to fit into the ends of my bars. I also had to drill a hole in the center bottom of the bars to let the wires out of the bars. The worst part of the installation for me was fishing the wires through the bars. I didn't even take the bars off the bike, I just |
| the mounts and rotated the bars far enough around towards the tank so I could drill the hole in the bars and fish wire through. The bar end lights also work well even when the stock Ambo fairing/windshield is on the bike. Hope this helps, Lenny Seidman |
Hi Lenny,
Thanks for all the great info and the leads.
Les Lampman
Whidbey Island
Washington
'72 Ambassador