Smaller blinkers

[silascopathic_imp]

Silas, where did you purchase your signals and which model did you get. If you get a chance could you post some close up pics, thanks.

They are POSH turn signals , matte black with clear lens and orange bulb. Just ask Takashi for them, he has them on the site. all metal really worth it.

[Joola_imp]

Mounting problems aside, what is the wiring situation like? Do you have to cut and solder wires? I'd love to swap my tail light and blinkers out but have little experience with electrical wiring and don't want to mess anything up.

[CB4ME_imp]

Mounting problems aside, what is the wiring situation like? Do you have to cut and solder wires? I'd love to swap my tail light and blinkers out but have little experience with electrical wiring and don't want to mess anything up.

The Honda signals come with couplers - plug and play.....I hope.

[GIXXERMAN_imp]

Silas, where did you purchase your signals and which model did you get. If you get a chance could you post some close up pics, thanks.

They are POSH turn signals , matte black with clear lens and orange bulb. Just ask Takashi for them, he has them on the site. all metal really worth it.

They are POSH turn signals , matte black with clear lens and orange bulb. Just ask Takashi for them, he has them on the site. all metal really worth it.
I found them on the website. How diffucult are they to install and what all will I need. Im sure the front ones cant be to much fun.

[ChipBeck_imp]

[quote='Joola' pid='16051' dateline='1381424439'] Mounting problems aside, what is the wiring situation like? Do you have to cut and solder wires? I'd love to swap my tail light and blinkers out but have little experience with electrical wiring and don't want to mess anything up. [/quote]

Joola,

If you are willing to route wires all the way back to that coupler it can be done. But I have no problem cutting a wire and using a proper sized butt splice (which is more durable than soldering wires). Cover the splice tube with heat shrink or electrical tape and it will last the life of the bike. You'll save many hours and a ton of frustration. I know some members think they might like to return the bike to stock "someday" but that's unlikely.

As far as wires go, the signals I used have three wires, black, red, and black with a white stripe. Cut the black wire off as you won't use it. On the CB1100 the wiring on the left side front and rear is black to the black/white stripe, and red to red. On the right side front and rear the wiring is red to blue and green to black/white stripe.

The wiring is easy. And cutting a wire is not like cutting a fender in half or cutting the frame. It's a wire, it can be replaced. Don't lose sleep over it or spend a day futzing around trying to re-route them. Cut it and use a proper splice.

That's my take on it.

Chip

[Joola_imp]

Thank Chip! I could feel the courage building inside me while reading that. This'll be my next mo for sure!

[Greg Davis_imp]

Any swap out their blinkers for something less....freakin gigantic?

Oboro,

Yeah, the gigantic stock turn signals along with the boxcar size stock taillight that sticks up and out and over the end of the rear fender combined with the monstrous stock license plate bracket needed a little attention. Mounting aftermarket turn signals is a major PITA as nothing will even remotely bolt right on. When I perform a modification on my bike one of my objectives is always to have the finished result look like it may be stock. I really love the looks of this bike and do not want to change its character, I just wanted to clean up a few of the details that I didn't like. As regards the turn signals, these units are cast aluminum and they use the same bulb as the stock light so they are every bit as bright. The stock turn signals are plastic.

I started by removing the stock turn signals to study what would need to be done. I actually looked at it for a couple weeks, and tried several different solutions. Adding to the complexity is the fact that the front turn signal mounting brackets on the bike are completely different than the rear turn signal mounting brackets.

If you look closely at these pictures you will see that the turn signal itself is mounted against a large stainless steel washer. An identical washer is placed inside the rear turn signal mounting bracket. This keeps the turn signals centered and allows a rock solid mount to tighten the bolt up against. The front turn signal bracket center hole needs to be drilled out with 3/8 inch bit. The hole actually needs to be just slightly larger than 3/8 so I routed it out just a bit. Again, a large stainless washer with a 3/8 inch hole in it needs to be placed inside the front bracket to center the signals which will sandwich the stock mounting plate in between two of those washers and allow the signals to be mounted. This is how Tashaki's signals can be mounted as well. Getting a bolt inside that front mounting bracket was incredibly difficult as the slotted hole that allows access inside there is very small and room to work is quite constrained. It took me two hours before I successfully built that "ship in a bottle".

The end result works flawlessly, looks fabulous, and everybody that sees it has no idea that those turn signals are not stock. Exactly what I was looking for.

I've been very busy as of late so consider this a very abbreviated "Chip Beck Spec" mod. All the best.

Chip

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Oboro,

Yeah, the gigantic stock turn signals along with the boxcar size stock taillight that sticks up and out and over the end of the rear fender combined with the monstrous stock license plate bracket needed a little attention. Mounting aftermarket turn signals is a major PITA as nothing will even remotely bolt right on. When I perform a modification on my bike one of my objectives is always to have the finished result look like it may be stock. I really love the looks of this bike and do not want to change its character, I just wanted to clean up a few of the details that I didn't like. As regards the turn signals, these units are cast aluminum and they use the same bulb as the stock light so they are every bit as bright. The stock turn signals are plastic.

I started by removing the stock turn signals to study what would need to be done. I actually looked at it for a couple weeks, and tried several different solutions. Adding to the complexity is the fact that the front turn signal mounting brackets on the bike are completely different than the rear turn signal mounting brackets.

If you look closely at these pictures you will see that the turn signal itself is mounted against a large stainless steel washer. An identical washer is placed inside the rear turn signal mounting bracket. This keeps the turn signals centered and allows a rock solid mount to tighten the bolt up against. The front turn signal bracket center hole needs to be drilled out with 3/8 inch bit. The hole actually needs to be just slightly larger than 3/8 so I routed it out just a bit. Again, a large stainless washer with a 3/8 inch hole in it needs to be placed inside the front bracket to center the signals which will sandwich the stock mounting plate in between two of those washers and allow the signals to be mounted. This is how Tashaki's signals can be mounted as well. Getting a bolt inside that front mounting bracket was incredibly difficult as the slotted hole that allows access inside there is very small and room to work is quite constrained. It took me two hours before I successfully built that "ship in a bottle".

The end result works flawlessly, looks fabulous, and everybody that sees it has no idea that those turn signals are not stock. Exactly what I was looking for.

I've been very busy as of late so consider this a very abbreviated "Chip Beck Spec" mod. All the best.

Chip

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[url=http://s288.photobucket.com/user/chipbeck/media/Sig6.jpg.html] I would like to duplicate what you have done to your 1100, where can I buy turn signals and tail light? thanks Greg Davis gregdavis3@aol.com Orlando, Fl and Columbus, Ohio
Thank you, does anyone have web site as to where to purchase these smaller signals. and tail light?

[Greg Davis_imp]

Do I want to buy single filament or Dual Filament from Lockhart Phillips. Thanks Chip, for the post, can't wait to get my new CB 1100 and put the smaller signals on. I also want to change the tail light as you did.

[dBuster_imp]

Moderators, do we need two threads covering the same topic? Please merge...

http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1590

If it is acceptable to ask for that?


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[Greg Davis_imp]

Anyone know if I should buy single filament blinker or Dual Filament from Lockhart Phillips. Thank you