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Flush Mount Turnsignal by Sicass -- Install |
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By: Rusty Shovel Date: April 23, 2014, 2:04 pm |
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Hey all, |
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1300 miles on my 2014 KTM 690 Enduro R, and it's already melted |
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its turn signal. |
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https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-uMuTr24KSls/U1gI1g4ORCI/AAAAAAAABG8/UKgVXYwM… |
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You'd think that KTM would've gotten a handle on this by now. |
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No matter, I just picked these up from Sicass Racing: |
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[img] |
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https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-EN5_AHThoLQ/U1gIymHzjII/AAAAAAAABG8/dbCBg3MQ… |
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They're already fixed with the proper connection, so it's |
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plug-n-play! |
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I worried that I'd have to remove the whole backend to get to |
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the wires...nope, just the two bolts that hold the taillight |
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need be removed. |
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https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-84F40a5ZkyE/U1gI2AZor0I/AAAAAAAABG8/5j5gIJfh… |
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Both stock signals are fixed to the bike with a single bolt. |
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Notice that the tail section is cracked, this was true on both |
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sides--annoying. Also notice the "made in Italy" stamp...I |
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wasn't aware that Italy had a hand...maybe that's why it's |
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cracked ;). |
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The new blinkers are held on with a single bolt as well. You |
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could use the stock mounting points, but it didn't look flush. |
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Easy fix: |
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https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3NXjMy2AI8M/U1gI8bqpXLI/AAAAAAAABG8/5y7Sv_Wr… |
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https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-q5wAWGut-QI/U1gI6WNU1-I/AAAAAAAABG8/M3uZiswX… |
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I bolted the blinker on using the new hole, but ran the wire |
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through the old hole. Here's a shot with the new signal on one |
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side and the old one on the other: |
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https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5_KtgtuVFgQ/U1gI7P1W-lI/AAAAAAAABG8/QIe7rU26… |
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Sorry the photo sucks. The signals are very tucked in and mount |
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semi-flush with the newly drilled hole. |
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https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EYN4htPws10/U1gI97NHUaI/AAAAAAAABG8/AUAn3XcX… |
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They appear fairly bright. I went with the smoke colored lens, |
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primarily to look cool. 8) |
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Stuff all the wires back in, screw down the taillight bolts, and |
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you're good. Be sure to use loctite! The signal and taillight |
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bolts were pretty loose before I started. |
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Pretty happy with the result. My only complaint is that the |
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taillights aren't an exact match. The blinker on the left has a |
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hard rubber gasket that fit cleanly to the bike. The right |
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blinker has a soft rubber gasket that curled when the blinker |
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was tightened. On closer inspection, I noticed that the left |
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signal lens was clear and the right lens was a bit cloudy. It's |
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almost as if they packaged a new signal with a slightly older |
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one. Weird. I may call Sicass about it. If I have any |
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durability issues I'll update this post. |
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