would like your input

[Lucky]

I bought these LED side markers to play with on the clearance wall at Walmart.  they could work as additional turn signals or running lights. the first pic is the smoothed out grab handle section, the 2nd-4th pics are the lights sitting in the top voids from the handles, the last pic is an alternative spot underneath (i just had to hold it there)

the hole in the center top will be filled in as well as the grab handle voids that aren't used.  also, try to imagine it one color, primer (for now) or silver..

only 3 days to vote, but opinions allways welcome!
Thanks, --Lucky

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[chimera]

Hey that's looking better already. I don't think the amber lights on top work. Looks kinda like a frog. They look better underneath, but having the turn signals so close together might not be the safest approach. You could get new lights on stalks. I used these on my project bike:http://www.bikebandit.com/product/A4557746.  They aren't very noticeable, and work great.

[Night Vision]

umm... don't the lower mounting points on the handle also help hold the tail piece on? or are you attaching from the inside?

[Tiger]

 :-\...as do the top mounting points, (for the handle), also help hold the tail section in place...

[Lucky]

yup, those attaching points have been modified: nutserts imbeded into the lower points, studs will be in 2 of the the upper points.  the frame nuts will be drilled out & nuts & bolts used underneath.  :D

[Cdnlouie]

Go for the clean look.  No additional lights.  ;)  It will look real nice without adding anything to the back.
What's the term....."less is more".

[Lucky]

that's been my original intent, but there's something about those 'eye's... don't know if i just like it, if it strikes me 'cause it's goofy, or what..  might just be the fact that it looks like something...

[vadasz1]

The third pic looks like it would be smiling at you as you get passed by this Vision. 

Did I just say a Vision was able to pass something................ ::) :P

[YellowJacket!]

Paint it green and purple.....  It'll look like Barney!!

Sorry Pete, couldn't resist.  But it does look cool.

;D

David

[Night Vision]

....but there's something about those 'eye's...
..  might just be the fact that it looks like something...

name that toon

[Lucky]

ok NV, i thought i was the one going off the deep end...

you know, there was a time when i had my Vision just 4 days, that i wanted to flame it...  ::)

[Lucky]

Ok, i think i know why it looks familiar....
i'm gonna have Kukla, Fran and Ollie nightmares for weeks!

[Rick G]

Yep, it definatly  looks like Ollie  !   Are you sure you want to  add those?   ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Night Vision]

yep, Ollie it is! I was close with "Cecil" of Beanie & Cecil

[inanecathode]

In the dark those turn signals are going to be basically invisible with your brake light on.

[Rick G]

when the vision was built and for some years before, the law (CA. FED. who knows) required  turn signals on a bike to be at least 9 inches  from centre . The ones that came in 1959 were tiny versions of the bullet shaped ones  and were mounted right on the bike, no stalk
Twice,  the long stalk, gawkie turn signals have saved mine from further distruction . I pulled up in a dirt parking lot , for a bike swap meet , sat. and when I let out the clutch  the rear wheel spun and the v went sideways  and I bailed out, The result was  a clutch lever with the ball broken off and  demolished turn signal  ( I Had the lowers off the fairing , luckily) The turn signal took it all, not a scratch  on anything else.
A customer of mine has me repairing his 73 Honda cb750  and was riding his new bike home from the dealer ship , he hit some gravel and tried to save the bike , resulting in  a broken tib/fib in his left leg . surgery was today, I love my vision ,but I'm not prepared to sacrifice my body for it!! :-\

[Lucky]

no, me either, but i never think of those stalks as a safety device.
i'm just doing this for fun, my other V is my "business" bike  8) ;)

[Lucky]

well, the decision has been made:
installed the studs & smoothed out the top.  just poured the final voids with water putty, it should be set up in the morning & sandable tomorrow night.

a comment about "Durham's Rock Hard Water Putty", this gypsum based mixture is very cool, you can make something very thick, like an inch (as far as i've used it) and this stuff sets up very hard.  you could chip it with something, but you can do that with Bondo too,  you can't use bondo very thick.. 
if you've never used it, you might want to pick up a small container to play with.  i've already reccomended it to a customer who was going to use wood putty to fill dings & dents in her stairs.  wood filler would just chip away, this stuff aint going anywhere...

Pics in a day or so..

--Lucky

[67GTO]

I have used that stuff for years, but only for wood.