Turn signals off

Front turn signals and the horn ground come off, and the signal stalks get taken apart on the cutting mat.

An evening of small parts. The front turn signals came off the headlight stay and the horn ground came loose at the same time.

The stalks

Honda mounted these signals on flexible rubber stalks so they’d survive a tip-over. On this bike the rubber is cracked where it flexes but still bonded to the metal core, so they’ll live for now. The bushings inside were seized and took some persuading.

Lenses

Faded orange, not cracked. They clean up. The gaskets behind them are another story.

Photos

Horn from behind, with the green ground wire and ring terminal unbolted. The perforated disc is the horn body.
Electrical & wiringDuring

Left front turn signal on its rubber stalk, mounted to the headlight stay. Lens is sun-faded but not cracked.
Electrical & wiringBefore

Right front turn signal, same mount, with the cable bundle running past it.
Electrical & wiringBefore

Right signal from the rider's side showing how the stalk bolts to the stay and where the wire enters.
Electrical & wiringBefore

Front end from the left with the headlight off. Signal, stay, bars, and the brake master cylinder.
Cables & controlsDuring

Wider, same angle. Front end mostly bare. Garage mates in the background.
Tank, plastics & seatDuring

And from straight on. The headlight stay with nothing on it.
Tank, plastics & seatDuring

Left signal off and on the mat. Lens, body, the rubber stalk with its wire, and the mounting hardware.
Electrical & wiringDuring

Same, with the rubber grommet and the two mounting screws laid out.
Electrical & wiringDuring

Signal from the back showing the stalk base and the wire exit.
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The stalk apart: rubber-covered arm, the metal bushing it pivots on, and the shoulder bolt. The rubber is cracked where it flexes.
Electrical & wiringDuring

Stalk, bushing and bolt. The bushing was the hard part to get out.
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Stalk from the other side. The rubber is still bonded to the metal core, which is more than I expected.
Electrical & wiringDuring