Heres an intresting take on replacement indicators...

http://www.oberon-performance.co.uk/acatalog/LED-Indicator-Bar-End-Weights.html

Would work particulaly well if you had an indicator integrated rear light as well I think. This is where I am getting my bar end mirror from by the way...great quality and not too expensive.

Am I seeing that right, that they indicate both forward and back.... well that is practical and cool. If you do get them let us know how they fit and work. Think it is one of the better "mods" I've seen and supremely practical. Trying to imagine the wiring but can't be too bad....right?

Yup...indicate front and back...which makes a whole lot of sense when you think about it! I was thinking about the wiring as well but they do include a kit to make it neat and tidy so I might get more detail. They do normal billet mini LCD indicators in the same style as well

http://www.oberon-performance.co.uk/acatalog/motorcycle-indicators-led.html

- front and back - quite pricey compared to regular stuff but very trick...that might be what I end up with as the standard indicators are coming off over winter...another thing on the list...SM bars (arriving in a week!), Rizoma grab rail inserts (sat in the garage)...and now mini indicators...can't wait for spring!

It seems like you'd have to drill the bar near the middle. Then somehow fish the wires from the end through the hole you made.

Who's going to be the brave one to try it first?

I have sent them an email asking for fitting details...so all will be revealed!

Pretty cool. And they even have some really neat replacement pegs here. (http://www.oberon-performance.co.uk/acatalog/Honda_CB900F.html) Very cool. I'm not spending the money to get rear sets, but i might spring for a set of these, though...

Those pegs do look pretty cool, but I fear that without the rubber more vibration would be felt, possibly putting my foot to sleep on long rides.

Only one way to find out. Go for it JMD! :P

It seems like you'd have to drill the bar near the middle.
Maybe with the SM bars he can pop out the end cap on the inside area of the bar? Looks like it is plastic so maybe, either way should be able to have the wires come strait out the tube that is the "grip"... will be interesting.

Only one way to find out. Go for it JMD!

Nah...i've got some more gear to buy before i continue with the bike mods. I'm going to need a mesh jacket come spring, as well as some gloves, and i'd like to get some protective pants before i start riding again...

I have drilled bars for wiring before, its not hard at all. You probably only need about a 5/16" hole or so, (maybe 2 in this case) drilled on the underside of the bar between the bar clamps, so the wires can get out. Most bars are hollow already, so its not like you're trying to drill out the center of the tube. Just make sure you de-burr the edges where you drill with a file or a dremel tool, so the wires don't chafe. Also, I use weedwacker plastic line to fish the wires thru. Its flexible enough that it will follow the contours of the bar, and stiff enough that you can push it thru in the first place. :D Oh yeah, and put a little touch up paint or something around the edges of the holes you drill so the bar doesn't rust (if they're steel)!

...going to need a mesh jacket come spring...
Go for leather... Keep trying to find a site I saw a while back but it showed some shots of the "mesh" type jackets and their riders POST crash. The jackets where shredded and didn't offer much protection to the rider. Just picked up a nice Technic perforated leather jacket to replace my summer mesh...

If you do go mesh, get one that fits tight. Looked like the biggest problem was that once the jacket hit the deck, friction spun the loose fitting padded areas around and then the mesh just shredded away till, well you know what shredded next.

I hear ya, rnd. And you're right, really...but when it gets hot i know how tempted i get to ride without the proper gear, and i just know that if a solid, lightweight textile jacket sometimes seems like too much, even perforated leather will be too stifling when the temps go up...and i may not wear it at all (in a moment of stupidity, of course...but one stupid moment is all it takes, right?). In an ideal world i would do everything i'm supposed to all of the time...but we all know how that works, don't we??? ;)

A breezy mesh jacket, on the other hand, i know i will make myself wear all the time without excuse...and that's WAY better than nothing. But i'll make sure i get one with some real armor and heavy duty straps to keep it in place.

...and that's WAY better than nothing... :thumbsup

Heres an intresting take on replacement indicators...

http://www.oberon-performance.co.uk/acatalog/LED-Indicator-Bar-End-Weights.html

Would work particulaly well if you had an indicator integrated rear light as well I think. This is where I am getting my bar end mirror from by the way...great quality and not too expensive.
I'm reading old posts again. This company is still in business and I really like the idea of the bar end turn signals which in theory could replace the stock front and rear turn signals. Although for added safety, the rears should stay on.

Looks like we never heard from Tyler about whether they worked well and how the install went, eh?

I have Oberons on the front and they work well, especially for aftermarket LEDs. I haven't tried Rizomas, but they're the only LED's that I've tried that I've been happy with.

I think it would be best to drill holes either between the grips and clutch/brake perches or just on the inside of them, then you could zip-tie them to the wires already running down and it wouldn't be very noticeable. If you drill in the middle, you're going to see it coming out over the triple.

Ooh. Good thinking. --^

(Sorry for resurrecting this old post, but I figure it's better than starting a new one.)

I'm installing Oberon bar-end indicators this weekend (assuming my Renthal Street Fighters comes in on Friday)

Alright. It look a while, but I finally managed to put on the new bars, grips, and now the Oberon Bar-end indicators.

They aren't wired yet so I can't show you what they look like when they're on.

Hopefully next weekend.


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looks cool! only concern id personaly have is how much they sticked out.. could be a problem when filtering (lanesplitting)

There's no lane splitting here in Ontario, so I'm not too worried about that.

(Though if I were to lane-split, I would be concerned about width.)

There are the lesser flavors of lane splitting though - like slowly weaving through parked cars in a crowded parking lot, or going around the side of a line of cars stopped at a light who are going straight, when you want to turn right. I know I feel a little restricted when I have the side cases on, and the bikes rear is suddenly three times a wide.

But I don't think those indicators add much width, and more importantly you are completely aware of them. That's a bit of a problem with my cases, and I think some day I'm going to catch one on the awning post in front of my house, which I ride by when I park the bike. It's even worse with a rotopax gas can strapped to the side of one of them :idonno:

yeah.. filtering in london is abit different :shock:

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That's insanity.

@ 2:37, when he just goes to the front of the queue at the red light, is that legal or is he just being a turd.

well hurry up and get those bad puppies wired up, I'd like to see how they work

I hope to have them wired up next weekend. I'm gonna try to get a video once completed. Got my youtube account created in preparation.

That's insanity.

@ 2:37, when he just goes to the front of the queue at the red light, is that legal or is he just being a turd.
well he went into the cycle lane.. bit of a grey area... we do it all the time but not infront of cops ;)

Vid of the inaugural test of the bar end indicators.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/59946080@N06/5544771077/

Looks good... Do you still gotta have the ones on the regular location or this mod is STREET LEGAL where you live???

look sweet man!

Looks good... Do you still gotta have the ones on the regular location or this mod is STREET LEGAL where you live???

I actually don't know the answer to that question.

I do know that I know the guy who will do the certification. So with that in mind, I'm pretty sure it will pass.

Hm. I wonder this: is the quick-blink any more effective in getting others' attention?

(I kinda liked it... it's almost a strobe effect, possibly getting attention quicker.)

how was the wiring for this job? im very interesting in dumping the blinkers in favor for these

The leads on these things aren't as long as I would have liked. With my Renthal Streetfighters, I would not have had enough wire to make it to the connectors behind the headlight. I think even stock bars would be difficult. But because they are LED, I wanted to add the resistors so I can have a normal blike rate. So I made a new harness and rerouted all the wiring to underneath the seat. Either way, you have to splice.

Normally, I like tinkering with things but the wiring job envolved with this project was decidedly un-fun.

I like those indicators..Im a fan of the fast blink rate..and anything i can do to make myself more visible is always a good thing...
427, you said you think they would be difficult with stock bars? just because wireing length or the route you had to use to run everything? and how are the barend weights? any noticable change in vibration?

BTW.. anyone know offhand the size of the stock bars on and '04?