Turn signals falling off.

rflnomad · 02-16-2008, 07:56 PM

Hey, this is weird. Went for a ride yesterday and stopped to stretch for a bit.
Walked around the back and the turn signal assy was just ... hanging down by the wires. Yikes! I saw the bolts were still there and got the toolkit out quick. I removed the 8mm bolts holding the cover on the inside ( tire side) of the fender. THis cover kept the attaching bolts from totally falling out. Then I tightened the two 10mm bolts for the turn signal assy. I reinstalled the 8mm bolts and all is well. weird!?!?!?
Just something I wanted to pass on to fellow Nomad riders to check.
Oh yeah, It is a 2005 with 7200 miles. No mods except the official BD exhaust silencer removal.

02-16-2008, 08:25 PM

Wow, that is weird.Do you have a bell on your bike down low.Sounds like road gremlins.

**ringadingh** · 02-16-2008, 08:36 PM

Glad to here you found it before you lost the hardware, On my bike, the bolt that holds my K&N air filter on keeps working loose. It fell off once when I was travelling down the highway, and I had to turn around and pick up (all scratched). Now its one of the things I check regularly.

rlfaubion · 02-16-2008, 08:50 PM

Sounds like something they missed in "dealer prep".

naugaman · 02-17-2008, 10:47 AM

I was doing some cleaning one day and noticed my turn lights were a little on the loose side. So I tightened them up. Also know that a little thread lock works wonders in keeping that from happening again.

ells · 02-17-2008, 11:08 AM

Holy cow! I was ignoring this thread because mine is a '05 with only 7300 miles on it so figured,... okay my dumb - I'm headed to the garage right now. Thanks

jeepers · 02-17-2008, 11:15 AM

Glad you didn't lose it. I will be sure to check mine before my next ride.

watchman · 02-17-2008, 12:01 PM

Time for the loose rear turn signal thread. There is a steel spacer the bolts go through to secure the truns signals to the bike and they are about 1/6 of an inch to long. Remove the bolts and push the spacers out of the rubber grommets. File/grind about 1/6 of an inch off of the spacers and reinstall using blue lock tight on the bolts. This will stop the turn signals from shaking while going down the road.

dogdoc · 02-18-2008, 06:01 PM

AND SOME LOCK TITE TOO.

02-16-2008, 07:56 PM	#1
rflnomad Advanced Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: PSL, Fla; Posts: 596	Turn signals falling off. Hey, this is weird. Went for a ride yesterday and stopped to stretch for a bit. Walked around the back and the turn signal assy was just ... hanging down by the wires. Yikes! I saw the bolts were still there and got the toolkit out quick. I removed the 8mm bolts holding the cover on the inside ( tire side) of the fender. THis cover kept the attaching bolts from totally falling out. Then I tightened the two 10mm bolts for the turn signal assy. I reinstalled the 8mm bolts and all is well. weird!?!?!? Just something I wanted to pass on to fellow Nomad riders to check. Oh yeah, It is a 2005 with 7200 miles. No mods except the official BD exhaust silencer removal. __________________ 2005 Kawasaki Nomad, Black & Silver. 2006 Kawasaki KLR650, Lime Green! 2006 Ford F150 SuperCrew, 2WD, 4.6L; white & gold 1965 Pontiac GTO, 389 4 Speed. Bluemist Slate Cruising the back roads, that is living! Member #000033. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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02-16-2008, 08:25 PM	#2
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02-16-2008, 08:36 PM	#3
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	Turn signals falling off. Glad to here you found it before you lost the hardware, On my bike, the bolt that holds my K&N air filter on keeps working loose. It fell off once when I was travelling down the highway, and I had to turn around and pick up (all scratched). Now its one of the things I check regularly. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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02-16-2008, 08:50 PM	#4
rlfaubion Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,582	Turn signals falling off. Sounds like something they missed in "dealer prep".
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02-17-2008, 10:47 AM	#5
naugaman Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Vegas Posts: 280	Turn signals falling off. I was doing some cleaning one day and noticed my turn lights were a little on the loose side. So I tightened them up. Also know that a little thread lock works wonders in keeping that from happening again. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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02-17-2008, 11:08 AM	#6
ells Sr. Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Boulder County, Colorado Posts: 2,014	Turn signals falling off. Holy cow! I was ignoring this thread because mine is a '05 with only 7300 miles on it so figured,... okay my dumb - I'm headed to the garage right now. Thanks
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02-17-2008, 11:15 AM	#7
jeepers Jr. Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Warren Pa. Posts: 37	Turn signals falling off. Glad you didn't lose it. I will be sure to check mine before my next ride.
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02-17-2008, 12:01 PM	#8
watchman Sr. Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Macon, Missouri Posts: 1,175	Turn signals falling off. Time for the loose rear turn signal thread. There is a steel spacer the bolts go through to secure the truns signals to the bike and they are about 1/6 of an inch to long. Remove the bolts and push the spacers out of the rubber grommets. File/grind about 1/6 of an inch off of the spacers and reinstall using blue lock tight on the bolts. This will stop the turn signals from shaking while going down the road.
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02-18-2008, 06:01 PM	#9
dogdoc Top Contributor Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,263	Turn signals falling off. AND SOME LOCK TITE TOO.
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