So my bike is a '74, though it has had various tins and other peripheral parts replaced prior to my getting it. The hollow threaded stud broke on the right rear blinker, so I need to either run one down or get a whole unit. My question comes from looking at the various exploded views and pics, I'm not sure mine are mounted correctly. With the extra parts shown in the exploded views to deal with various luggage racks and grab handles, I'm not sure how the basic installation setup goes. Mine seem to work out OK and look right, but there is an issue.
The issue is with the rear blinkers rotating from parallel to the ground(facing directly to the rear) to about 15-20 degrees up in the course of a few hours riding. The escutcheon(the chrome piece that sits in the frame mount tab and holds the blinker stem) has a tab that should fix the position of the blinker. But the slot on the blinker stem is so wide it allows the stem to rotate the aforementioned 15-20 degrees. So the question is, do I have the wrong escutcheons, the wrong stems(my lenses are red, I don't think red came on the '74), or are the slots in my stems just plain worn out? They don't look worn or broken. No matter how much I tighten them down, they still eventually rotate.
Bottom line, I would like to deal with this rotation issue at the same time as dealing with the broken stud, I'm not worried about having a "correct" bike, but I would like to stick with stock parts or repro for the stock look. And the lens color, is orange or red correct for a '74? And, of course, if anyone has what I need and wants to do some business, let me know. Thanks!
The issue is with the rear blinkers rotating from parallel to the ground(facing directly to the rear) to about 15-20 degrees up in the course of a few hours riding. The escutcheon(the chrome piece that sits in the frame mount tab and holds the blinker stem) has a tab that should fix the position of the blinker. But the slot on the blinker stem is so wide it allows the stem to rotate the aforementioned 15-20 degrees. So the question is, do I have the wrong escutcheons, the wrong stems(my lenses are red, I don't think red came on the '74), or are the slots in my stems just plain worn out? They don't look worn or broken. No matter how much I tighten them down, they still eventually rotate.
Bottom line, I would like to deal with this rotation issue at the same time as dealing with the broken stud, I'm not worried about having a "correct" bike, but I would like to stick with stock parts or repro for the stock look. And the lens color, is orange or red correct for a '74? And, of course, if anyone has what I need and wants to do some business, let me know. Thanks!
