Clear lenses??????

[benelli_4572]

Does any company make a clear, or smoked out set of turn signal lenses, and Tail light?
Want to make the black R3 a little mono-chromatic!
I have not been able to find anything so far.

 

[NickeHild]

Sweden will help you out Drop me a mail at nickelund@gmail.com and I shall get you in contact with Par (Nussekudden). He's a wizard with plastic and have done clear lences for R3 captains both in Sweden, UK and US.

Tail-light is tricky, seems to be pressed into that plastic, chromed frame, but ask Par about it

 

[NickeHild]

You may even have them flat

 

[Sidecar Flip]

Your immediate problem is while it looks 'cool' it's illegal (at least here in the United States). While that might not bother you, it may if you are stopped by a Barney Fife following you and notices that your safety related equipment isn't code.

 

[Pig9r]

Not as long as you have yellow bulbs in it.

 

[Vinkster]

I am very curious about this too. I don't understand that while some HDs come stock with clear or smoked turn signal lenses, we don't have an appropriate solution yet? The bike has been around for 5 years now. Someone must want to make some money selling these things to everyone owning this great cult-like followed bike.

I'm thinking of just buying that spray on smoke stuff. I can't remember the brand, but you can spray them lightly with a few coats. I don't want to do this unless I know for a fact no one makes them. I just really don't like the almost fluorescent orange indicators.

 

[Sidecar Flip]

Not as long as you have yellow bulbs in it.

That's correct under FMVSS regs. However, how many owners know that or would change out the bulbs to comply? Not many I'd guess.

Manufacturers, under government mandate, have to build their machines to comply with all rules and regulations to sell them as motor vehicles, one reason they cost so much in the first place.

 

[Vinkster]

I decided to stop caring about the orange lenses. I will just remove all the turn signals instead.

I just purchased the Badlands Vertical "Whiskers" License plate frame and some cheap black mirrors with integrated turn signals. That should help "monochrome" it out some. Plus, it will looks less cluttered. Looking forward to getting the parts and seeing them installed. I know the plate frame will look great, but no too sure about the mirrors. I found the mirrors for about $99 on a couple sites, but then an ebay seller had a "buy it now" price of 28.50 and an opening bid of 23.50. I bid on them, but if I have to, I can just "buy it now"... Later.

I've done a lot of research on the plate frame, I wonder if anyone else purchased that. It looks great.