Front Turn Signals in California

Well there's the ideal world and reality. My riding style is an extension of the depth of distrust I have in other people. I'd say a good 60-70% of the drivers I see are texting anyway.

and the logical rational extension of that sentiment is to not ride on the street.

TransNone13 said:

Well there's the ideal world and reality. My riding style is an extension of the depth of distrust I have in other people.

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True, I tried that for a couple of months. Track only race bike, didn't last long... Unfortunately, I seem to crash a lot more at the track lol.

Remove the mirrors but use block off plates with integrated LED turn signals. I use these by Lux Machine

Ducati Panigale 1199 Mirror Block Off Turn Signals! |

For CA, and from what I've quickly gathered from doing a search at the DMV website,

-forward facing (fronts)
-visible from 300ft from the front and rear
-amber or white? for the fronts, amber for the rear
-no size spec or distance from one another (signals themselves)

Have a look,

DMV Turn Signal Lamps

Are they anal there?

I actually got pulled over after posting on my way to work. 61 in a 50. Second time I got pinged here, second time I didn't get a ticket. He said nice bike and asked where I got it. Said nothing about the lack of mirrors or signals... (The other guy told me to watch out for deer when I got pulled over the 1st time here for 85 in a 55.)

TransNone13 said:

Are they anal there?

I actually got pulled over after posting on my way to work. 61 in a 50. Second time I got pinged here, second time I didn't get a ticket. He said nice bike and asked where I got it. Said nothing about the lack of mirrors or signals... (The other guy didn'ttold me to watch out for deer when I got pulled over the 1st time here for 85 in a 55.)

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Ha!

Being ticketed for 47 in a 45 is not uncommon on HWY 2.....or being ticketed for missing reflectors. Then again, we're talking about one of the most dangerous roads in the country, hence the patrols.

It does make for great riding though.

oalvarez said:

Ha!

Being ticketed for 47 in a 45 is not uncommon on HWY 2.....or being ticketed for missing reflectors. Then again, we're talking about one of the most dangerous roads in the country, hence the patrols.

It does make for great riding though.

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Wow...

Here is the signals I used and where they are mounted. Watson Design SP Style

I have one CRG mounted on the left side stock bar end. I had a machine shop machine the groove into the bar end.

I have seen a ton of people get tickets for no reflectors on Highway 2. Sucks when you aren;t driving like an a** and still get pulled over

lardawge said:

Here is the signals I used and where they are mounted. Watson Design SP Style

I have one CRG mounted on the left side stock bar end. I had a machine shop machine the groove into the bar end.

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I will have to check that out.

Here is pic showing the front of the bike with the turn signals mounted up.. and for the curious, the bar end mirror mounted up.

Socal said:

Who makes the bar end signals? CRG? Tons of people in CA remove stock mirrors because we have to split traffic in LA. Tust me, I don't want to drive around with no signals.....jut wondering if it was even an option.

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Hey Socal....NO NEED TO REMOVE your mirrors. I lane split all the time here in the Philippines! I simply just fold my mirrors in...then lane split all the way to the traffic light or until the road clears up ahead of me. Then, I push back my mirrors. They are spring loaded...

No need to replace your signal lights...if your concern is mainly for lane splitting,
just fold your mirrors buddy! SIMPLE!

Socal said:

Originally posted by rocdoc: Anyway, about your dilemma, Moto wheels (Sacramento, California), sells bar end signals. That's what I'm doing on my bike. I believe it's safer than any other option, including the stock mirror turn signals, because you can see the blinker from both front and rear, and they stick out farther than anything on the bike. Visibility.
That's exactly what I want to do. Did you do it yourself Or have a local shop here do it? Speaking about the flushmounted signals? Also, thanks for the Moto wheels referral

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Cool. No problem.
Local shop--the same guy that's replacing my mirrors with a rearview camera and front LCD screen.

Along with the Oberon turn signals, you'll need to purchase a Set of adapters to solder on to that system. Then you'll have to drill a hole through the black cap on the clip ons and feed the wire through it. Direct the wires toward the front of the bike, where you'll need to reconnect to the adapter that used to be connected to the mirrors.

We got the first one connected yesterday. Wow, it is bright!

Truth be told, I don't know why anybody who's trying to eliminate mirrors and reinstall some safe version of blinkers and mirrors doesn't do what my guy is doing.

IMHO, the safest & slickest solution for no Panigale mirrors is
a) rearview cam & LCD screen &
b) bar end turn signals

That way you get a great view of everything next to you and behind you, and people in front and in back of you can easily see your turn signals. Especially for those of us With the integrated tail light system.