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Old 06-10-2011, 01:28 AM
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So I was riding my brand new (ok it's a month old shoot me) 48 and a guy pulls up to me at a red light while rolling his window down. Expecting the usual "OMGZ BIKE IS SICK DUDE" I just sat there and waited for him to say something. What does he say? That my EFFING RIGHT TURN SIGNAL IS OUT. Now it's not a big deal. I don't care. It happens. But after a damn month? OK now I do care. I'm starting to think that these parts are coming from a place within China that the Chinese complain about.
 

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Old 06-10-2011, 05:48 AM
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Yaaaaaaaaawwwwwnnnnn...... sorry.

Replace them with heavy duty bulbs, they can be had at any auto parts store.
 
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Old 06-10-2011, 06:32 AM
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You're talking about a light bulb here, right? God your world is crashing down, isn't it? Come on man - anyone who doesn't have his own stock of spare filament based tail lights is, well, insert your own word here. Think about the vibrations those things have to endure, amazing they don't break weekly. If you're going to post whenever you need to replace a bulb, your fingers are going to get tired.

My grandfather told me that when cars were first available, you couldn't expect to go 25 miles without a flat tire. I can't even imagine how you would have dealt with that.
 
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Old 06-10-2011, 06:33 AM
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Huh, I always thought that people from New York had thick skin. I guess I was wrong.
 
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Old 06-10-2011, 06:40 AM
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Sell it! Buy a Honda There lights never go bad!
 
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Old 06-10-2011, 06:50 AM
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This is a common problem for these models with LED lightbulb. They are very expensive to replace (around 900$ in Norway), but you are still under warranty. Take it back to your dealer and they will replace it with no charge

Most of the time this happens because of moisture that ruins the LED light
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Old 06-10-2011, 06:53 AM
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If your talking about your rear turn signal? Since the car was coming from behind
 
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Old 06-10-2011, 07:45 AM
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Huh, I always thought that people from New York had thick skin. I guess I was wrong.
Only if you live north of that hole in the ground like me
 
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Old 06-10-2011, 08:06 AM
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Is this the same bike that's been dropped twice? At this point if a blown bulb is causing you heartache, you need a new hobby.
 
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Old 06-10-2011, 08:35 AM
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Didn't I see you post a couple of days ago about the very same thing?
Edit: Yep, right here. Did you have the same thing happen again, or was it the same incident, but with the dates changed?
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/sport...ml#post8419672
 

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