Well... 600 miles later decided to remove the black tail/fender. It just had too much slop. Relocated the turn signals using extra brackets that came with the bike. I cut an old number plate the size of the tag for a backing plate and bolted that to the white fender tab and bolted plate to the backer after a slight bend to conform to the tail piece. A strip of velcro down the center makes a tight rattle free assembly. Clean and solid.
I used a piece of number plate plastic to make a backing. Also made hangers to allow turn signals to tuck away. No broken lights in three years.
I remember seing your post and that's a good option. Ordered some smaller signals but found these actually fit over the muffler so will see how this all holds togther. I do have a few number plates to use and I figure the right side is what may get broken first.
Another option: SICASS Racing blinkers License plate light Front Blinkers: Off of my Daytona 675- the OEM were a bit too orange for my taste. URL=http://s3.photobucket.com/user/dalecarlsbad/media/587ff9c6.jpg.html][/URL]
Nice job with your arrangement and I looked at trimming more to keep the black bracket..... I found after 600 miles, mostly dirt, that the black bracket simply sleeved onto the tail and only secured way up front would move/vibrate so much that it started to dig into the plastic adjacent to the tail light as shown. In time it would simply fatigue and disintegrate in the conditions I ride. I think, when removed, the black plastic bracket needs some rubber shims or silicone between to the tail area and bracket and also inside the tail itself where it sleeves over the white tail stub to make it less prone to vibration/shake and self destruction. Decided it was a battle I ultimately would lose and so at least preserved all stock components in case a future buyer wants them, etc... The nice thing is signals are more solidly mounted and left side is inside the pipe, so protected. Even right side is close in. A no cost mod.
