I'm not bashing, just asking.
I've always loved the look of off the bars signals. It's one of the ways Iuse totell what's coming at me when riding.

 

To each is own I personally think the bars look much better without the signals on them.

 

I guess some think it cleans up the front end, but personally I like 'em hanging off the bars. Kinda like an afterthought, like the designers just tacked 'em on at the last minute, 'cause they had to.

 

I don't like the looks and, they can dent the tank. Mine has a small ding in it from them left over from the previous owner.
They're gone now, replaced with turn signal mirrors. Looks much cleaner IMHO. Which reminds me, I need to get that sig pic fixed.

 

I am 180 degrees to you Schumacher - I have never liked the lights on the bars.

I can't really say why I like them on the forks... Hmmmm personal taste - go figure eh?

 

Indeed.
But that's just another kewl thing about Harleys...you can do pretty much anything to them

 

Ya know back in the old days... When you bought a Harley the bike was sold just as a bike and if you wanted turn signals you would have to buy them as an add-on option... and they were attached to the handlebars with a clamp.. Old school look ya might say.. Anyway, I have often though of relocating my signals to the forks mainly because the throttle cable rubs the back of the right signal... and sometimes just the vibs of the handlebars cause them to loosen up..

Many times I've seen handlebar lights not in proper straight alignment... Reason enough to fix them on the forks I suppose.. a lessor chance of bumping them loose.. Thats the practical reason.. Cosmetics would be the other reason... I like them mounted on the handlebars myself.

 

I think they are unattractive on the bars. They also get in the way of detachable windscreens.

 

I like movin' 'em just to keep the cagers guessing.

Honestly I relocated mine to the forks because I thought the handlebars looked too cluttered.

 

I think it cleans up the bars. Many of us run internal wiring for the handlebar controls.
I took it a step further though by changing the signals to the mini bullets and moving them to the forks. Also FYI IMO the stock signals on the '96 ane HUGE and bulky. I guess I just hated them wherever they were mounted on the bike.
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