Turn signal stalks are rubber mounted through the fairing. There are metal dished washers that slip on to the rubber washers. How are they kept in place? I forget, it's been a long time since I messed with them. It seems they would just vibrate off.
Perhaps they do fall off. My '77S fairing stays in place just fine without them. In my case the rubber bushings go from the outside in. The turn signal housing bears against the rubber bushing which bears against the fairing. The fairing is very stiff, so much so that it can be a bitch spreading the fairing to go over the turn signal stalks. In fact my S fairing is scratched around the turn signal stalk hole from not applying enough pressure to spread the fairing. In any event, with the rubber bushing fitted outside of the fairing, and due to the 'spring load' of the fairing there's never been a problem from the missing clips. In fact I don't think I've ever seen those clips.
Editing: If I wanted to keep those clips in place, as shown in the pic, I would drill a couple holes through the two clip ears. I would then run a thin zip tie through the two holes and it then can't fall off. And when you feel a need to take the clip off, you would just snip the zip tie and replace the zip tie with a new one when you put things back together. Of course, if you're showing the bike in a concourse event that wouldn't work.
Ken
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In a space time continuum with Ken. I "knew" about the open washers, yet didn't realize they were missing from my S fairing till this discussion. No real issues to report either...
When the rubber piece is in its final position, it fits into the "cup" aspect of the disc. The inner edge of the slot will not go over the "flange" on the bracket where the tube is brazed into the formed sheetmetal part of the bracket.
So....the outward facing "cupped" flanged area and the "edge of the pressed part of the turn signal mount capture it.
I've not lost any of those until my bike did side flips for about ten car lengths and broke the fairing to pieces. Even then, one remained.
Chuey wrote:When the rubber piece is in its final position, it fits into the "cup" aspect of the disc. The inner edge of the slot will not go over the "flange" on the bracket where the tube is brazed into the formed sheetmetal part of the bracket.
So....the outward facing "cupped" flanged area and the "edge of the pressed part of the turn signal mount capture it.
I've not lost any of those until my bike did side flips for about ten car lengths and broke the fairing to pieces. Even then, one remained.
