Rubber is deteriorating all around the bike including the turn signals. My turn signals have fallen off the rear.
2008 Kawasaki KLR650 lights complaints
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The right rear turn signal rubber broke on my kawasaki klr 650 causing the turn signal to dangle by the wires. I am waiting to see if the dealer will fix it for free.
Blinkers keep falling off my new motorcycle.(five times so far) could cause accident.
My directional signals fall of. The rubber post/bracket fails. The bike is only about a month old and two have already failed!
The turn signal lights on my motorcycle are continually falling off. Three out of four have fallen off since february 2008.
My 2008 klr 650 the blinkers just start breaking and fall off for no reason.
2008 kawasaki klr650 motorcycle. -subject: turn signal degradation and ultimate failure of manufactured material. -the right rear turn signal on my motorcycle failed without warning or due cause. I arrived at my office to find the rear indicator hanging by the wires with no structural support left by the material used to manufacture it. It appears the material was weak and rotted from exposure to vibration and uv light. The signal remained operational, but could not be left attached by only the electrical wiring. -dealer replaced the indicator and paid for it out of their own pocket, since kawasaki would not honor it as a warranty claim.
1. No events precipitated the equipment failure. It was purely normal use. 2. The turn signal mounting system cracked and completely separated from the mounting area. This happened on both right & left rear turn signals. 3. The left rear turn signal was replaced under warranty from the dealer with the same hardware that was original to the motorcycle. The right rear is still broken but kept in place with duct tape until upgraded replacement hardware is available from kawasaki.
Rear turn signals on my 2008 kawasaki klr 650 are falling off under normal wear and tear.
Normal riding of my 08 klr650 resulted in both rear turn signals falling off. The right one dangled against the exhaust pipe and melted the plastic. There were zero crashes or other forms of damage that could have caused this failure. In fact, I have saddlebags that "protect" the signals.
Certain rubber components on the motorcycle have dried out and are crumbling. The following are examples a) turn signal stalks have fallen off without prior notice which could cause an accident due to the other traffic not seeing your turn signal b) windshield retaining well nuts have crumbled and the windshield could come loose or off at hwy speeds causing injury to the driver and possible accident c) rubber boot on the positive terminal of the starter has dryrotted and is crumbling. This could cause a possible short in the electrical system d) the boot which prevents water intrusion to the clutch cable has deteriorated and allows water into the cable which could cause it to seize and if the clutch could not be pulled in, may cause an accident under the right conditions.
Turn signals falling off.
2008 kawasaki klr 650 right rear turn signal has fallen off. There is no sign of damage to the signal from a collision. The rubber housing holding the signal has torn away.
2008 kawasaki klr 650 turn signal support failure. The rubber boot that holds the turn signal onto the mounting location has sheared off completely on one, and partially on another.
Turn signal mount dry rots and falls off possible cause of injury from signal itself. Other problem is it could fall off without rider knowing it and could be involved in crash from lack of signal given to other vehicles on the road.
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