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johnm

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on: January 18, 2020, 05:58:31 am
I was giving the bike a polish and one of the reflectors fell off. It only took a couple of seconds to realise the fork looked better with it gone. Not much of a problem to remove the other one with only my fingers.
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Reply #1 on: January 18, 2020, 09:41:34 am
Just to put ideas into your head and cause mayhem, it wouldn't be a huge job to polish the fork lowers.
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Reply #2 on: January 18, 2020, 12:26:43 pm
Polished forks would look great! keep us posted.
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Reply #3 on: January 18, 2020, 02:09:02 pm
I have heard that those reflective stickers are easy to remove with a length of dental floss, followed up with some sticky-stuff cleaner, like Goo Gone.
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Reply #4 on: January 18, 2020, 02:56:36 pm
To Bad side mounted reflektors are mandatory here in germany / austria
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Reply #5 on: January 18, 2020, 04:39:03 pm
Polished forks would look great! keep us posted.
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I'm not going to polish mine.  I am putting chrome wheels for tubeless tires and a polished aluminum alloy front fender on it, and that will be enough shiny stuff on the front end.  Am also putting black Dinali driving lights on the front forks. The black tube lowers will match the black accent bolts in the wheels and put some contrast there as well as match up with the lights. 
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Reply #6 on: January 18, 2020, 05:21:19 pm
Royal Enfield just use double sided tape to stick them on.
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Reply #7 on: January 18, 2020, 10:38:59 pm
I was giving the bike a polish and one of the reflectors fell off. It only took a couple of seconds to realise the fork looked better with it gone. Not much of a problem to remove the other one with only my fingers.

I was just telling my wife, the US DOT requires them so we hate them. Bikes in India don't have them so of course, they love them😜


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Reply #8 on: January 19, 2020, 05:03:39 am
The bikes featured on the US video for the new 650's did not have reflectors.
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Reply #9 on: January 19, 2020, 05:45:47 am
My bike purchased here in the US has reflectors.
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Reply #10 on: January 19, 2020, 11:07:27 am
Also disclaimer...
"non-us model shown"  (I think) or maybe no disclaimer, but non us model anyway.


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The bikes featured on the US video for the new 650's did not have reflectors.


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Reply #11 on: January 19, 2020, 12:06:50 pm
Even the new 650 have clear head lamp lense and fork reflectors here in India
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Reply #12 on: January 19, 2020, 08:14:29 pm
Even the new 650 have clear head lamp lense and fork reflectors here in India

But you still have the rectangle turn signals, right?


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Reply #13 on: January 21, 2020, 07:16:22 pm
But you still have the rectangle turn signals, right?

Yes turn signals are rectangle and these dont go by the looks according to my choice so planning to change them
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