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hello,

am i able to remove the rear mudguard to make my 1990 GPX250 look a little more ninja also the 2 lenses next to the rear break light? am i able to change them out and put bulbs in em after i remove the mudguard? and is all this legal?

thanks

Nomad1

Hey Nomad,
You can't remove the mudguard, as it's all of a unit with all the underseat stuff - but you can cut it off.
You might want to buy a 2nd hand one from a wreckers to play with so you don't stuff up your original.

You can put bulbs in those 2 lenses, but it's not legal. The lenses are too close together for ADR - <300mm, which is why they're empty and you've got stalks on the side.
ty

oh so putting bulbs in em and changing the lenses to yellow or something is illegal ay?....well maybe i can get away with it till i get caught and then tell em i didnt know? LOL

Nomad

you could try
one of the older models ('86? '87'?) had the orange lenses and globes so you might find one of them to scrounge.
ty

thanks
:p

Nomad

ty wrote:you could try
one of the older models ('86? '87'?) had the orange lenses and globes so you might find one of them to scrounge.
ty

87 model, and thats how it comes from the factory, so shouldnt bew illegal. grrr looks a hell of alot better, mine still had the bulbs in it.

dont you just sand the paint off and the yellow lense in underneath??

i'd do it.

i got pulled for my numberplate angle, and while the copper was there he measured my aftermarket blinkers and said they were too close at 220mm.

so when i got home i busted out the original guard that it went through ADR's with, and it measured up at 190mm

At least for my '89 there was no paint - had red lenses with empty sockets.
I think some models did have black panels though, so you might be right there - perhaps they were just painted.
ty

I have a 94 GPX250 and am currently changing the indicators front and rear.

The site I ordered the parts from is

http://asiancycle.com/

Hope this helps

Jockey

ty wrote:At least for my '89 there was no paint - had red lenses with empty sockets.
I think some models did have black panels though, so you might be right there - perhaps they were just painted.
ty

Just FYI; My '90 has two black panels, they aren't painted, they are just solid black plastic, moulded to look like indicators COULD fit on top of (or in) them.

do those indicator lenses fit gpx250? 2001?

I'd be very surprised if they weren't compatible. I don't think anything has really fundamental has changed on the GPX for decades (except for the twin vs. single front discs)

ty wrote:I'd be very surprised if they weren't compatible. I don't think anything has really fundamental has changed on the GPX for decades (except for the twin vs. single front discs)

true ty, they will all fit. just need to find or get after market ones. i connected mine since aftermarkets on the sides kept blowing. the globes are the original an work great.

gpxpunk wrote:

ty wrote:you could try
one of the older models ('86? '87'?) had the orange lenses and globes so you might find one of them to scrounge.
ty

87 model, and thats how it comes from the factory, so shouldnt bew illegal. grrr looks a hell of alot better, mine still had the bulbs in it.

yep the 86 and 87 model have the orange lenses however no globes in them

if you want i can add a pic of my shexc ass to show you what it could look like when your done...

Did this to my 2006 GPX250 that I sold early last year. Cut off the mudguard with a hacksaw and finished with a file. Then made a aluminium bracket and re-used the original indicators. Also has to remove the panel in the brakelight and fit a clear panel to illuminate the number plate.