Mototeck flushline indicators
Fri Aug 11, 2006 5:30 pm
About 3 months ago my stock front left indicator decided it didn't like my bike anymore and slowly started seperating from it (rubber was perishing). Rolls and rolls of tape have kept it from falling off completely since then but it was a very sad looking indicator indeed.
The good news is my new Mototeck flushline indicators (see http://mototeck.com/index_en.html rocked up yesterday and I fitted them this morning. I spent a considerable amount of time looking at different indicators on the net and finally decided on these due to the cheaper price (compared to greggs/watsens etc), design and the fact they have only just been released which means no one else has them yet (hopefully!).
You can get a heap of different options with them (coloured lenses, bulbs or LEDs, one cicuit or two if you want them as running lights etc). I went for green lens (suprise suprise), with orange LEDs configured in 1 circuit since I wont be using them as running lights. I am guessing the green lens will net me a yellow sticker before to long, so I will be sourcing some clear lens for it as well shortly (the lens are seperate from the LED circuit board so should hopefully be stuff all to get a spare set).
Unfortunately for me changing the front indicators on a ZX9R is a total pain in the arse and requires you to remove the entire top fairing. Hence what I though would be a 5 minute job turned into a 2 hour job but I got there eventually. The indicators are model specific so they are a perfect fit in the fairing. They came with the required electrical connectors and some generic instructions, but they are so simple to fit you wont need to read them anyway.
I was actually quite skeptical if they would actually flash orange through a green lens, but thankfully they do and are still quite bright even. Overall I am very impressed with them. They make the bike look *so* much more streamlined then the big ugly standard numbers.
On to the photos...
First of all a pic of it with the standard indicators
And now the new ones
And what I would rate them:
Looks - 10/10 (very happy with the look of them, has cleaned up the lines of the bike 100%)
Brightness/Visibility - 5/10 for coloured lenses, probably around 7/10 for clear lenses
Construction - 10/10 (very well made and fitted absolutely perfectly)
Ease of fitting - 10/10 (time consuming on the ZX9R due to having to take the fairing off but if you didnt it would be a 5 minute job)
Overall - 9/10
Note - When buying off the mototeck website the only postage options they give for Australia are UPS express which is absolutely shocking (like $90 US just for shipping :blink: ). After a few emails back and forth though they said they can send them via Airmail Canada for a much more reasonable price (think it was about $20 US). They did take about 2 - 3 weeks to get here which is longer then I expected but it certainly beats paying $90!
The good news is my new Mototeck flushline indicators (see http://mototeck.com/index_en.html rocked up yesterday and I fitted them this morning. I spent a considerable amount of time looking at different indicators on the net and finally decided on these due to the cheaper price (compared to greggs/watsens etc), design and the fact they have only just been released which means no one else has them yet (hopefully!).
You can get a heap of different options with them (coloured lenses, bulbs or LEDs, one cicuit or two if you want them as running lights etc). I went for green lens (suprise suprise), with orange LEDs configured in 1 circuit since I wont be using them as running lights. I am guessing the green lens will net me a yellow sticker before to long, so I will be sourcing some clear lens for it as well shortly (the lens are seperate from the LED circuit board so should hopefully be stuff all to get a spare set).
Unfortunately for me changing the front indicators on a ZX9R is a total pain in the arse and requires you to remove the entire top fairing. Hence what I though would be a 5 minute job turned into a 2 hour job but I got there eventually. The indicators are model specific so they are a perfect fit in the fairing. They came with the required electrical connectors and some generic instructions, but they are so simple to fit you wont need to read them anyway.
I was actually quite skeptical if they would actually flash orange through a green lens, but thankfully they do and are still quite bright even. Overall I am very impressed with them. They make the bike look *so* much more streamlined then the big ugly standard numbers.
On to the photos...
First of all a pic of it with the standard indicators
And now the new ones
And what I would rate them:
Looks - 10/10 (very happy with the look of them, has cleaned up the lines of the bike 100%)
Brightness/Visibility - 5/10 for coloured lenses, probably around 7/10 for clear lenses
Construction - 10/10 (very well made and fitted absolutely perfectly)
Ease of fitting - 10/10 (time consuming on the ZX9R due to having to take the fairing off but if you didnt it would be a 5 minute job)
Overall - 9/10
Note - When buying off the mototeck website the only postage options they give for Australia are UPS express which is absolutely shocking (like $90 US just for shipping :blink: ). After a few emails back and forth though they said they can send them via Airmail Canada for a much more reasonable price (think it was about $20 US). They did take about 2 - 3 weeks to get here which is longer then I expected but it certainly beats paying $90!
Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:07 pm
Looks good mate.
Geez I like the look of a Green 98 zx9. *memories....*
Nice pipe too.
Geez I like the look of a Green 98 zx9. *memories....*
Nice pipe too.
Sat Aug 12, 2006 4:24 pm
I like em alot.
Sat Aug 12, 2006 11:50 pm
jeez they clean the front of the bike up, make it look sooo much smother!
Looks hot. But like you say if you get a toss of a cop he will not like them as much a i do.
Looks hot. But like you say if you get a toss of a cop he will not like them as much a i do.
Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:44 pm
Being LEDs, wants the blink speed like? Do they blink quicker than normal incandescent ones?
Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:58 pm
They do look good
Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:43 pm
Tenoq wrote:Being LEDs, wants the blink speed like? Do they blink quicker than normal incandescent ones?
I replaced my flasher relay a fair while back mate with a generic non-load sensitive one, so they flash at the same rate as the old ones.
But yes, I imagine with a stock relay they would flash way to fast without some kind of resistor inline etc.
Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:35 pm
Good write-up.. Good pix.. 
Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:53 pm
I recently replaced my rear blinkers with leds. They look heaps neater, but found.
1. They do flash quicker, you can either put resistors on each blinker or on the flasher relay if you are going to do front and rear.
2. They are fine at night but during the day they are much harder to see than your original ones.
1. They do flash quicker, you can either put resistors on each blinker or on the flasher relay if you are going to do front and rear.
2. They are fine at night but during the day they are much harder to see than your original ones.
Thu Sep 28, 2006 3:08 am
ordered some today.
after couple of emails they told me to choose pickup as delivery option.
after order is completed they add US$20 and use airmail canada.
i just need to claim any damages with the carrier as no insurance included but saves US$70 on the normal delivery rate. they said this is ok for flasher units but not undertails and must use credit card.
after couple of emails they told me to choose pickup as delivery option.
after order is completed they add US$20 and use airmail canada.
i just need to claim any damages with the carrier as no insurance included but saves US$70 on the normal delivery rate. they said this is ok for flasher units but not undertails and must use credit card.