Nice solution wkreps! That's gonna be 1 of my first projects on mine.
Everyone here in the states should check their state regulations on the turn signal spacing, because I think it's a state by state thing. I think they put the blinker stalks on all the US versions just to make certain states happy. I've seen other scooters with the turn signals mounted in the bodywork without the pods.
Interesting side note: I just looked in my motorcycle operator's handbook for here in Illinois, and turn signals are not even listed as required equipment to legally operate on public roads. So, I may just relocate mine into the spots they were designed to be in the first place. My brother-in-law is a cop, so I'll check with him first!