I finally got my 87 600 to run again, so I started trying to make it street legal with turn signals and such, its an old bike, not very well taken care of. The turn signals don't work, the wiring is very messy, and I'm new to motorcycles so I'm exactly sure where to go and what to do. The turn signal switch is very rough, and is hard to click left or right, and when I do, the turn signal switches off instead of blinking. I'm not sure what to problem is outside of wiring issues, and this is the first place I went to for help, if I'm not being clear enough, let me know, and thanks for the help.

 

Welcome to the forum. Post some pics, we have seen it all so don't worry about it looking too rough. Where are you located?

As for the turn signal switch, its likely just a dirty connection in the hand switch. It's pretty easy to rebuilt, I did mine for shts and giggles when I was bored and I wasn't happy with the stickyness it had. 2 screws under the switch will split it, and then you just need a small philips screw driver to undo the brass screws. I'd recommend taking some pictures as you go, as you might forget how it goes back together.

 

+ 1 with CorruptFile
get yourself a wiring diagram and see if you can make sense of the messy wiring, as with all electrical check the obvious first (fuses) and then work your way through, try and get a cheap multimeter so you can check for power from connector to connector, get some contact spray to clean the connectors as you go, i know crimped connections are easiest, but soldered joints shrink wrapped are better if you find a break

 

Time to download the wiring diagram and grab a voltmeter. Clean all connections are you go! Dielectric grease works wonders for keeping future corrosion at bay.