Self-Canceling Turn Signals

[Lucky_Devil]

Any particular reason this feature tends to only be found on cruisers and touring bikes?

....just curious :confused

 

[ReUnited]

I have it on my Dorso

 

[GAJ]

Any particular reason this feature tends to only be found on cruisers and touring bikes?

....just curious :confused

My Seca 550 had them back in the day and both my BMW's had/have them.

I really like them.

Another feature on my BMW's I think all bikes should have are emergency flashers. :thumbup

 

[mean dad]

Previous owner installed a self-canceling module on my GS500. Kinda cool little farkle.

 

[Lucky_Devil]

I've had hazard lights on my FZ6 & FZ-09.... just no self canceling signals since my trusty 'ol V-Star.

I know they've been around forever, just don't seem to find them on most modern Japanese sport bikes.

 

[VicTim]

My bike has them. I think it's a nice feature to have. It does add some weight and cost to the bike. You also want to hide it. The rd 400 had them in the 70's.

 

[ScottRNelson]

Any particular reason this feature tends to only be found on cruisers and touring bikes?

Yamaha put them on the RZ-350 way back in 1984. You would think after 30 years all bikes could have them. That feature couldn't possibly cost much for the factories to add.

 

[Cincinnatus]

My 1979 Yamaha Daytona Special had them as standard equipment. :x

Neat little mercury switch. :teeth

Probably the reason they stopped using them, too. :laughing

My sport-touring BMW has them, it's tied into the ABS system (go 1/4 mile & they shut off), if you haven't finished your turn/lane-change in that distance, you've forgotten what you were doing...

 

[RightCoastBias]

With how infrequently I see other riders using signals, I'm not sure it's worth it.

 

[ScottRNelson]

With how infrequently I see other riders using signals, I'm not sure it's worth it.

By that logic, they shouldn't bother putting them in cars either. :laughing

 

[RightCoastBias]

By that logic, they shouldn't bother putting them in cars either. :laughing

True enough!

I just use my ESP to know when drivers are changing lanes or turning.

 

[rodr]

More than that, I'd like to have real cruise control (not a throttle lock) and a gear position indicator.

 

[sanjuro]

What's a turn signal?

 

[Cincinnatus]

What's a turn signal?

Something that Gixxer rydahs are incapable of using. Next question? :laughing

 

[Spec-ECU]

My cousin was telling me about how he thinks his '83 KZ750 had self-cancelling turn signals, and I was like, "Bullshit. That shit's just broken if it turns itself off."

Turns out, his bike DOES have self-cancelling signals, and a pretty simple system at that; it turns off after a particular number of crank revolution.

Learn something new every day...

 

[Kurosaki]

Be nifty if I bought a bike that had them but not really interested in seeking out a way to put them on my bike that doesn't have it already.

Same deal as gear indicators for me.

 

[corndog67]

I've ridden 75 miles before with my turnsignal on. Very dim flashing light on the dash. I generally don't use my turn signals any more, if I'm riding with someone, or changing lanes or something on the freeway, I use hand signals.

 

[HappyHighwayman]

My dual sport has them.

 

[Lucky_Devil]

I think it's fairly standard across all BMW models (the S1000RR has 'em).

I just figured there must be some reason Japanese manufacturers don't (or no longer) include them on sportbikes... just their Tourers and Cruisers.

I guess not :dunno

 

[Tupperwolf]

My BMW has them but I don't find them that useful. When you're moving, they turn off after 10 seconds or a certain distance, calculated by the ABS system. Both measurements, time and distance, are about twice as long as they need to be. I'm used to cancelling manually. I guess it's nice that it will cancel for me if I forget, but I don't forget that often.