Self-Cancelling Turn Signals

 

Do they still exist?
We have a Honda Shadow Aero and a 650 Vstrom 650, and neither of these
bikes have it, but my 1979 Yamaha XS750.
It really bothers me when a rider has a left flasher on and turns
right or tools down the highway for miles with a Blinker on.
I tend to turn mine off as I'm finishing my turn, so that I don't  get
distracted and forget.
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ottguit@hotmail.com wrote:

  I remember these were all the rage back in the late 70s / early 80s.  I
hated 'em.  They'd always quit flashing too early.  The ones I remembered had
timers built into the flasher, so they'd go for about 9 or 10 seconds, then
shut off.  Not real handy if you were in slow moving traffic.

  I haven't seen them recently.  My guess is that the expense (those flasher
units were pricey), coupled with the problems inherent in the system, made
them not so popular.

  Over the years I've conditioned myself to automatically cancel the blinker
as I straighten out from the turn.  On the rare occasion that I might get
distracted and forget, the flashing indicator in my speedo usually does the
trick.

  My first bike was a Kaw KZ400.  Their solution to the problem was to
include a loud irritating beeper that sounded in time with the flashing
signal.  A real attention getter when you're sitting at a stop light waiting
to make a turn. :-(

John

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Yup,

Fortunately, I never had a Bike with the Beeper, whew.
But riding with a flasher forgotten on seems like asking for trouble,
we don't need to confuse the already confused cagers.


Yeah, I think the old flashers worked with a Timer as well as a
measured distance, but I'd rathdr click the flasher on again if need
be, than have it stay on forever.

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