An interesting experience with running lights.

[CookMySock]

yea sorry--the hardwired on indicator lights.

Wow, safety lights ay. What will these americans thing of next? So clever!

Steve

[george formby]

Gee george make ya mind up--is it always assume or never assume ?. Personally I ALWAYS assume the worst in that senario.

I can't do it! Is always assume the worst the same as never assume anything? Makes my head hurt. Anyway, I agree with you, I have no idea what another vehicle will do next & try to keep myself out the way.
Do some bikes come standard with their indicators like this or is it an aftermarket thing?

[R-Soul]

Guy I knew on a CBR250RR with running lights reported the same; When one of the bulbs blew cars kept turning in front of him all day every day.



Never trust another road user to be competent. If you do you'll pay with your life or limbs one day.



By assuming every road user has a basic level of competence.

The thing is in those scenarios, neither user is being incopmetent per se. Both are acting reasonably given their own particular situation. Its the law that is a fuckup.

[Insanity_rules]

I guess you assume the worst -ie all of the above

Have a VTZ that did the same thing, got annoying after I cussed out the 4th Driver to do it to me in a 15 k ride.

[Old Steve]

I think that having a law which makes indicating for 3 seconds before changing direction is preferable to having half the tin tops turning without indicating at all.

At least under the enforced indicating law only about 20% of drivers aren't indicating

[FROSTY:Me]

old steve--I think to law refered to is the lights on law.

[Slyer]

My left indicator is designed for running lights whereas my right indicator isn't. I have to use a dual filament bulb in the left whereas the right needs a single filament bulb.
This is a pain because my wiring isn't designed to have running lights so my left indicator only flashes using the low filament in the bulb... I'll have to see if I can solder it up or something so both filaments go when indicating.

[FROSTY:Me]

I bet ya a choky fish the issue is that the right indicator has been replaced. If it was me Id work out what wire runs to the indicator function (back at the plug into the loom end) and swap em over down there

[FROSTY:Me]

Guess the point being -Its just another thing to be aware of

[proseuche]

fuuuuuuuuuuuck ittttttttttt. my left one blew tonight on my vtr. where do i take it or how easy is it to fix?

[scumdog]

I guess you assume the worst -ie all of the above

Yup, r sole SOULD have learnt something I'd say...

[BMWST?]

they are very visible i was thinking of wiring some up on the ol GS to save headlight power draw but on second thaoughts the two inicators at twenty watts odd each will draw nearly as much,or do the running lights rub at a lower wattage???

[blackdog]

fuuuuuuuuuuuck ittttttttttt. my left one blew tonight on my vtr. where do i take it or how easy is it to fix?

chuck em all away and replace with led's..........

[Sable]

You don't need front running lights for a motorcycle WOF. The honda indicators have three wires coming out of them, unplug one and the front running lights will no longer bother you. They're dangerous and make you look stupid. Experiment to find which one it is and goddamn pull it out.

[Slyer]

I bet ya a choky fish the issue is that the right indicator has been replaced. If it was me Id work out what wire runs to the indicator function (back at the plug into the loom end) and swap em over down there

Actually the entire rest of the bike except for the left indicator has been replaced.
Had 1988 electrics in when I bought it, now has 2007 electrics.