Cancel your indicators

[Ronin]

You are talking to me again. Why is that? Do I know you?

You couldn't care less whether I was insecure or otherwise.

Steve

He wasn't talking to you stevey, he was talking at you. Subtle difference.

[FastBikeGear]

A scooter nearly introduced itself to my driver door today (yes, I was out in the car) at a roundabout. I had waited for two cars from my right, and a scooter following a short ways behind them was indicating left. Luckily, it's a roundabout with a dedicated left turn lane, and since he hadn't moved over into it, I waited to see what he was up to. Sure enough, straight through the roundabout he sailed. What was especially amusing was watching his eyes. Not one scan to the left to observe traffic, just dead ahead tunnel vision right through.

Easy thing to forget though, and something that can get you into a lot of trouble around town.

Yep I was a serial offender (forgetting to cancel my indicator). The solution for me was a StopIT! indicator reminder. I now have one fitted to my bike and we also sell them on our web site. Funny thing is no one ever says they are buying an indicator reminder for themselves ...it's always for a friend or partner!

[NordieBoy]

Maybe they could make vibrating grips, like a cell phone, to remind you of when they are on?

On a single the grips vibrate to remind you the engine is running.

[Sentox]

On a single the grips vibrate to remind you the engine is running.

On my bike the grips vibrate to tell you you're crashing.

[mikemike104]

And I have an antique (1986) Suzuki with "self-cancelling indicators"

WANT !!

mine are not. I am always finding myself flicking the swich left and back to the middle just to make sure they are off :-(

[sil3nt]

WANT !!

mine are not. I am always finding myself flicking the swich left and back to the middle just to make sure they are off :-(

You are going to love me. Or possibly hate me.
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...-my-indicators

[Juzz976]

I just have a habit of cancelling all the time, I'll be riding down the road and just press the cancel button.

Indicators are never on but just incase I do bump one.

Always check indicator has been cancelled after a turn or lane change....

I wonder about self Cancelling ones tho because u might indicate, slow up in a small que or something and then they switch off and you make a turn. in saying that never seen/used them b4 so I dont know what I'l talking about

[Dadpole]

All the factory self cancelers I have used worked on time and distance. You can sit at the lights with it going all day. The only time I cancel them myself is when overtaking.

[Sentox]

Seems to me you could make self-cancelling indicators based on lean angle measurement, in the same way that a car uses steering lock (although probably an electronic solution rather than mechanical). Wouldn't be perfect, but neither is a car.

[scumdog]

The only time I cancel them myself is when overtaking.

Our Harleys cancel even then after about 8-10 blinks.

[Dadpole]

But I am on a Suzuki. After 8 blinks I am past and well over the horizon.

[scumdog]

But I am on a Suzuki. After 8 blinks I am past and well over the horizon.

LIkewise on my Harley!

But my indicators have stopped blinking by then...

[The Pastor]

My soultion is way cheaper than 65 bucks for a beeping horn! Just dont use them!

[Dadpole]

LIkewise on my Harley!
But my indicators have stopped blinking by then...

But have the tassels stopped waving to the overtakee?
I think mine turn off after 200 meters. I must time them next time...

[flyingcrocodile46]

But have the tassels stopped waving to the overtakee?
I think mine turn off after 200 meters. I must time them next time...

I recall reading that (our old zook) indicators cancel after 10 seconds of traveling (in excess of 8kph? (I think was the speed). I guess the timer only works when the speedo tells it to.