Turn off your Indicators!

**Lord Derosso** · 17th May 2006, 20:25

Funny that all my 1980's bikes had self cancelling indicators. When I got the GSX600 1998 model I just ASSUMED that would be also the case. Why has this vital feature been deleted off some more recent bikes? please advise experts. I remember all my yamies having them. I constantly have to check now especially whilst on the motorway. After all.. its not if you can see them yourselves or have the old tick tick noise of older bikes. Its bloody crazy and I notice modern cars seem to have the same problem.

**Quartida** · 17th May 2006, 20:30

I think we should just all wave our hands in the general direction we want to go. What's all this indicator nonsense anyway?

Hey, it works in Italy.

**Limb** · 17th May 2006, 20:47

Yeah im guilty of this. In fact I've been doing it alot lately got to cut it out.

**sunhuntin** · 17th May 2006, 21:06

Originally Posted by Quartida

Of course it's not just bikes that do this. I'm always amazed by the number of cages that drive along happily with one of their indicators on for ages. Surely the incessant ticking noise would drive one mad? But apparently not.

Why don't bike indicators automatically turn off? Surely there must be some mechanical way of making it do so just like in a car? I mean, I understand that cars have to turn more than a bike to get around a corner, and the turning is what makes the indicator turn itself off, but surely there's some boffin somewhere who could do this for a bike? Right?
(OK, I'm such a girl. I know nothing about these things.)

my brothers harley has self cancelling i think. i remember when he told the olds and i thought that was the dumbest idea ever. i prefer to have to flick em myself. dont know why.

**Quartida** · 17th May 2006, 21:09

It just seems weird that it's 100% standard on cars and not on bikes.

Or is it? Are there cars that don't?

**Shadows** · 17th May 2006, 21:48

Originally Posted by scumdog

NEVER have that problem with my H-D, they have what I think is the ultimate in indicator systems and there is no way you can leave them on while riding along.

Yeah I haven't quite figured that out yet. Is it on a mercury switch? Initially I thought it was a timer but my bike always seems to know when it has gone through the corner or not and the blinker cancels accordingly.
The only problem is that I keep turning the bloody thing back on after the turn through force of habit.

**Dadpole** · 17th May 2006, 22:19

Originally Posted by Lord Derosso

Funny that all my 1980's bikes had self cancelling indicators.

They used to turn off after a set time (eg. 10 seconds) AND distance (100 metres) had elapsed. A good foolproof system.

**sunhuntin** · 18th May 2006, 12:36

Originally Posted by Quartida

It just seems weird that it's 100% standard on cars and not on bikes.

Or is it? Are there cars that don't?

hmmm, yeh, my dads lada doesnt self cancel....but thats cos its broken! LOL.

**Edbear** · 18th May 2006, 13:40

Originally Posted by sunhuntin

hmmm, yeh, my dads lada doesnt self cancel....but thats cos its broken! LOL.

I thought Lada's were quite good at cancelling themselves out!

**mdb** · 18th May 2006, 20:34

My mum had a scooter that had 'clicking' indicators. They clicked so loud you could hear them with your helmet on ..... at least that's what she told me ;-)