Idea for self-cancelling blinkers
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From: jl on 6 Dec 2008 06:45 Knobdoodle wrote: > "Kevin Gleeson" <kevingleeson(a)imagine-it.com.au> wrote in message > news:jggjj4d4h9odjmuevk1on7oar7u6af8ppt(a)4ax.com... >> , "Knobdoodle" > <knobdoodle(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >>> Am I missing the joke or are you REALLY saying that a motorcycle's >>> self-cancelling indicators work on handlebar movement?!!? >> I was trying to remember. My RZ250 in the early 80s had >> self-cancelling I think. I'm sure I've ridden something with them. And >> my unreliable memory tells me that they were actually cancelled a >> certain distance after a small handlebar movement. At low speed you >> will do a small amount of direct steer. I'm happy to be proved wrong >> and there was some other system doing it, but that long ago it had to >> be mechanical. But it worked fine. That bit I DO remember. >> > I reckon you're on the droogs Kev! > Though you're not the first person who has assumed that > motorcycle-indicators cancel the same as car ones I'd be very very surprised > so find some that do and I'd be fookin' STUNNED if a Yamaha RZ250 ever did! No I'm serious that they were definitely self cancelling and I'm pretty sure they were handlebar input based JL
From: Andrew Price on 6 Dec 2008 16:35 > > Perhaps fitting a prominent indicator LED somewhere in your direct line of > site might be an alternative ? Jaycar used to sell a loud ticker (remember the sound in cars of yesteryear?) that reliably annoyed you whenever the indicator circuit was energised. You can ignore blinking lights, esp in bright sunshine but try ignoring that sob for any length of time...
From: Toosmoky on 6 Dec 2008 17:32 Knobdoodle wrote: > I reckon you're on the droogs Kev! > Though you're not the first person who has assumed that > motorcycle-indicators cancel the same as car ones I'd be very very surprised > so find some that do and I'd be fookin' STUNNED if a Yamaha RZ250 ever did! I had an XV750 back in '81 that had self-cancelling indicators. They worked on the distance travelled. 100 metres If I recall correctly. Nothing to do with handlebar movement. It's probable that the RZ250 had a similar setup. -- Toosmoky Work to ride, Ride to Work... http://users.tpg.com.au/smokey61
From: G-S on 6 Dec 2008 17:53 jl wrote: > > No I'm serious that they were definitely self cancelling and I'm pretty > sure they were handlebar input based > > JL I too had a bike way back when that had self cancelling indicators, I think it was distance based (or maybe number of flashes based?). To be honest the system was more of a nuisance than a help, either the blinkers were on too long or not long enough. Can't remember which bike it was though... G-S
From: G-S on 6 Dec 2008 17:54
CrazyCam wrote: > > Quite a few bikes had them, I particularly remember the Kwaka GT750, > which canceled on the basis of distance traveled. > AHHA! I did 40,000kms on one of them in the 80's that must be the 'bike with the self canceling indicators based on a distance traveled system' that I remember owning (well... for small values of 'remember') :) G-S |