Idea for self-cancelling blinkers
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From: Doctor Shifty on 4 Dec 2008 07:27 I'm riding a lot in the city with this new bike. Mostly turns off the blinkers by auto-pilot, but not always. And having them running is a nuisance to following traffic. So I thought of a simple solution. Trouble is, perhaps there's something I haven't thought of. The push-in blinker canceller is just another wire being connected in the switch block. So another wire in parallel will do the trick. But where to control this cancelling wire? My idea is to have a micro-switch operate on a gear up-shift. This will turn the blinkers off as I change up out of the corner, but will allow them to stay on as I change down approaching a corner. It sounds as simple as possible. Can anyone see any circumstance where this won't work that I might have missed? Thanks Kim
From: Jeff R. on 4 Dec 2008 07:38 Doctor Shifty wrote: > > It sounds as simple as possible. Can anyone see any circumstance where > this won't work that I might have missed? Changing lanes; constant speed. Corners that don't require a downshift (rare, sure, but) Maybe coupled with a timer? Good thinking, BTW. -- Jeff R.
From: Diogenes on 4 Dec 2008 08:05 On Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:27:25 +1100, Doctor Shifty <dr.shifty(a)tpg.com.oz> wrote: >I'm riding a lot in the city with this new bike. Mostly turns off the >blinkers by auto-pilot, but not always. And having them running is a >nuisance to following traffic. So I thought of a simple solution. >Trouble is, perhaps there's something I haven't thought of. > >The push-in blinker canceller is just another wire being connected in >the switch block. So another wire in parallel will do the trick. But >where to control this cancelling wire? > >My idea is to have a micro-switch operate on a gear up-shift. This will >turn the blinkers off as I change up out of the corner, but will allow >them to stay on as I change down approaching a corner. > >It sounds as simple as possible. Can anyone see any circumstance where >this won't work that I might have missed? > I have a another solution: [1] Mount four 357 Magnum revolvers in such a way that one revolver is pointing point-blank at each of the blinkers. [2] Connect a piece of string to each trigger and run these strings back to the handlebar in such a way as to tighten the strings when the handlebar is turned slightly. [3] When you apporach the next corner, turn on your blinkers. [4] As you commence your turn, the blikers will be automatically cancelled. Hope this helps... Oh... and don't be startled by the noise... Onya bike... Gerry
From: jl on 4 Dec 2008 08:33 Doctor Shifty wrote: > I'm riding a lot in the city with this new bike. Mostly turns off the > blinkers by auto-pilot, but not always. And having them running is a > nuisance to following traffic. So I thought of a simple solution. > Trouble is, perhaps there's something I haven't thought of. > > The push-in blinker canceller is just another wire being connected in > the switch block. So another wire in parallel will do the trick. But > where to control this cancelling wire? > > My idea is to have a micro-switch operate on a gear up-shift. This will > turn the blinkers off as I change up out of the corner, but will allow > them to stay on as I change down approaching a corner. > > It sounds as simple as possible. Can anyone see any circumstance where > this won't work that I might have missed? > My 1984 Kwaka VN750 had self cancelling blinkers - they obviously weren't a selling point if your 2008 Kwaka doesn't have them... JL turned off when you turned the bars btw
From: G-S on 4 Dec 2008 15:08
Diogenes wrote: > > [1] Mount four 357 Magnum revolvers in such a way that one revolver > is pointing point-blank at each of the blinkers. > It won't work long term you know... The customzing mob will come along and replace the full size .257 blinkers with .22 compact semi-autos for that smaller blinker look. Then the safety crats will complain that the .22 doesn't have the hitting power when turning to take out the pedestrians in one blink/bang and hence the police should be enforcing the use of proper .357 blinkers *sigh*. G-S |