Do you ride with your turn signal on???

[Canyon]

Turn Signal Minder » VTX Garage

[craig s.]

thats cool steve..lol..but doesnt the flashing yellow light remind you to turn it off?
when i am turning i leave my thumb on the switch,when i make the turn i push it off.,it works for me.

[redrider.t]

Don't use my turn signal's.

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[oblivion_twister]

I rather enjoy making people guess if I'm going around the world to the right or left by leaving my signal on for hours on end.

[Canyon]

Originally Posted by craig s.

thats cool steve..lol..but doesnt the flashing yellow light remind you to turn it off?
when i am turning i leave my thumb on the switch,when i make the turn i push it off.,it works for me.

The idea of the instrument cluster and speedo ont he tank is great. This problem for us tall guys is that it end up being out of the peripheral vision. And we end up pulling a Coop and riding 14 miles waiting for the real left turn.....

[squawkographic]

It's just like everything else on the bike when compared to a cage, your responsibility not the vehicles. My car balances itself, has a fuel gauge, blocks the weather, and turns my signals off. The bike doesn't so I do it for it. Hell I was going to install one of the back off units but I just tap my brakes a few times and get the same result.

[roscoenr]

That is what I have on my bike do I can use the momentary micro switches

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[Canyon]

Originally Posted by squawkographic

It's just like everything else on the bike when compared to a cage, your responsibility not the vehicles. My car balances itself, has a fuel gauge, blocks the weather, and turns my signals off. The bike doesn't so I do it for it. Hell I was going to install one of the back off units but I just tap my brakes a few times and get the same result.

My responsibility is to keep myself safe while I enjoy the ride. You cannot say you have never forgotten your turn signal. I have never met a rider that hasn't. Today it's not just the drunk driver you need to watch out for. You have to watch out for the texting driver now too. No one knew what the hell that was 10 years ago. "Distracted Driving? What's that? Oh that's just KIDS not paying attention....." How many of you can go on a ride or even in your cage and NOT see someone texting while driving? I bet you can't.... They will look up long enough to see your turn signal on, then pull into your lane as they go back to that all important txt or mobile facebook status update....

This mod was a responsible thing for me. Yeah i know it's my responsibility to remember to kill it once I've made the corner.... how many of us got distracted during or just after negotiating the corner? I just put the light back into my vision field while my eyes are watching ahead fo me. Safe for me, safe for others around me. I like it.

Besides..... how many cages you see going down the highway at 80+ signaling you that they are going to cross the median for the last 20 miles?....

[squawkographic]

Originally Posted by Canyon

My responsibility is to keep myself safe while I enjoy the ride. You cannot say you have never forgotten your turn signal. I have never met a rider that hasn't. Today it's not just the drunk driver you need to watch out for. You have to watch out for the texting driver now too. No one knew what the hell that was 10 years ago. "Distracted Driving? What's that? Oh that's just KIDS not paying attention....." How many of you can go on a ride or even in your cage and NOT see someone texting while driving? I bet you can't.... They will look up long enough to see your turn signal on, then pull into your lane as they go back to that all important txt or mobile facebook status update....

This mod was a responsible thing for me. Yeah i know it's my responsibility to remember to kill it once I've made the corner.... how many of us got distracted during or just after negotiating the corner? I just put the light back into my vision field while my eyes are watching ahead fo me. Safe for me, safe for others around me. I like it.

Besides..... how many cages you see going down the highway at 80+ signaling you that they are going to cross the median for the last 20 miles?....

Have I forgotten mine on occasion? Oh hell yes. Am I almost always being merged into by texting / eating / makeup applying cagers? Yup. I think mods are a really fun part of having the bike so if you enjoy being able to forget about the signal then by all means have fun on your project, it's just not for me. Part of my enjoyment on the bike stems from having to remember that little switch. All those little things add up and keep me constantly mindful of what I am doing, riding.

[rkforrest]

The Guy down the road from me had a Moto-Guzi and you could tell when he was turning as It beeped loud as hell til you turned it off.