I'm Done, Finished

[Kidd]

Twice today , I rode 2-3 miles with turn signal  on .


Don't  want  a buzzer  under my seat  .

What are our options  ??

Thanks

[houstone]

Turn the frustration into a force of habit.  I turn mine off at least once a mile!
;-)
Good luck!
Jeff

[Evil One]

Turn the frustration into a force of habit.  I turn mine off at least once a mile!

Agreed, I am constantly checking that my signal is off and that my high beam is on during the day.
Its as normal now as constant checks in the mirrors.


Jim

[Doc Moose]

Kisan (sp?) has an auto shutoff that you can install.  You can set it for varying lengths of time.  Resets (overrides) if the brake comes on.  I think it was about $60-70.  Chet had a nice tutorial on making a beeper also that works when the turn signal is on.  I don't care for beepers tho, finally muted mine.  Besides, pipes and music drown it out anyway.

[Big IV]

I push the little button with my thumb every few miles. I'm surprised i haven't broke that yet.

[alph]

My old Yamaha Fj 600 had the neatest auto kill switch wired into the speedometer.  The signaling time would stay on in proportion to your speed.  At a stop sign, your signal would stay on until you started moving then turn off after four seconds.  Same thing on the highway, faster you go, shorter the time the signal stays on. 

I now find myself constantly checking my signal.  Sometimes I'll accidentally hit the horn switch and startle myself!!  I agree with you, it is a pain!!  You feel like an old person sometimes going for miles with the left signal on....

[Valker]

I just forced my self to develop the habit of canceling my signal when I START the turn instead of ending it. I almost never leave it on anymore.

[Kidd]

I almost never leave it on anymore.

Same here , I almost never  do too  , but when I do  , it's for 2 -3  miles , it seems

[JimL]

Here is a solution that originally came from the Rattlebars site and that was relayed to me by Pharmboy (however Pharmboy being the perfectionist he is, would never approve of my "lazy man" install pictured below).

http://www.rattlebars.com/valkfaq/circuits.html

I installed these on both of my Interstates and both required 2 piezo's. Simply connect the red from one piezo to the black of the other piezo and then solder them together.  Be careful not to make your solder too large if you want to do the "lazy man" install like I did!  I then simply found the switch block behind the left inner fairing and inserted the soldered ends into the switch block (no splicing required).  I then taped the piezos to the switch block so that there was no weight pulling the soldered wires out of the switch block.  The piezo is Radio Shack #273-059 and cost about $4.  The only thing I changed from the photo above is that I made sure that both speakers are facing outward (you can see that the one piezo has the speaker hidden against the other piezo).

I haven't done the install on my Tourer yet, but I understand you will have to open up the headlight; however you should only need a single piezo for this job.

[Trynt]

I have the afore mentioned Kisan signal Minder.  It's closer to $100. It functions as Doc Moose said.  In addition it has the option of turning your rear signal into running lights (red lenses required), and the newest version also enables the turns to function as brake lights.

[PharmBoy]

Jim, results are what really count in the end.  I have always heard that there is more than one way to skin a cat and that installation of yours looks quite sanitary, besides being easy...JTL

[Black Dog]

Here is a simple, and cheap solution...  From Chet, at Rattlebars, the wireing for installing an audible warning device, like Jim posted above.

http://www.rattlebars.com/mtz/buzzer.html

Works very well, and helps to get you in the habit of turning the signal off.  I used this exact same setup, for a few years.  I removed it a few years ago, because, like others have mentioned, it's now a habit, to check, every so often.

Black Dog