Just my opinion, those old switches were stupid. Even if they didn't self cancel, I never understood the logic of having to hold the switch in.

 

A mile! I don't know about your state but in California they only require 200 feet before you turn. If you turn on your signal a mile before you turn, I can see why it shuts off before your turn. Not only that but if you turn it on a mile before your turn most people behind you will have already started ignoring your signal and will not be prepared for you to make a turn when you finally get there. Now I know 200 feet is a short distance so I usually start at about 500 feet, but A MILE?!

 

I wired in a 2000 hd sumthun a nuther on my ironhead but i didnt wire in the crap to make anything cancel.....soooo i have to hold it in while turning. Im use to it but its a pita. I often use hand signals to for my left hand turns as i dont want to be rear ended.Haing to hold it in almost makes that impossible.(quick hand signal then hold in the blinker to make the turn, let off as soon as you can) Self canceling ones are easier but personally i would prefer to the ones like on sport bikes(least older ones) that you clicked in and it didnt click out til you manually took it out.----self canceling ones makes me paranoid its gonna stop blinking and i wont realize it til i get smacked by a car in an intersection....but i have no real reason to think that as the ones ive used/seen works fine.

 

Hahaha .... ummm, I was talking about it still flashing a mile AFTER the turn. I dont know who would ever put one on a mile before a turn .... unless maybe if you're doin like 180 MPH.

I still like the old style. We got along fine without auto cancel for decades, and ya never saw a HD rider getting called "blinky".

Josh

 

Mine works fine. I like them.

 

on my 02 panzer they blink 8 times and shut off. i like that.

 

I still use hand signals...

 

Mine works well most of the time unless I turn them on way too long before a turn...Only place this is a problem is a left turn lane by my house. The turn lane is really long so I turn on the signal before the turn lane, turn into the lane, and by the time I get to where I actually have to make the turn it shut off.

 

on the older bikes (circa 2000), they would turn off after a certain period of time. the newer ones have a sensor to detect that you have actually done the turn.

if you read your owners manual, it tells you that you should hold the turn signal in with the thumb until you get close to the turn. that way you don't put your signal on and have it turn off before you make the turn.

 

No complaints here. I'd find it impossible to hold the button in with the throttle hand the whole time.