brighter signal lignal indicator light

[yukondood]

from time to time I forget to turn off signal light, I find the indicator light on dash display is not too bright in daylight. anybody "mod" the indicator light with a brighter bulb???

 

[greg the pole]

I'm 99% sure it's an LED sodered to a board. No light bulbs there.

 

[Ironhand]

I'd like to find out as well. I had that same thought this weekend when I caught myself with the signal on more than once. Never had that problem on a bike before this one.

 

[William42]

::017::

 

[hANNAbONE]

me thinks this is a non-mod-o.

*short of putting some kinda magnifier on it...??

 

[greg the pole]

dollars to doghunuts...

circuit board and LED.
No go

 

[avc8130]

4 Reasonable Options:

1. Learn to turn off your signals.
2. Install a separate light on the circuit to flash that is brighter.
3. Install a signal-minder.
4. Stop using your signals.

ac

 

[Bigbore4]

5. Hand Signals

 

[mcbrien]

I mounted 1 of these on each side on the back of the windshield support and
seems to get my attention even in bright sunlight. I'm using the orange color.
There 3mm in diameter so there really small . They need to be aimed at you
to be effective . I could get pic's if needed .
http://www.customdynamics.com/individual_leds.htm

 

[twinrider]

Keep in mind that if you brighten them they will probably be annoyingly bright at night.

 

[squarebore]

You can put a timer on them where you can vary the cancel time. I made one as a project about 30 years ago for an xl500.

 

[mcbrien]

Keep in mind that if you brighten them they will probably be annoyingly bright at night.

It's only lit when turn signal is on . I don't find these annoying bright but I'm not easily annoyed

 

[mcbrien]

Here's some pic's

 

[twinrider]

Here's some pic's

Pretty neat but I'd want to be able to turn it off at night, otherwise it would be really annoying! > Wouldn't mind something like that on my RK though since the signal lights are out of sight. ::003::

Kisan sells some neat stuff for turn signals...

https://www.kisantech.com/index.php?cat_id=4&catname=signalMinder

 

[Mzee]

I was looking forward to a solution.

 

[20valves]

from time to time I forget to turn off signal light, I find the indicator light on dash display is not too bright in daylight. anybody "mod" the indicator light with a brighter bulb???

If you're unsure if your blinker is on, could you not muster the effort to push the cancel button? O

 

[mcbrien]

Well we could use hand signals then there's not an issue ::002::

 

[zamfield]

If you put as much effort into training your brain to turn them off, as is put into this post... You'd remember to turn them off! ::025::

 

[Tremor38]

I habitual stab at the switch to make sure they are cancelled.

Other than that, I recall when Honda came out with the CB400 four it had a buzzer that beeped in unison with the turn signals. You can probably pick up a cheap, 12V piezoelectric buzzer from an electronics store and find a good place to stash it, like under the seat. The most critical situation is when your turn signal is on at an intersection (left on from a previous turn), but you don't intend to turn. You should always be able to hear the buzzer in that situation. A more expensive solution, as stated earlier, is the Kizan Signal Minder, but it's also a bit more involved because you have to modify the turn signal switch by adding internal springs.

 

[2tall]

Something I've always wondered about. My 1981 KZ1100 had self cancelling signals, yet more than 30 years later most bikes still don't have them.