Bad habits creeping in.

[TypeR]

I've been riding 46 years. The last couple of times I've been out after the winter break, I've found that I'm often leaving the indicators on after I've made the turn/overtake.

I'm hoping that after a few more hours in the saddle, I'll get back to switching them off subconsciously again.

Do any of you lot slip into bad habits after a few months off?

[SS427 Camaro]

I’ve also done this with the indicators……
WTF don’t bikes have self cancelling indicators??

[Nothingtoseehere]

SS427 Camaro said:

I ve also done this with the indicators
WTF don t bikes have self cancelling indicators??

They do! Both mine have but I'm not sure how well they work as I tend to remember to turn them off before they turn off... or perhaps they wouldn't turn off.... hmm.

[outnumbered]

SS427 Camaro said:

I ve also done this with the indicators
WTF don t bikes have self cancelling indicators??

Mine (BMW) does. I have that function disabled because it often turns them off too early... Prefer to occasionally forget myself rather than have the bike get it wrong more often than not !

[bimsb6]

outnumbered said:

SS427 Camaro said:

I ve also done this with the indicators
WTF don t bikes have self cancelling indicators??

Mine (BMW) does. I have that function disabled because it often turns them off too early... Prefer to occasionally forget myself rather than have the bike get it wrong more often than not !

My harley does, once you stop pushing the indicator button they turn off .80’s suzuki’s auto turn off .

[kestral]

SS427 Camaro said:

I ve also done this with the indicators
WTF don t bikes have self cancelling indicators??

My Yam RD400 had them 50 yrs ago.

[STe_rsv4]

How would self cancelling indicators even work on a bike?

[Alex9]

STe_rsv4 said:

How would self cancelling indicators even work on a bike?

By sensing lean angle I think.

I have forgotten to turn them off on the CRF300 once or twice as the brake line gets in the way of the dashboard light so even when glancing down I didn't see it was on...

[the cueball]

STe_rsv4 said:

How would self cancelling indicators even work on a bike?

I think the ones I had on my Harley use a combination of timers, wheel speed/distance sensors, and lean-angle sensors..

If they can do it, I'm sure anyone can!

[Drawweight]

On my XJ650 it was simply a timer.

Easy to put them on a bit too early and for them to go off before the turn but you simply got used to checking them.

Probably way too simple an idea to run with nowadays.

[black-k1]

TypeR said:

I've been riding 46 years. The last couple of times I've been out after the winter break, I've found that I'm often leaving the indicators on after I've made the turn/overtake.

I'm hoping that after a few more hours in the saddle, I'll get back to switching them off subconsciously again.

Do any of you lot slip into bad habits after a few months off?

I do find that it takes a little while after the winter lay-off to get back into the swing of things. My biggest challenge in the spring is getting my focus far enough up the road and not on the tarmac in front of me.

[Bob_Defly]

STe_rsv4 said:

How would self cancelling indicators even work on a bike?

Dunno, but my Tiger 900 had them.

[8IKERDAVE]

Failed my bike test for this 26 years ago

Still do it to this day. There's so much going on with a bike it's easily done. When on rides with my mate the most common word on the comms is "indicator" often followed by "bellend".

[Mark_S1000RR_2010]

Observation. A winter in the car means I’m not doing my finest meerkat impression and riding with my head on a swivel like I usually do.

It’s also taken me a few days to remember that I have the power to accelerate away from danger, which I don’t do in the car.

[mikey_b]

the cueball said:

STe_rsv4 said:

How would self cancelling indicators even work on a bike?

I think the ones I had on my Harley use a combination of timers, wheel speed/distance sensors, and lean-angle sensors..

If they can do it, I'm sure anyone can!

My Triumph doesn’t seem to do anything with lean angle, but it cancels after about 250m of steady riding (eg on a motorway), or if you change up. I guess that is the bike assuming that you turned into a new road and are accelerating away. Works pretty well, anyway.