I hate self-canceling Turn Signals...Grrrrr

oahe · Oct 1, 2012

I had Blinker Buddies on my VTX. Worked great! Now the wing, self canceling is great. If they go off before my turn, no big deal just hit the switch again.

rmrc51 · Oct 2, 2012

Shimpy said:
I'm not understanding. The gl1800 is suppose to cancel the turn signal by banking a certain degree or by time (I believe 9 seconds), or distance. Since triking mine it naturally doesn't bank so it only cancels usually way after turning.

Mine does the same thing. They cancel after the turn. I also noticed if it's not a complete left or right or a wide turn, then they don't cancel. Go figure! :Shrug:

rgw5944 · Oct 2, 2012

I found, for whatever reason, my turn signals will stay on indefinitely at a stop light if I give the switch 3 or 4 pushes. May not work for anyone else but, this stops my turn signals from going off while waiting to turn.

Konrad · Oct 3, 2012

rgw5944 said:
I found, for whatever reason, my turn signals will stay on indefinitely at a stop light if I give the switch 3 or 4 pushes. May not work for anyone else but, this stops my turn signals from going off while waiting to turn.

I found mine will stay on as long as I don't move the handlebars from dead center. The countdown starts once I begin the turn.

kwputt · Oct 6, 2012

Skutter check this site out for a possible fix.
Turn Signal Madness for the GL1800

carbco · Oct 10, 2012

carbco said:
Go to gl1800riders.com forum they have a fix for it there. Search Self Canceling Turn Signals. I fixed mine and It's much better

Fixed my speed sensor for the turn signals yesterday. Get to the rubber cap on the steering stem and open up the wiring loom that feeds down the steering stem and find the white wire with the black stripe and cut it. Cut it back far enough so you can splice a piece of wire back in should you want to hook the canceling back up. Works great and took all of 30 mins. I was a little goosey before doing it but everything else works and no more self canceling. I've been riding for 50 years and have no problem with pushing the button off. Go for it. pepperThumbUp

Jim Smyth · Oct 11, 2012

carbco said:
Fixed my speed sensor for the turn signals yesterday. Get to the rubber cap on the steering stem and open up the wiring loom that feeds down the steering stem and find the white wire with the black stripe and cut it. Cut it back far enough so you can splice a piece of wire back in should you want to hook the canceling back up. Works great and took all of 30 mins. I was a little goosey before doing it but everything else works and no more self canceling. I've been riding for 50 years and have no problem with pushing the button off. Go for it. pepperThumbUp

What year/size Wing do you have? I have seen this fix for a older 1500 and wonder what years and size wings this may apply too................ Just curious is all.

I hate the self canceling because I like to signal way a head of time for safety. I am sure the roads here in the states are way different than in Japan. Its definitely distracting to have to keep reapplying the turn signal when you should be concentrating on other dangers on the road!

Konrad · Oct 11, 2012

carbco said:
Fixed my speed sensor for the turn signals yesterday. Get to the rubber cap on the steering stem and open up the wiring loom that feeds down the steering stem and find the white wire with the black stripe and cut it. Cut it back far enough so you can splice a piece of wire back in should you want to hook the canceling back up. Works great and took all of 30 mins. I was a little goosey before doing it but everything else works and no more self canceling. I've been riding for 50 years and have no problem with pushing the button off. Go for it. pepperThumbUp

Sounds like a great idea! The turn-signal light is positioned on the dash where it easily catches my eye so I'll know when it's on - unlike bikes I've owned in the past.

Jercarver · Nov 8, 2012

Any ideas about 1800 Goldwing 2008 My turn signals just stopped working, I checked the bulb and fuse, any input will help. Jercarver Thanks

Bill Reber · Dec 21, 2012

I like them when I went from a wing back to sport bikes years ago I was one of those who never remembered to cancel my turn signals. Now that I am back on a wing I can again tell folks how smart I am to cancel the signal all the time ! LOL

carbco · Dec 25, 2012

Jim Smyth said:
What year/size Wing do you have? I have seen this fix for a older 1500 and wonder what years and size wings this may apply too................ Just curious is all.

I hate the self canceling because I like to signal way a head of time for safety. I am sure the roads here in the states are way different than in Japan. Its definitely distracting to have to keep reapplying the turn signal when you should be concentrating on other dangers on the road!

I have a 2010 1800 With an '11 CSC Cobra XL kit .

bigdave · Dec 25, 2012

There is a connector that is in the front stem tube. I believe if you disconnect this the turn signals won't self cancel.
Dave

Dave's Trikes

Burnerboy · Oct 16, 2023

I have good friend that I ride with, (he makes a great leader/so I always follow him) BUT 99.9% of the time he ALWAYS FORGETS to turn his directional light off........ Every turn he makes, ALL I ever see after, is blink,blink,blink for mile(s) after miles............... I'm forever coming up beside him and reminding him the shut off the blinker.................

I hate to speak this way, BUT someday he's going to FORGET to turn them off and a car WILL PULL OUT IN FRONT OF HIM....

I'm NOT DISAGREEing with you BUT I love the auto shut off directionals....(yes) sometimes it's a pain, BUT if it helps save a major problem, then it's worth auto self canceling....

Ronnie

10/16/23

rhino 2 · Oct 16, 2023

I like the self canceling feature…That’s one less thing that I have to remember to do….

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ol' school · Oct 16, 2023

rhino 2 said:
I like the self canceling feature…That’s one less thing that I have to remember to do…...

Pain in the butt sometimes but I agree, I like the self canceling feature.

Pegasus1300 · Oct 16, 2023

When I started riding nothing had turn signals on it unless you added them yourself. And since they were not self canceling you learned real quick to cancel them yourself asap you mad your turn/move/whatever. I didn't even know the turn signals on the Spyder were self-canceling until I had had it for about 6 months cause I always canceled them myself. I did learn that it will not cancel on a lane change, I have to do that.

rhino 2 · Oct 16, 2023

Pegasus1300 said:
When I started riding nothing had turn signals on it unless you added them yourself. And since they were not self canceling you learned real quick to cancel them yourself asap you mad your turn/move/whatever. I didn't even know the turn signals on the Spyder were self-canceling until I had had it for about 6 months cause I always canceled them myself. I did learn that it will not cancel on a lane change, I have to do that.

When I took the test for my motorcycle endorsement..1960’s… the bike I took it I had no turn signals. I had to use hand signals that was an adventure.!…