why no self canceling signals?

[Steve]

Those look pretty cool. They even have one that fits my Tiger. I'd like to have one, but instead I'll probably spend the 100 bucks on gas for the bike, and try to remember to cancel the signals manually.

In that case, don't forget to stock up.

This 16 oz. bottle is $8.95 on Amazon.

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[bwringer]

Turn signal canceling is one of those things that can be handled with a trivial bit of software on the newest bikes. The old Suzuki system with the electronics that count and time pulses from the magnet in the speedo is clever and useful, but certainly wasn't cheap.

What I find aggravating and inexplicable is modern throttle-by-wire motorcycles that don't offer cruise control, or where it's part of an expensive upgrade package. It's a bit of software and a few buttons.

Anyhoo, you can give an old bike modern electronics -- the Motogadget mUnit does many, many useful things, and auto cancel turn signals are just one of the functions. They also make a little flasher unit with a simple 20 second timer.

My GS is my only bike with auto cancel, so for many years I've been in the habit of canceling my own signals anyway. However, about two years ago the original speedo in my GS850G finally pooped out entirely at about 135,000 miles. The only replacement I could find quickly at Cycle Recycle II (I was headed to a rally in a few days) was from a GS that did not have the little magnetic reed switch for auto cancel. I'm used to it now, and I can't say I really miss auto cancel all that much, or at least not enough to expend a lot of effort finding a correct speedo.