Turn Signals

[Anonymous]

i just bought new turn sigs and hooked them up, they come on when i hit the turn button but they don't blick, what am i missing? did a search on the site and found nothing so far

[earlfor]

Re: Turn Signals

1. Did the old turn signals flash normally?
2. Did you connect the new turn signals to the same wires that the old turn signals were connnected to?
3. Do the new turn signals have bulbs just like the old ones did?

Earl

i just bought new turn sigs and hooked them up, they come on when i hit the turn button but they don't blick, what am i missing? did a search on the site and found nothing so far

[Motorcyclemodeller]

Aftermarket signals don't like stock suzuki flasher relays, replace the flasher relay with an electronic one from a auto patrs store. Check how many prongs the stock unit it has, before you go shopping.

Cheers

Andre

[Anonymous]

Thanks guys, it didn't have turn sigs when i bought it. i'm thinking it's the flasher. Can't find it in the manual, can someone tell me where to look on a 82 GS11E. i'm guessing it's round??

[Anonymous]

is the flasher and the relay the same

[Motorcyclemodeller]

If you have the 1100, with the self cancelling signals, it is one big unit near the fuse panel. Unfortunatly these break and are very expensive from what I have heard. You can convert it to a normal flasher but you have to rewire the whole signal light system. First make sure the stock unit is faulty, then see if you can locate the stock flasher/cancel/relay first, get a price and make your decision from there.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

Dr. Dre

[Anonymous]

i tried to install one of those turn sig integraters ( i have an R1 tail light) and that was the problem,i guess, ran down and bought the side mount ones and put on the tail, it works, weird thing is i even bought a NEW flasher and it still don't work, but the old one does?????

[saaz]

The flasher will only work within certain current loads. If the bulbs are two big/small or the connection for the bulbs are not good, they can play up (been there done that years ago!).

On the 78 GS1000 I also cleaned out the flasher unit, lots of deposits and the contacts were not the best. It works consistently now.