For those who have only had BMWs for the last few years and now have a toilet...

[Fanum]

Genuine question....

How are you getting on with the indicators being grotty Jap stylee rather than superior and far more logical Teutonic stylee?

PS ONLY if you've only been used to BM one sided indicators.....your point of view is invalid if you ride other bikes as well

 

[Mr K]

Logical?

3 switches where 1 suffices on almost every other motorcycle produced????

(Okay you got me)

 

[Fanum]

Logical?

3 switches where 1 suffices on almost every other motorcycle produced????

(Okay you got me)

Switch on the right to go right, switch on the left to go left....Yes, logical

 

[jonnyp]

It's the one thing I miss... Set us apart!

 

[Wanderer]

Logical compared to an R90 anyhow. Vertical rocker switch on right switchgear. Up for left, down for right, centre for off. Barmy.

 

[Mr K]

Switch on the right to go right, switch on the left to go left....Yes, logical

One switch on the left side. Move it left to go left, move it right to go right. Push to cancel.

Leave the right hand to deal with throttle and brake?

Logical.

But it's not about logic is it? It's about being different. How many people on here seem to prepared to reject a bike because it's popular?

Even if you thought you'd found your ideal bike, would you not have one if it was too popular?

 

[Fanum]

One switch on the left side. Move it left to go left, move it right to go right. Push to cancel.

Leave the right hand to deal with throttle and brake?

Logical.

But it's not about logic is it? It's about being different. How many people on here seem to prepared to reject a bike because it's popular?

Even if you thought you'd found your ideal bike, would you not have one if it was too popular?

Anyway...yadda yadda yadda

I can get on fine with either arrangement, but I far prefer the BMW version to the Jap one

Was just wondering how people have found the switchover (did you see what i did there? ) to the new stylee

 

[PaulW]

Genuine question....

How are you getting on with the indicators being grotty Jap stylee rather than superior and far more logical Teutonic stylee?

PS ONLY if you've only been used to BM one sided indicators.....your point of view is invalid if you ride other bikes as well

Recently ridden F700GS, F800GT and S1000RR, all fitted with the jap crap switch. BIG mistake and BMW should be ashamed of themselves for doing it.

No doubt we will all get used to them though

 

[The Grey One]

The only good thing I could find on the Harley I hired in California was that it had an indicator switch on each side and you only had to use the same switch to turn it of. By far the best solution. No, I wouldn't reject the latest GS because it has a rubbish indicator switch but I would be much happier if it had proper ones. As far as I can see it's just a move to please journalists, never a good move in my opinion.

John

 

[ralphy]

Which format was first?

R

 

[PaulW]

Which format was first?

R

Sticking your arm out, left for left, right for right - obvious

 

[Steptoe]

One switch on the left side. Move it left to go left, move it right to go right. Push to cancel.

Leave the right hand to deal with throttle and brake?

Logical.

But it's not about logic is it? It's about being different. How many people on here seem to prepared to reject a bike because it's popular?

Even if you thought you'd found your ideal bike, would you not have one if it was too popular?

My Harley has a left for left and right for right switches.

 

[PaulW]

My Harley has a left for left and right for right switches.

There are 3 buttons on the previous bikes, left right and cancel. With the new scheme we have 2 because we need one for hazard lights

Why couldn't BMW have two buttons which via the canbus could be programmed as follows
Left for left, right for right, press the opposite one to cancel, press the same one again to extend
. . . and finally, press both for hazards

Not much different than the original BMW paddles, 2 buttons big and easy to operate ??

 

[Mr K]

My Harley has a left for left and right for right switches.

Serves you right!

 

[Nutty]

I really don't like the new switch So I'm going to do what BMW car drivers do, and not use them

 

[Greg Masters]

. . . and finally, press both for hazards

My old 1100GS had that!

 

[Fanum]

I really don't like the new switch So I'm going to do what BMW car drivers do, and not use them

With canbus (which I like actually, it has never, to my knowledge, caused a breakdown on a GS since they brought it in and it's a great innovation in some ways) you can't even wire up 'conventional' BMW left and right indimacators either, short of going off an ignition switched relay and going potty with re-wiring the whole indicator system separately from the Canbus.

It's a shame they don't offer it as an option to have 'old stylee' flaps.

Ah well, that's progress I guess.

 

[Engineer]

I was bought up on hand signals, followed by the single button system then 'progressed' to the BMW type - now back to the single button type, it took about 5 mins to get used to the new LC ones - I don't know why people get so hung up about the demise of the BMW system, it really is no problem at all.

 

[Fanum]

I was bought up on hand signals, followed by the single button system then 'progressed' to the BMW type - now back to the single button type, it took about 5 mins to get used to the new LC ones - I don't know why people get so hung up about the demise of the BMW system, it really is no problem at all.

Because we've all fitted 120Db horns to our bikes, and I'd really really miss giving an idiot car driver a really furious blast of my left indicator when they pull out in front of me

 

[Mr K]

Because we've all fitted 120Db horns to our bikes, and I'd really really miss giving an idiot car driver a really furious blast of my left indicator when they pull out in front of me

The only thing on my bike that reliably sounds the horn is the fecking tank bag...