Brandon, I have owned two Yamaha Venture's. The self-canceling turn signals work off the speedometer. The turn signal would turn off after a certain many clicks. I too have wondered why they eliminated this feature on other models.
I am a new owner of a '94 GTS. I have owned nine bikes in the past, ridden about everything on two wheels, and this is the most incredible motorcycle I have ever ridden. I have never seen one on the road, but did see a new '93 in the showroom, in Medford Oregon, in 1996. Fred Korbmacher 1940 Pine Street Martinez, CA 94553 -----Original Message----- From: Brandon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 3:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Automatic turn signals Dave wrote: > ....is a simple plug in replacement of your stock turn signal relay.... Cool! I'm glad that somebody somewhere has finally made one of these for bikes. Of course, it isn't as neat as the old Yamaha self-cancelling turn signal, but it beats not having it. For those who might NOT know, Yamaha made their bikes in the late 70's to the...uhm... mid 80's, with a self-cancelling signal that was really advanced. It operated on distance and/or time, whichever was the most applicable. That way, it wouldn't cancel out at a turn that you would be waiting for, and also not blink for days after a lane change. I always figured that they discontinued it probably due to a lawsuit because a couple of people misused it or thought it would make a good scapegoat for their accidents. What a shame. It was one of the most innovative and useful features that ever came on bikes. Dang, they should or could have used it on cars, especially with those folks who are chatting and not paying attention. It's a safety item, folks. (I always wondered if I took one off an old xs1100 and 'grafted' into my bike, if it would work. It had sensors to the wheeels to check for movement, I never figured out where those sensors were....) Anyway, thanks for the suggestion Dave. I'm gonna check it out asap. Brandon
