While I don't actually do the above (but have done!) I was having a hard time where I couldn't think of how to put the word "horn" in the title without it sounding *ahem* dodgy.
Anyone have issues when needing to use the horn in such an event that using the horn is appropriate?
I often find myself angrily flashing an indicator and have yet to actually use the horn when I've needed it.
I've been riding the BMW since the start of the year after about 4.5 years of the traditional jap horn location but I thought I'd have got used to it by now!
Seems odd that the idle up switch is very easy to operate...but never used while riding and the horn button is a stretch away for my littleish hands.
Also...my right mirror is of the "zooming" type (concave?) which really bugs me - is this standard or a sign of a pattern part?
Yep always flashed a indicator in anger at some twat then sounded the horn at some innocent driver!
Will be going back to jap/italian controls soon.Should be a laugh after 6 years of the BMW ones.
gus
gus wrote:Yep always flashed a indicator in anger at some twat then sounded the horn at some innocent driver!
Will be going back to jap/italian controls soon.Should be a laugh after 6 years of the BMW ones.
gus
What is the chosen replacement Gus?? I'm not too sure what will happen when I get my licence back;not sure I want a bike at all!There's nothing that really inspires me and having 6 months minus cars and bikes has made me realise how bloody expensive they are to run.
Bailey.
Honda VFR750 FV 1997 Red and dirty, 130K miles.
Honda VFR800 Xf Crossrunner 2016 White and dirty, 120K miles.
Adski wrote:
Anyone have issues when needing to use the horn in such an event that using the horn is appropriate?
I often find myself angrily flashing an indicator and have yet to actually use the horn when I've needed it.
I've been riding the BMW since the start of the year after about 4.5 years of the traditional jap horn location but I thought I'd have got used to it by now!
Adam
Its the one thing that i have always had a problem with (probably made worse by the fact that i spend a lot of time on conventional bikes as well)
However after one near miss too many at the end of last year combined with a waterlogged micro switch , I diccovered while repairing the switch that the horn and indicator switch can be swopped around . This leaves you with the lwr switch operating the horn albeit marked indicator . This has worked fine for me since.
Nigel B.
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1999 R1100s (mandarin) '
2018 DL 250V Strom
2019 CB125F Honda.
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'03 Bullet 65 project..
gus wrote:Yep always flashed a indicator in anger at some twat then sounded the horn at some innocent driver!
Will be going back to jap/italian controls soon.Should be a laugh after 6 years of the BMW ones.
gus
What is the chosen replacement Gus?? I'm not too sure what will happen when I get my licence back;not sure I want a bike at all!There's nothing that really inspires me and having 6 months minus cars and bikes has made me realise how bloody expensive they are to run.
Bailey.
Its just the beemer being bastardised with italian switchgear.
Mate i,m having serious bike withdrawal.I need a fix,cold turkey aint been fun.Sod the expense,how can you put a price on your enjoyment and fun.
You,ll be back.Just dont do it for a living.
Hope all is well and good with yourself.
gus
ps evostick in a sunblest bag.Trippy!
It's a bit like driving on the wrong side of the road - change often enough and it becomes second nature.
If the bike below is vibrating enough to give you white finger syndrome it's the BM and your hands can't operate the switchgear anyway. If the bike has no vibes it must be a Honda and this can be piloted in the 'normal' fashion.
Lloyd
It's not how fast you ride, it's how you ride fast.
Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear
bright until you hear them speak.
But if it's an Aprilia the horn and indicator switches are still reversed - indicators down below and horn in the middle of the switchgear - so it still isn't 'right'.
You'll just be angrily cancelling your indicators - if you happen to have any on, that is.
Must admit - I've been tempted to swap the Horn button with the Indicator cancel button.
Not so much because the horn button is hard to find - more that I find the indicator cancel button awkward when trying to be precise with the throttle (exiting roundabouts etc).
Someone high up in BMW is determined to save face by continuing to push these cack-handed indicators?
Al
If I am ever on life support - Unplug me......
Then plug me back in..........
