rjwarninger
New member
My blinker does not cancel, never has. Anybody else have this problem??
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Annoying blinker on 2014 R1200RT
- Thread starter rjwarninger
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The bike needs to travel a distance (don't know the amount), it should cancel itself. Very nice, glad BMW finally has this safety feature. I still cancel myself, that too is safety...
Jay
This happened on my '11 RT. Replacing switch solved the problem. Similar switch on my '14, but mine works fine. Are you saying that you can't overide the self-canceling feature by pushing in on the switch manually? That certainly is a safety issue, as people think you are going to turn when that is not the case. The replaced switch "clicked" upon any action, whereas the funky switch did not. They've had many different versions of the switch, I've heard. My '10 RT had 3 switches replaced.
pglaves
#13338
BMW had reliable self-canceling turn signals in 1983 on the K100 in Europe and since 1985 on the K100, K75, K1100, etc.
lkchris
Active member
Have dealer repair this under warranty.
rangerreece
RangerReece
Maniacal mystery ride
This one has always been a mystery for me . Ursula's signals seem to cancel when they feel like it. There seems to be an AI algorithm that corresponds to forces in nature other than time...i.e. Coming out of a sharp turn, gearing up it cancels right away, changing lanes at 70mph, it cancels fairly rapidly, slow, low bank angle turns... It takes forever! I swear those German engineers sprinkle pixie dust on the bike.
This one has always been a mystery for me . Ursula's signals seem to cancel when they feel like it. There seems to be an AI algorithm that corresponds to forces in nature other than time...i.e. Coming out of a sharp turn, gearing up it cancels right away, changing lanes at 70mph, it cancels fairly rapidly, slow, low bank angle turns... It takes forever! I swear those German engineers sprinkle pixie dust on the bike.
marchyman
Cam Killer
So if you are riding faster than 67 MPH (30 meters/sec) they will cancel in 10 seconds, otherwise they will cancel in 300 meters. 20 meters/sec is about 45 MPH. All speed limits should be in meters/second
Hi Paul,
Sorry I just never went over to the dark side. Can you tell me when they started the feature for R bikes? If you remember my 02R1150RT it didn't have this feature, I was guilty of not canceling them at times.
Jay
Wills Point, TX
pglaves
#13338
I'm not sure but it has been recent. One big hangup has been the type of speedometer drive. The K bikes referenced earlier had a magnetic pickup and electronic speedometers. The Oilheads had a cable speedometer drive and no electronics to share with the signal circuitry. Some had ABS which produced a signal but for years nothing was integrated.
Somebody who has paid closer attention than I have can identify when the R bikes got self cancelling but I suspect it was quite recent.
I don't know it if it the same, but on my 2009 F800GS it has to do with speed- or at least it seems that way. On the highway, around 70mph, for an exit- 6 flashes and off. At an intersection, it will flash forever. It does vary a bit and doesn't seem linear 
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rjwarninger
New member
Well, mine just does not cancel. I'm getting used to cancelling myself but would be nice if it worked. Yes, repair under warranty.
kpaxton137000
kpax
Self cancel turn signals
On my 2012 RT, I didn't like waiting until it actually cancelled the signal, so I just got in the habit of manually turning the signal off. Much quicker and, I think, safer. The 14 RT is waiting on Russell to get the new saddle back on 11/20 so I can actually log some miles on the new machine. I'll use the same procedure on it. From what I've seen, the 14 RT doesn't shut off quick enough to suit me either.
On my 2012 RT, I didn't like waiting until it actually cancelled the signal, so I just got in the habit of manually turning the signal off. Much quicker and, I think, safer. The 14 RT is waiting on Russell to get the new saddle back on 11/20 so I can actually log some miles on the new machine. I'll use the same procedure on it. From what I've seen, the 14 RT doesn't shut off quick enough to suit me either.
I think you miss the point of self canceling turn signals. Self canceling is for safety, a blinker that stays on is a safety issue. Since it's a bike use distance as its value to cancel I would think a manufacture sets that to the max average so the blinker doesn't go off too early. It's still the riders reasonability to cancel when appropriate or even activate a second time if needed.
Jay
ericbeer
Tankslapper
signal cancel
I had it on my 2005 RT - no issues. My 2014 RT seems slower to cancel. I manually cancel every time because of habit and 10 seconds is way too long.
I had it on my 2005 RT - no issues. My 2014 RT seems slower to cancel. I manually cancel every time because of habit and 10 seconds is way too long.
bmwdean
BMW MOA co-founder
My '07 and '15 RTs do auto-cancel, but take too long IMHO. So I cancel them manually most of the time.
