Hooray! With the new K1300, BMW has finally changed its over-engineered turn signal switches.
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10/07/2008 at 17:45
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So I take it you have a double jointed thumb? Sorry but I just cannot agree that this is a better design. I do not think that this design is more intuitive than the BMW/Harley system. I'm not saying there's a right system or a wrong system but.... Just because everyone else does it, does not mean it's right. --------------------------------- MSF RiderCoach IBA (SS/BB)
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10/10/2008 at 16:52
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Location: Rapid City, SD
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[quote user='Are12c']
So I take it you have a double jointed thumb? Sorry but I just cannot agree that this is a better design. I do not think the this design is more intuitive than the BMW/Harley system. I'm not saying there's a right system or a wrong system but.... Just because everyone else does it, does not mean it's right. Totally agree with your take on the matter.
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10/10/2008 at 12:54
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I like Harley's system with separate left/right switches. BMW's new design could be clumsy to operate with heavy gloves.
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10/10/2008 at 13:19
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Location: Raleigh, NC
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My order of preference is: 1) HD setup (simple, easy to use with gloves) 2) BMW 3 button (easy to use with gloves, but one switch too many) 3) Conventional (not so easy to use with gloves, doesn't autocancel??) And hence I'll repost my question here from the other post: "Does the conventional single blinker switch mean the signals won't autocancel? Are there any single switch bikes out there with auto canceling blinkers?" Robo
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10/10/2008 at 13:39
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Joined: Jan 08, 2008
Location: Harrisburg, PA
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Hooray for the new turnsignal design! When using winter gloves I'll occasionally beep to turn left or hit the right blinker when attempting to manually cancel on my BMW. I've never had problems like that on a bike with the single switch system. Even the HD system was better than the BMW 3 switch setup. I hope they offer a retrofit kit for my R1200R. Kevin
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10/10/2008 at 17:07
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Joined: Dec 24, 2006
Location: Austin, TX
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Alas. Yet another slide towards the masses . . . I like the traditional beemer 3-switch setup precisely because it was different. Who the f wants to be just like everybody else? C
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10/12/2008 at 10:08
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Joined: Nov 22, 2006
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 Geoff said:Hooray! With the new K1300, BMW has finally changed its over-engineered turn signal switches. Coming from quite a few Japanese motorcycles and even a 1990 BMW R100 GS that had the "so-called" normal turn signal switch, I never had a problem with them...even now when I am switching back and forth between my GS Adventures and a KLR 650. But then I also think its easy to roll an aircraft all the way down the runway on one wheel when I'm practicing my cross-wind landings. That takes coordination! --------------------------------- All the best, Alex
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10/12/2008 at 16:24
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Csteinman said: I like the traditional beemer 3-switch setup precisely because it was different. So are Harleys. LOL. I like the BMW 3-switch set-up because it makes sense. Unfortunately, the rest of the world can't chew gum and walk at the same time. --------------------------------- All the best, Alex
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10/12/2008 at 16:26
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Csteinman said:
Alas. Who the f wants to be just like everybody else? C
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10/12/2008 at 16:58
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I like my old paddles
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10/17/2008 at 10:14
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perhaps more to the point, I just now have gotten after a year or more , used to the BMW style and retrained my pea brain to not think Japanese and they are going to change them?
For months I was running around with turn signals going which is so dangerous . Now I have a new bike that cancels and I remember when turning to turn them off and when I want flashing lights to just press both at the same time. Now that is about as logical as it can get.
I rode a Triumph the other day and kept blowing the horn trying to give a left turn signal. LOL
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10/21/2008 at 14:38
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Location: Cheyenne, WY
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I find the BMW 3 button system to be intuitive and easy to use. I've had more difficulty with 1 button systems and gloves. But eventually I get the hang of them. The 3 button system seems to require less thought though. When in Rome, do as Ducati does. Jack --------------------------------- "There ain't no Devil, there's just God when he's drunk." -- T. Waits
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10/21/2008 at 15:02
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Location: Austin, TX
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"When in Rome, do as Ducati does"
It is not possible to agree more. Also, it's my understanding that Ducati sells a most robust and sturdy tee-shirt. C
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10/22/2008 at 18:24
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Location: Naperville, IL
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Nice ladies, um, shirt! --------------------------------- 1994 K1100RS & 2005 Harley Electra Glide
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10/24/2008 at 15:09
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