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Mirror, horn, maneuver
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 5:11 pm
by Adski
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?
Adam
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 5:31 pm
by gus
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
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 5:36 pm
by bigblackfalco
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.
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:10 pm
by winger
The one sides Millie and the other is Falco.
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:37 pm
by bigblackfalco
winger wrote:The one sides Millie and the other is Falco.
What kind of glue do you brummies use?
Bailey.
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:45 pm
by Gromit
bigblackfalco wrote:
What kind of glue do you brummies use?
Bailey.
It's yow how innit??
Bostin'
Re: Mirror, horn, maneuver
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:51 pm
by nab 301
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.
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:58 pm
by winger
Very simple didn't have time to steal both of the same bike!!
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:04 pm
by boxerpan
winger wrote:Very simple didn't have time to steal both of the same bike!!
Is that as you ran away from the post office with the sawn-off under your arm
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 9:20 pm
by gus
bigblackfalco wrote: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!
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 9:33 pm
by Ade B
you should ride a vespa as well, the horn's on the other side.....
(as mine has no battery you get superb comedy horn noise which rises in pitch with the engine revs...)
is this a 'bmw should sort their ******* switch gear thread?
personally have experienced few probs but then I only spent 7months with 'the other sort' & the R6 aint got no horn..
Ade.
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 9:38 pm
by boxerpan
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.
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:21 pm
by Me-109
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.
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 9:09 pm
by Adski
Is the standard right hand mirror a standard one or does it have a zooming affect?
Mine's concave so it zooms...pretty much useless in my opinion.
Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 11:54 am
by Blackal
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