2017 T120 Black. I washed the bike to get it ready for winter, being careful (I thought) not to get water up around the handlebars or under the seat. However, both direction indicators (turn signals in America) flash on and off on when I turn on the ignition, and keep flashing when the bike is running. The only way I can get them to stop is to pull the 15-amp fuse at the front of the fuse box. But if the fuse goes back in, and I turn on the irgnition, up come the flashers again. I gave the bike about a week to dry out, but it did the same thing today. Working the turn signal lever, or pushing it in or out, doesn't stop it. The Bonneville is not equipped with emergency flashers, and I don't want them now. Any ideas gratefully received.
Poser On Flashers After Washing The Bike
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If you don't have emergency flashers (I would read your owner's manual to verify), then I would suspect something happened to your turn signal switch, like water getting inside it if you used a pressure washer. But, you said manipulating the switch doesn't produce a change, so I'm at a loss. Another thought just occurred to me, and that is that a wire, or two, in your wiring harness has developed a bare spot and is touching the metal frame somewhere. Usually I would expect this to cause the signal(s) to not work, but the opposite is a rare possibility.
Very possible, and thanks. I checked the inside of the signals, and they don't have water in them. Will loosen up the switch housing and blow air in there, either from my compressor, or a hair dryer, or both. Also looking for bare wires, as you mentioned. So far, I'm stumped. But not yet defeated!
Good to hear that!
Situation solved, and although embarrassing personally, in the Army, we called this a lesson learned and may be helpful to others in similar situations. I opened up the switch housing, and no water and still flashing. I pulled the relay, and still flashed after putting it back in. Then I noticed a small, gray button at the bottom of the right-hand switch housing. It was pushed to the left. Pushing this "hazard button" (as I now know is its nomenclature), the flashing stopped. In America, this would be the emergency flasher, not hazard button. But "emergency flasher" is not in the owner's manual. And there is only the one mention on the schematic of the handlebar controls. I have a British son-in-law, who we dearly love, and two English grandkids, also well loved. However, Churchill was right: America and Britain are two people divided by a common language. Still love the bike, though.
That is great to hear! A little embarrassment is a small penalty when the fix is easy.
Don't worry. We've all done things like that.Glad to hear the mystery was solved
