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Posted by OR Seedman
- July 26, 2021, 15:34:01 PMmy previous bike, a Drifter 800, did the same thing EVERY time I started it. I made sure that the turn signal was off before shutting it down. If I started it back up right away, it wouldn't do it, but if it sat over night, it never failed to start flashing the left turn signal. I chalked it up to one of those quirky things that bikes sometimes do. 
Posted by mittico68
- July 26, 2021, 12:10:58 PMQuote from: Bucko on July 25, 2021, 01:32:08 AMI notice every-time I start my 99 up for the first time of the day, the left signal light is flashing. For a long time I just assumed I was hitting the left signal switch inadvertently when shutting down but even when I'm sure I haven't hit it, the next morning when I start up - the left signal will be flashing. Anyone else experience this?
Could it be that before parking the bike for the night, the last turn you make is to the left (assuming that you always switch on the blinker)?
I'm asking that because I've noticed that the flashing light experience is strictly related to the fact that the bike has been shut down with the blinker still activated.
Posted by tj
- July 26, 2021, 07:33:37 AMQuote from: Bucko on July 25, 2021, 01:32:08 AMYes! This used happened to me intermittently, but I could not figure out why.I notice every-time I start my 99 up for the first time of the day, the left signal light is flashing. For a long time I just assumed I was hitting the left signal switch inadvertently when shutting down but even when I'm sure I haven't hit it, the next morning when I start up - the left signal will be flashing. Anyone else experience this?
Unrelated to the startup flashing issue (I'm not a fan of the self-canceling feature) I disconnected the light blue wire that runs from the speedo to the relay. Coincidentally (or maybe not) since then, I've had no flashing on startup.
Good luck finding the issue...looking forward to reading what you found. 
Posted by Bucko
- July 25, 2021, 15:37:12 PMQuote from: Troll on July 25, 2021, 05:26:25 AMI do manually cancel almost religiously but will make an effort to ensure that I manually cancel before parking and will report.The owner's manual says to cancel the turn signals manually after a turn, even though the self canceling system is supposed to shut them off. Try that and see what happens.
Posted by Troll
- July 25, 2021, 05:26:25 AMThe owner's manual says to cancel the turn signals manually after a turn, even though the self canceling system is supposed to shut them off. Try that and see what happens.
Posted by Bucko
- July 25, 2021, 01:32:08 AMI notice every-time I start my 99 up for the first time of the day, the left signal light is flashing. For a long time I just assumed I was hitting the left signal switch inadvertently when shutting down but even when I'm sure I haven't hit it, the next morning when I start up - the left signal will be flashing. Anyone else experience this?