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Posted by CDNRatMan
- May 11, 2013, 15:54:28 PMok last night I used can air to blow the switch area clean and then sprayed WD-40 on it and worked it in. Went for a ride today, parked walk around the Shine&Show and went back yup was flashing........so I came home and looked at it really close and Troll is correct, it will stay were it is after the turn unless you cancel it .....
Posted by Drift1
- May 11, 2013, 13:36:27 PMTroll thanks for the quote.Being I'm not the original owner unfortunately I'm lacking the owners manual.I'll report back when I disassemble the switch and see if maybe It's built up with crud,or perhaps cobwebs being It's most likely never been taken apart 
Posted by Troll
- May 11, 2013, 10:57:17 AMIt can't hurt...I have tried several times to MAKE it do it, but it won't. All it takes is a signal (I suspect it's the orange/green wires) and the signal unit will start it's cycle. Since the switch is in the last position it was set for when the engine was stopped, a fresh signal to the box is sent. Here's a quote from page 28 of the owner's manual:"The turn signal switch is automatically canceled after it has first been on for 8 seconds, and the motorcycle has traveled an additional 65 M (213 ft)* However, make a practice of pushing the switch in to stop flashing."
*mine flashes 15 times...sometimes I wish it were longer
Posted by Drift1
- May 11, 2013, 10:04:39 AMWell I canceled out the left blinker last night and just checked to see if it would come on.Just wanted to inform everyone it didn't.Like the rest of ya,it never was perceived as an issue being while riding the blinkers operate as designed.By this I mean they both self cancel and such.This is why I never believed it to be a concern of any sort.I will however take TROLLS advice and give the switch a cleaning.Let's face it every other nook and cranny on the bike has been either cleaned or lubed......at least I think?....
Posted by 45 Bravo
- May 11, 2013, 01:47:03 AMMy 99 1500 has done this since I got it, but not every time.
I started paying attention, last turn going to work, on main road, left turn.
Start up after work, left turn signal on.
Going home, last turn is right turn, off of state highway, (so I use the signals) next morning right signal.
When I are a concerted effort to turn off the signal manually, before I kill it, it does not turn on when started later.
I THINK, it is a fact that if the switch is in its last position, it will turn on when switched.
And when in the neutral position, it doesn't.
45 Bravo
Posted by CDNRatMan
- May 10, 2013, 20:31:07 PMwell greenbarn my last turn into the driveway is normally a left turn, but I live on a very quiet and seldom used street, so very rare for me to use the signal light to turn into my drive way......more mystery to build on......lol.....
Posted by greenbarn
- May 10, 2013, 20:08:10 PMQuote from: Troll on May 10, 2013, 14:22:28 PMIf this were a situation caused by a short, I would think someone would eventually report an issue of a signal coming on during riding sometime - not just when the key is off. I'm more inclined to think is't more of - "where-ever you leave the switch last, that's what happens when you turn the key back on". However, this doesn't exactly fit my situation - last 2 times I found mine blinking, it was a right blinker - but my turn into the house and at work are both left turns.....If the combination of any of these wires were to be shorted against each other when the key is turned, It will trigger a signal to the controller. If this was actually planned, I'm sure Kawasaki would have written it in the owner's manual..or the service manual...This appears to be a fault that develops over time that is typically Japanese consistent throughout the model range.
Hmmm I love a good mystery...
Posted by CDNRatMan
- May 10, 2013, 19:41:01 PMoh ok I can do that in the morning.......
Posted by Drift1
- May 10, 2013, 18:06:33 PMLOL.....I just figured my good friend,being your photogenic you could post a pic of the switch for others to see what/were to spray and clean 
Posted by CDNRatMan
- May 10, 2013, 18:01:38 PMboy talk about needing mood altering drugs.....
Quoteless then an hour later....my good friend Ratman could post a pic for me
Quoteas unperdictable as my ex wife you are........Ratman that scar is still there dude....I'll definately pass on the pics you have suggested
Posted by Drift1
- May 10, 2013, 17:54:39 PMI didn't think so guys,thank you for clearing this up for me.It's suppose to rain all day tomorrow here as welso I'll go tinker around in the garage and take a look at that switch and if need be use your advice Troll.
Ratman that scar is still there dude....I'll definately pass on the pics you have suggested 
Posted by CDNRatMan
- May 10, 2013, 17:38:36 PMok rain let up and so went out and used canned air to clean and blow the switch clear. Spayed WD-40 into switch area and worked it around for a bit, remounted the switch. So now weather dependent on tomorrow I'll take it for a ride and park it as per normal and see what happens. An Troll is correct no 4x flashers on the 800.....
Posted by Troll
- May 10, 2013, 17:28:39 PMNope, no 4x flasher...could be wired in though..not a very difficult installation. Take the 2 phillips screws out of the back and split the housing. All the switches are on the front side. You will see what to do as soon as you look inside...
Posted by CDNRatMan
- May 10, 2013, 17:19:51 PMok weather depending tomorrow, I'll first take the switch off the bar and ensure it is clean, use canned air then short spray of WD-40 and work it in.....
D1 you want a pic, me... shovelling snow, Top hat and Trench coat or snorkelling in the snow?
Posted by Drift1
- May 10, 2013, 16:43:54 PMGreat info Troll.My blinker was also off when I just checked as well...lol....Troll am I understanding this correctly,give a shot of WD40 to the blinker switch lever and just work it in?or take the switch apart?Maybe my good friend Ratman could post a pic for me.While were on the blinker subject does the 800 have 4 ways and if so how do you turn them on?Never had a reason to use this signal but,saw a bike on the side of the road with his flashers on and it got me thinking about this.....