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A strange issue: when I flick the Minja's indicators on, they start on the "off" part of their cycle, meaning that there's almost a second before the light comes on.

I dunno about you guys but I'm a bit of a commando in traffic, and I do a lot of splitting and quick lane changes. I do like to be nice to the poor cagers though, and at least give them the right signals. Right now, the things are taking so long to flash on that sometimes on quick moves I've already cancelled the signal by the time it comes on.

Is there an easy electrical fix for this? Anyone got any ideas?

try an electronic flasher can see how that goes

Check globe wattage also, i had globes that were too high in watts and were slow to work....or maybe they were just cheap ass globes

Loz wrote:A strange issue: when I flick the Minja's indicators on, they start on the "off" part of their cycle, meaning that there's almost a second before the light comes on.

Is there an easy electrical fix for this? Anyone got any ideas?

Flashers have a bi-metal strip that has to heat up in order for the flasher unit to work.....this doesn't happen 'instantly', it takes , maybe 1/2 a second or more depending on the flasher.......flashers always start on the 'off' part of their cycle.

Only fix ? Try and electronic flasher unit (as per Marz advice), or, indicate earlier (I am being serious.... )

Gosling1 wrote:Flashers have a bi-metal strip that has to heat up in order for the flasher unit to work.....this doesn't happen 'instantly', it takes , maybe 1/2 a second or more depending on the flasher.......flashers always start on the 'off' part of their cycle.

Weird, I don't remember this problem on other bikes... And a mate swears his ZX9 doesn't do the same thing. It's not the world's most critical problem, but indicating early does take up some mental bandwidth in thick traffic, and I don't wanna run into copper troubles because of it.

he might have a different model of flasher and /or bulb wattage. It all makes a difference, some flashers do work quicker than others.....


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Gosling1 wrote:Only fix ? Try and electronic flasher unit (as per Marz advice), or, indicate earlier (I am being serious.... )

yea..indicate before ur brain tells ya to change lanes..??

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Neka79 wrote:....yea..indicate before ur brain tells ya to change lanes..??

exactly. Don't you change lanes without thinking about it afterwards ??

Gosling1 wrote:

Neka79 wrote:....yea..indicate before ur brain tells ya to change lanes..??

exactly. Don't you change lanes without thinking about it afterwards ??

umm im pretty sure my brains sends a signal to look at the hot chick in the red barina before anything else computes....

Doh !
Am I the only nutter here that thought.......Kawasaki's don't have a reverse gear

Electronic flasher relays are about 13 bucks from Repco from memory

Yes you are !!

is it any of their business where you are going?

Grasshopper wrote:is it any of their business where you are going?

Have you seen my blinkers ?? Of *course* its none of their business.....