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01-01-2019, 07:48 PM

klunker

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Signal lights not working

Have a 1981 FLH that I recently bought. Do you have to continuously hold the signal light button on when making a turn? If I push button and let go, signals don’t flash. If I hold in continuously, then they flash slowly, and quit when I let go. Put in new signal stat, but no difference. 4 ways work great and flash fast. New to shovelheads.
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01-01-2019, 08:08 PM

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That's how they work. Self-cancel came later.

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01-01-2019, 08:41 PM

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They make 2 different flashers, one for 4 way and one for directionals... well at least in cars they did. It's all about the load... You can try a new one. my parts manual has it as 68543-64b.

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01-01-2019, 09:04 PM

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Been holding the button for 40 years!!!
I have a hard time with new bikes... damn things are in business for themselves!!!!

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01-01-2019, 10:06 PM

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they do sell a timer that converts it to what the bikes do now and that is self cancel in 15 seconds or so

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01-02-2019, 02:01 PM

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yeah that's the way they work didn't start the automatic signals until 1982

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01-02-2019, 04:17 PM

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yeah it takes some getting used to.....first find button, then hold down button... use front brake while making a right hand turn and keeping finger on button.....change down , keep finger on button....tight roundabout up a head, use back brake, find and hold down button............ helps keep me brain activce thats for sure !!!!!!

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01-03-2019, 07:38 AM

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yeah that's the way they work didn't start the automatic signals until 1982

More like '92... My '82 nor the '83 nor an '84 gots self canceling...

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01-03-2019, 02:41 PM

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they would be better jap style on -off switches

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01-03-2019, 05:55 PM

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they would be better jap style on -off switches

Not in my book.... we like what we're used to...So.... No thanks... I would remove newfangled ones and go back to the post '82 style, because gettin older I think the '73 thru '81 switches seem to be shrinking!!!

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