Slow left blinker

[mrossotto]

Self canceling

I just installed the two prong. Blinker now flashes at a steady pace. I must admit that that is the only difference. I have not had the bike long so I'm not sure how the self canceling is supposed to work or if it ever did.

[rover]

flasher

I had the same problem, only the right blinker worked slower or not at all, and only with the bike running. I changed to a 2 prong flasher, and solved that problem. Then I went out one night, and found that the right blinker also activated the high beam headlight. I went through all the wiring (I have a windjammer) and found everything to be as it should. I now think the problem is in the handlebar switch. I had one from an 80 with the emergency flasher, and had to re arrange the wire connections. So, this winter I will try to find a different handlebar control. Any ideas on what I can use? The stock ones are probably no longer available. What else will work without a major change in the wiring harness?

[natemoen]

Rover, mikesxs sells replacements for the handlebar controls. You have to use your old plug, so you need to pull the pins out and move them over to the old plug.

[fredintoon]

Unplug the stock flasher unit from under the right hand side plastic side cover. Plug the new 2 prong unit into the stock plug the only way it will fit, the 3rd plug in the harness is no longer needed. Super easy. Just don't buy a 3 prong auto flasher, it will not work, buy the 2 prong.

Hi Phil,
FWIW, a 2-prong flasher will fit into the bike's 3-prong plug two ways.
One way nothing happens, t'other way the flasher works but not the self-canceller.
I pay the extra ~$5 for an electronic flasher because they have the same pulse rate regardless of load while the el-cheapo units speed up with extra load.