The ONE thing that I don't like.

[Bosco15]

I have owned quite an assortment of bikes over the years and have riden many more. Each bike that had indicators (turn signals in Merika) had a switch that you actually felt move, when you pushed it with your thumb.
The indicator switch of the R3R gives me the Irits. It looks the goods. It works well enough. But it just doesn't have the movement enough to feel, especially with riding gloves on, that it has actually been activated.
I am constantly finding myself glancing at the TFT to ensure that the indicators are on, after I have pushed the switch.
It struck me on the first ride and it is still annoying, 1000km later. I thought that I would get used to it, but not so far.
I understand that it is the difference between a mechanical switch and an electronic switch, but sometimes engineers just need to leave well enough alone and not try to reinvent the wheel.
I would love to know what the R&D team went through on this particular item. I wonder if any of them actually ride.
I suspect it was CAD, prototype, bench test, yup that works, production.
Does anyone else find that it lacks the "feel" factor?

 

[imcool]

I have owned quite an assortment of bikes over the years and have riden many more. Each bike that had indicators (turn signals in Merika) had a switch that you actually felt move, when you pushed it with your thumb.
The indicator switch of the R3R gives me the Irits. It looks the goods. It works well enough. But it just doesn't have the movement enough to feel, especially with riding gloves on, that it has actually been activated.
I am constantly finding myself glancing at the TFT to ensure that the indicators are on, after I have pushed the switch.
It struck me on the first ride and it is still annoying, 1000km later. I thought that I would get used to it, but not so far.
I understand that it is the difference between a mechanical switch and an electronic switch, but sometimes engineers just need to leave well enough alone and not try to reinvent the wheel.
I would love to know what the R&D team went through on this particular item. I wonder if any of them actually ride.
I suspect it was CAD, prototype, bench test, yup that works, production.
Does anyone else find that it lacks the "feel" factor?

have you checked blinker settings in instrument cluster? there are 3 types of settings for blinkers

 

[Bosco15]

have you checked blinker settings in instrument cluster? there are 3 types of settings for blinkers

The settings only change how long indicators flash for and self cancelling, etc.
I doesn't affect the feel of the switch itself, which is what I have an issue with.
Thank you, anyway.

 

[lctrc]

I do wish the button was a little more tactile. Just a little bump or click you could feel when you activate or cancel. I also end up hitting the horn accidentally when I'm going for the turn signal.

 

[imcool]

the other reason I can think of this because weather protection,
in old tech the blinkers buttons used to jam after one rain and summer season and people need to open and clean it to make it work.
plus there are ambient lights on these new switch consoles.
most new motorcycles are having same type of tech in switch consoles
For example our triumph rocket 3 2020+ switch resembles with many other newer supersports bike switches

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