Should my rear turn signals be on?

[jimigalahad_imp]

I noticed this morning that my rear turn signals aren't illuminated while the engine is on. My front signals are on so I thought it was a bit weird. All signals work when i indicate. So my question is, should you only be able to see my tail brake lights at night from behind?

[cbdtran_imp]

I noticed this morning that my rear turn signals aren't illuminated while the engine is on. My front signals are on so I thought it was a bit weird. All signals work when i indicate. So my question is, should you only be able to see my tail brake lights at night from behind?

my bike rear turn signals are not on, only the front are on when engine is running

[Pauley]

Same here.

[Joola_imp]

I recall someone mentioned in another thread that yellow running lights in the rear are against the law in the US. Only the front should be on.

[the Ferret]

yes, front turn signals are running lights, rears are not

[OldF7Guy_imp]

FWIW, when I had my Sportster I had some sort of plug in gizmo (cant remember what it was called) that would light up the rear signals all of the time. I changed the lenses over to red because I wanted as much light as possible at all times. I have always had a fear of being rear ended. Since that time all sorts of goodies have come out to help rear visibility.

[CB4ME_imp]

I noticed this morning that my rear turn signals aren't illuminated while the engine is on. My front signals are on so I thought it was a bit weird. All signals work when i indicate. So my question is, should you only be able to see my tail brake lights at night from behind?

I didn't notice how the rear signals operation until I swapped out my rear signals for the smaller version used on bikes sold in Japan. The folks on this forum set me straight!

[jimigalahad_imp]

Thanks guys. Just wanted to make sure.