06-07-2018, 04:08 AM
I had an idea for a product that apparently does not exist at the moment. I have reached out to Sena, and Mr. T, but so far cant get what I am looking for, or someone that understands the reason to make it . I am hoping that there is someone in the membership with the electronics background to make it, and of course I would be interested in feedback on the idea as well.
I went from riding a Harley with self canceling turn signals for 10 years, to my CB1100EX. As much as I try to train myself to cancel the signals, what with attention on the road, traffic, clutching, braking, etc etc, periodically canceling the turn signal is at the bottom of the attention list. I imagine as experienced as many of us are, this is probably a common problem. So, I got to thinking, what about a small wireless transmitter wired into the turn signals, sending a signal to a wireless receiver for a small beeper mounted in the helmet. The receiver/beeper would be powered by a watch battery. Well,no such thing exists at the moment.
Self canceling kits exist, but tend to be expensive, dont always work in all situations, and require modifying the turn signal switch with a rubber plug inside to prevent the switch from locking in the on position.
Inexpensive 95 Db beepers hard wired and mounted to the bike do exist. They can be wired to the turn signals to beep constantly when a signal is on, or partially wired into a brake lamp so that when a brake is applied the beeper is canceled until the brake is released, ...example tun signal on at a stop light with brake applied waiting for the light to change. The problem with that is that with a helmet and ear plugs, plus wind and traffic noise the rider might not hear it. Here is an example of a hard wired, bike mounted beeper: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Audible-motorcy...SwaG9XJS1t .
I did find a wireless turn signal LED strip for mounting to the back of a helmet that will light up with turn signal direction when a turn signal is activated. I mention this because it uses wireless transmitter wired into the turn signals to transmit to the led strip via wireless receiver, and at $20, is not cost prohibitive. Here is an example: https://www.ebay.com/itm/8-LED-2-4G-Wire...0005.m1851 .
Personally, I think that no matter how experienced and/or well schooled we are at riding, a small beeper the size of a quarter mounted inside the helmet as an audible reminder to cancel a tun signal would be a good thing. I dont think it should be, or would even need to be, as loud as the 95 Db in the example.
So, small inexpensive wireless transmitters exist, small inexpensive receivers exist, small inexpensive beepers exist. Does anyone have the expertise to put all the components together for the purpose at hand? What does everyone think of the idea, and if such a thing did exist at a reasonable price would you buy one to add to your gear?
I went from riding a Harley with self canceling turn signals for 10 years, to my CB1100EX. As much as I try to train myself to cancel the signals, what with attention on the road, traffic, clutching, braking, etc etc, periodically canceling the turn signal is at the bottom of the attention list. I imagine as experienced as many of us are, this is probably a common problem. So, I got to thinking, what about a small wireless transmitter wired into the turn signals, sending a signal to a wireless receiver for a small beeper mounted in the helmet. The receiver/beeper would be powered by a watch battery. Well,no such thing exists at the moment.
Self canceling kits exist, but tend to be expensive, dont always work in all situations, and require modifying the turn signal switch with a rubber plug inside to prevent the switch from locking in the on position.
Inexpensive 95 Db beepers hard wired and mounted to the bike do exist. They can be wired to the turn signals to beep constantly when a signal is on, or partially wired into a brake lamp so that when a brake is applied the beeper is canceled until the brake is released, ...example tun signal on at a stop light with brake applied waiting for the light to change. The problem with that is that with a helmet and ear plugs, plus wind and traffic noise the rider might not hear it. Here is an example of a hard wired, bike mounted beeper: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Audible-motorcy...SwaG9XJS1t .
I did find a wireless turn signal LED strip for mounting to the back of a helmet that will light up with turn signal direction when a turn signal is activated. I mention this because it uses wireless transmitter wired into the turn signals to transmit to the led strip via wireless receiver, and at $20, is not cost prohibitive. Here is an example: https://www.ebay.com/itm/8-LED-2-4G-Wire...0005.m1851 .
Personally, I think that no matter how experienced and/or well schooled we are at riding, a small beeper the size of a quarter mounted inside the helmet as an audible reminder to cancel a tun signal would be a good thing. I dont think it should be, or would even need to be, as loud as the 95 Db in the example.
So, small inexpensive wireless transmitters exist, small inexpensive receivers exist, small inexpensive beepers exist. Does anyone have the expertise to put all the components together for the purpose at hand? What does everyone think of the idea, and if such a thing did exist at a reasonable price would you buy one to add to your gear?