Indicator flash rate for mot?

[ROB_NSR]

Does it matter how fast your indicators flash?

My nsr came with no front indicators and no bulbs in the rear ones, after putting bulbs in the rear ones (10amp, as it says inside the light) and fitting indicators to the front they flash quicker than normal (or what I'd consider normal)

Do they have to flash at a certain speed or will faster be ok? I don't want to take it for a test just for it to fail on the indicators flashing too fast!

Thanks
Rob

[Flip]

Has to be a certain speed.

[veeeffarr]

Between 60-120 times a MINUTE AFAIK.

[ROB_NSR]

Looks like I need new bulbs then, at least I think that will slow them down!

But before I go buying new bulbs I'm gonna sit and count how many times they flash in a minute! (I take it you meant 60-120 times a minute not second! That would be some flash rate!!)

Thanks
Rob

[Essex_Mike]

couldn't the size of the indicator relay affect the flashing rate?
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[MattEMulsion]

[veeeffarr]

Edited, thought I had got away with it.

[ROB_NSR]

Just counted, 124 times a min roughly!

New bulbs time me thinks!

Thanks
Rob

[nick 15]

its not the bulbs!!

that will do jack shit..

you need to change the relay,

thats wot tells the bulb wot to do and sends the right amount of currend for the command

Nick
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[ROB_NSR]

Something is wrong then, they dont flash at all unless both front and rear bulbs are in, and when I had 2 16amp bulbs they flashed once then went off

The combination I have at the minute is 10amp in the rear, 16amp up front

If the worst comes to the worst I'm sure I can splash out on a new relay

[Essex_Mike]

i just got a new relay. £3.12
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[nick 15]

There we go

cheap as chips!

Nick
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[Finglonga]

Thing is Higher wattage bulbs would do the same thing as a new relay.

They are only flashing fast due to low resistance, you may have another problem.
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[lllN30lll]

since i installed LED indi's on the rear and kept standard indo's on the front my flash rate has doubled.

I quite like it like that TBH

MOT'ing the bike wasnt a problem, it's always good to go to an MOT'er who's a biker
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[nick 15]

lol, check the connections?

might be rust on the linking connector or a shit load of dirt

Nick
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[killa]

You don't need indicators for the MOT, take them off and then sort it.
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[fuzz]

[nick 15]

I agree,

just take them out and sort it out after the MOT like "killa" said

Nick
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[lllN30lll]

take it to another MOT'er who's a bit more "friendly" towards bikers

job done
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