Turn signal flasher

I have a Nighthawk 550 in which the turn signal flasher died. Honda
wanted $50(!) for the original part. I went to Pep Boys and installed a
generic $8 2-wire electronic flasher in place of the original Honda 3-wire
flasher, leaving the ground wire to the flasher unused. For the first
time since I bought the bike, my turn signals work correctly, without
having to periodically slap the flasher to get it to blink.

My question is: why is the original flasher so expensive? It does not
incorporate self-cancelling or any other nifty features - it's just a
regular 'ol blinker unit.

-Andrew

 

On my XT600 I did the same - installed a generic flasher relay, but
for me it was a electromechanic 2 wire one to replace the same type.

The price is one order of magnitude lower. OTOH the Yamaha part
lasted something like 10 years / 60 000 km and I have had to get
2 cheap replacements to get me through 4 years / 30 000 km. Still
the only reasonable choice IMHO.

 

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Regards,
Paul
'91 XL1200
'89 White Pig

"I just keep gettin younger, my life is funny that way..
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