Having tried both systems I much prefer the 'traditional' BMW 3 button method as I haven't got gorilla hands or a prehensile thumb, thus can't work/slip/control the clutch while using the push-slide indicator single button thingy. In a small way I think that the one-button method can lead to accidents because of either (a) loss of control or (b) failure to indicate or cancel.
This may be a backward step by BMW but I'll reserve judgement until I've had hands-on. This and the use of cheapo Tupperware urine-sample pots, perched on Meccano brackets, on the 'bars, to hold hydraulic fluids, are things that would/do stop me buying a bike - really!
What would be useful, on bikes with screens, would be a fibre optic device that brings the indicator repeater light nearer the rider's eyeline. I've not yet ridden a bike with automatic indicator cancelling that works satisfactorily.
Posted: 24/10/2008 18:41