Thank god, I thought I was the only one having trouble with this setup.Hi All
I've been a member for a little while but life has been such that today is the first time that I've been able to spend any proper time on here since I joined.
I'll apologise in advance of this ends up as a rant but I'd really like to get the thoughts of other owners on something that is frustrating/annoying the hell out of me, namely the positioning of the turn signal and horn controls on the left hand switchgear.
I've been riding different bikes from different manufacturers pretty much every day for over 20-years and every single bike that I've ever owned (or ridden for that matter!) has had the turn signal and horn controls in the same position, i.e. horn at the bottom and turn signal above, except for my latest ride - a 2018 CB650F - which has them reversed!!! WHY???
I'd like to add that prior to getting the CB650F a couple of months ago I haven't had a new-ish bike for quite a while, so I don't know when Honda decided to do what they've done with these controls, but it would be great to know the thinking behind it.
Initially this change was quite a big issue as I kept honking whenever I wanted to make a turn but my muscle memory has now just about mastered the turn signal, however, I'm still having to 'search' for the horn button if ever I have a need to use it!!!
I'm also struggling a bit with the passing light being integrated into the high/low headlight rocker as i'm used to that being on the 'front' side of the switchgear where the index finger would generally be. Again, I find myself having to make unnatural hand movements and 'search' for this control if ever I want to flash someone.
Does anyone else share the same frustration and annoyance at these issues and wonder why the hell Honda have done it, or is it just me because I'm old and too set in my ways?