Directional Lights

[Yellowjacket]

I saw this tibit in a movie write-up. Does anyone know if any motorcycle manufacturer made directional lights back then?

"The motorcycle is a Chinese made Chang Jiang which is a copy of a pre-WWII German BMW. This particular motorcycle had directional lights which war era bikes did not have."

[biometrics]

I would be quick to join the bunch that will say... No... they didn't.

As a side story, I drove my new to me, 1942 Willy MB Jeep into a U.S. Army vehicle inspection station in late 1972. When the MP who was the inspector asked me to show him my left turn signal, I extended my left arm horizontally and pointed to my left. His reply was "Are you kidding me?". My response was "No, they didn't have turn signals in 1942." He went and made a phone call, and when he came back he issued me my inspection sticker. I had passed.

Before I drove off he asked what the right turn signal was... I showed him. His reply was "amazing"...

[RocketMan]

I would be quick to join the bunch that will say... No... they didn't.

As a side story, I drove my new to me, 1942 Willy MB Jeep into a U.S. Army vehicle inspection station in late 1972. When the MP who was the inspector asked me to show him my left turn signal, I extended my left arm horizontally and pointed to my left. His reply was "Are you kidding me?". My response was "No, they didn't have turn signals in 1942." He went and made a phone call, and when he came back he issued me my inspection sticker. I had passed.

Before I drove off he asked what the right turn signal was... I showed him. His reply was "amazing"...

And you know its not easy sticking your right arm out the right window while still sitting the drivers seat! Guess that was what passengers were for back then?

I had something similar happen last year when I was on my 75 CB125 when a cop flagged me over for not having my headlight on, seemed he thought I had disconnected it till I showed him the on/off switch and explained it was a 6 volt system, the bike came like that and that I had a vintage tag; which he could not see since he was flagging me over as I approached him where he was parked on the road side. He was sitting there looking for people running the No Turn on Red at the intersection I had just come thru.

RM

[RocketMan]

and speaking the good old days type events
always get a kick out of this old British MC safety video

https://youtu.be/atDFqxHLctE?list=PLceE ... KzYIAy9zxZ

RM

[bdimon]

Here's another old safety film except this one is using BMW motorcycles.
http://youtu.be/Clw64ntcIVo?list=PLceENKbRYL_F1Wdt-JNkpOpKzYIAy9zxZ