Recently bought my xtr with a warranty.
It had a problem with the indicators on the test run but was �fixed� by the time I picked it up.
The fault re-occurred quickly.
Took it back to book it in for a repair (and a wheel bearing) booked it in for the next week but had a chat with the techy.
We had a quick look and found the hazards and the N/S worked fine when the ignition was first switched on but they all stopped s soon as the O/S was switched.
I was told it was a fail-safe system in the electronics probably caused by a poor/loose connection.
I had a poke around at home, cleaned and re tightened all the connections to the lamp holders and found everything working.
BUT I was not convinced it was connections. I took out a rear bulb to simulate a fault.
Everything worked as expected with the front flashing faster.
I then tried pulling off a connection. Still worked the same without engaging the �fail-safe�.
I came to the conclusion it must either be a short circuit somewhere in the loom or a faulty flasher unit.
However it hasn�t happened again.
When I took it back for the bearing doing I told them not to waste our time by searching for an intermittent fault till it happened again. So far after a few hundred miles (a bit cold and snowy to do much more lately) it sill hasn�t reoccurred.




In short
Clean and tighten (close up) the connectors behind the bulb holders.
Waddle the wires.
Kick the tyres
And squirt it with WD40

Worked for me