Quick question - How hard should it be to engage the turn signals?

[omgyouresexy]

Recently purchased a 2006 1600 Nomad, and I noticed that the turn signals are much more difficult to engage than any other bike I've owned. It's not an impossible amount of force, but just enough that I feel like I'm doing something I shouldn't... like it isn't supposed to be pushed the way I'm doing it. All I'm doing is sliding them left and right like every other turn signal, but it takes a bit of force to get it to break away from the center position.

Is this something to do with the self-cancelling feature? Is there a way to lube up the signal lever to let it slide easier? Thanks.