Swapmeet Louie
Put some metal in yer eye....
Nice... Think for your self.
And no, I read your post when you started the thread. And thought, wtf.....?
And no, I read your post when you started the thread. And thought, wtf.....?
A kill switch...what is the point?
- Thread starter Juggernaut
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Something I don't think has been mentioned yet is that an ignition kill switch is handy if you need to cut the engine in an emergency situation and keep the lights on: night time, curvy road, etc. (on bikes where the lights don't cut out with the engine off that is 
)
)Hmmm....gotta say I've been riding my XT500 every day to work for the past 2 years and have never used the killswitch - just the ignition switch.
And if my throttle ever stuck open, and I'm running out of road, the first thing I do is pull in the clutch
Anyway, it's always good to know it's there, I suppose ;D
And if my throttle ever stuck open, and I'm running out of road, the first thing I do is pull in the clutch
Anyway, it's always good to know it's there, I suppose ;D
biker_reject
Over 1,000 Posts
Reeeeaally, you gonna do that on a gixxer (that was my ride at the time), eh? Things happen fast at triple digits, my friend.
biker_reject
Over 1,000 Posts
PS I flipped the switch and grabbed a hand full of brake. Got me stopped and I'm here to tell you about it.
I recently read about a guy on a cb750 who wasn't running a kill switch. Throttle stuck open on a long straight so he decided to try grabbing the clutch and flipping the key at the same time. (he was, for some reason, worried about the rear locking up if he only flipped the key...why I don't know. Kill switch does the same thing...it's called engine braking haha) But he timed it wrong, grabbed the clutch before the key and revved the shit out of the motor. I don't remember what exactly happened, threw a rod maybe, but he blew the motor. So hillsy, I might reconsider grabbing the clutch without killing the motor in the event of a stuck throttle, if I were you.
peter.walker
Active Member
I usually leave the switch on and use the key to shut the engine off, but it's nice to know it's an option if needed.
Only time I wished I didn't have it was on one of my first rides with big insulated gloves, when I somehow managed to hit the switch and kill the engine in traffic... :-[
Only time I wished I didn't have it was on one of my first rides with big insulated gloves, when I somehow managed to hit the switch and kill the engine in traffic... :-[
dynamitedave
dcclassiccycles.com
In 1968 the NHTSB mandated lame stuff mandatory like turn signals, horns, kill switches, shift order and so on. I have removed the kill switches from some of my custom bikes. Yes its dangerous but I don't really ride my bikes that much.
I'm bored, so I wanted to add to a really long thread that was solved ages ago...
1.) My CL350 does not have a kill switch and it's never been a problem. I don't even miss it. Then again, I hardly ride it.
2.) My RD400 has a kill switch. A couple days after my vasectomy, I decide a little bike vibes might be good for the nuts. So after kicking the bike for 10 minutes, my nuts are swollen to baseballs (exaggeration) and I realize my kill switch was off. Nice.
3.) On my Harley, I always use the kill switch to turn the bike off, then the key. But it has a weird start process due to being fuel injected.
4.) Before I started riding, I saw some douchebag kid let the clutch out too quick. He popped a wheelie, then went tumbling about 8 times w/ bike through a barbed wire fence and into a field. I turned the car around to help him and knowing nothing of how bikes worked, looked to kill the engine and quickly found the kill switch. I had to lift the goddamn Katana off the kid's chest (he was concussed)
So after all this, yes, kill switches are a good idea.
--Chris
1.) My CL350 does not have a kill switch and it's never been a problem. I don't even miss it. Then again, I hardly ride it.
2.) My RD400 has a kill switch. A couple days after my vasectomy, I decide a little bike vibes might be good for the nuts. So after kicking the bike for 10 minutes, my nuts are swollen to baseballs (exaggeration) and I realize my kill switch was off. Nice.
3.) On my Harley, I always use the kill switch to turn the bike off, then the key. But it has a weird start process due to being fuel injected.
4.) Before I started riding, I saw some douchebag kid let the clutch out too quick. He popped a wheelie, then went tumbling about 8 times w/ bike through a barbed wire fence and into a field. I turned the car around to help him and knowing nothing of how bikes worked, looked to kill the engine and quickly found the kill switch. I had to lift the goddamn Katana off the kid's chest (he was concussed)
So after all this, yes, kill switches are a good idea.
--Chris
theboxrules
Been Around the Block
JRK5892 said:
That's what my wife said.
"2.) My RD400 has a kill switch. A couple days after my vasectomy, I decide a little bike vibes might be good for the nuts."
A couple of days after mine, the only way I would have straddled a bike, is if it were made of ICE. : ) You're nuts man! (pun intended)
A couple of days after mine, the only way I would have straddled a bike, is if it were made of ICE. : ) You're nuts man! (pun intended)
