The necessity of kill switches on older bikes..

I'm not saying you HAVE to have one.

But... Its added insurance. Like lots of other features, you dont need in necessarily but it doesn't hurt to have one nor is it difficult/unweildy to leave it.
 
Wot plug chops. I wouldn't dare be searching around under my seat wide open. IT'S A MOTORCYCLE STOP THINKING ABOUT HOW IT LOOKS AND THINK ABOUT HOW IT WILL KILL YOU IF YOU FUCK UP!
 
crazypj said:
If your worried about crashing and the engine still running, you have other issues.
If bike is so badly maintained that throttle could stick open, you have other issues
if you use kill switch on a regular basis, you have other issues
if your not racing, where it's a requirement......................................
Either fit a watercraft/snowmobile type lanyard or stop worrying about what might happen
Is anyone panicking about December 2012? (anyone notice there are a lot of 'if's' in this post?)
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What you said!

(Was something supposed to happen December 2012?)

Crazy
 
stroker crazy said:
What you said!

(Was something supposed to happen December 2012?)

Crazy
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Wasn't that the Mayan Rapture, and now all us unworthy are left behind to cause trouble? ;)
 
4eyes said:
I think they are associated with SAMCRO in that soap opera on TV.
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No no no, it's what you put on turkey sandwiches - mayan-aise!
 
xcaptainxbloodx said:
I cant be the only one who ditched the kill switch and just uses the key as a kill can I?
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No, people do dumb things everyday.

The idea is to be able to kill the engine without taking your hand from the bars. Way back when when I took the MSF course the instructor chewed your ass if you ever turned the engine off with the key. The idea is to make it instinctual so that when you're going down you click the engine off.

Don't know why that matters? Go crash your dirty bike throttle side down, make sure to stick some part of your body in the chain to get full effect. Not to mention that engines don't like to oil on their side or freewheeling WOT is hard on things.
 
I've ridden around 500,000 + miles and not once EVER needed to use kill switch
Only once EVER I saw guy at MX track crash during a race and get foot trapped between wheel and swing arm (in probably 10+ yrs of spectating, marshalling, and running races)
If you keep worrying about 'what if' you'll never get out of bed (do you have any idea how many people die in bed? ;D )
 
Re: Re: The necessity of kill switches on older bikes..

Ratty-550 said:
No, people do dumb things
The idea is to make it instinctual so that when you're going down you click the engine off.
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No

Don't know why that matters? Go crash your dirty bike throttle side down, make sure to stick some part of your body in the chain to get full effect. Not to mention that engines don't like to oil on their side or freewheeling WOT is hard on things.
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Yes
 
Re: Re: The necessity of kill switches on older bikes..

Rich Ard said:
No
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????? That's how we learnt it MSF new rider course 1985 or so. Instructor was adamant.

Now new FI bikes have tip-over switches so they won't run on their side.
 
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