Kickstand kill switch
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From: Philly Suburbs
My 2006 Triumph Speed Triple has the kickstand interlock feature... It's been a non-issue one way or another... Nothing has ever broken on that bike, so I've never had to diagnose anything that would involve a no-start condition, and I've started to move with the stand down twice in ten years of owning the bike. I suppose that if either of those instances may have resulted in something bad, then the feature worked! I have no way of knowing now, of course. And both times were while moving small amounts around the driveway for whatever reason... I do agree wholeheartedly that there is a lot of value in having a strong routine. My rule for myself is that I never roll a bike ANY distance, even two feet in my garage, without raising the kickstand. That way I just never think about it. If the bike is stationary, the stand is down, if it's rolling at all, the stand is up.
The worst interlock I've ever seen (and I removed it rapidly), was on my ex-wife's Royal Enfield... It wouldn't run if the stand was down EVEN IN NEUTRAL! The bike could not idle unless you were sitting on it, holding it up! That lasted about a day...
The worst interlock I've ever seen (and I removed it rapidly), was on my ex-wife's Royal Enfield... It wouldn't run if the stand was down EVEN IN NEUTRAL! The bike could not idle unless you were sitting on it, holding it up! That lasted about a day...
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From: Galt's Gulch - MI
The OP is in California, so this thread doesn't surprise me at all; liberal nanny state save me from myself bullshit. Perhaps if you can't remember to put up the jiffy stand you may be too stupid to ride a motorcycle; I'm just sayin'...
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From: San Diego
I got my first bike in Texas. Had the interlock. Second bike in Virginia. Had the interlock. Third bike in Virginia. Had the interlock.
Being "in California" has nothing to do with it nor did I ask the question because I'm STATIONED here. I don't exactly have a choice at this point.
Again, I asked the question to make sure something wasn't broken on my new bike. It was answered. I then asked the people that said they wouldnt want it why. I didn't belittle them or call them stupid for their questions or opinions.
Some of the rudest people on this forum. Not here to help, just insult.
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Road Captain
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From: San Diego
The standard version only kills the bike if the stand is down and the bike is put in gear, not in nuetral.
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From: Beyond Fucital
Shows you what I know, glad I don't have it as I'd really be screwed. And Neutral is mis-spelled.
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From: San Diego
Ha!! Wonder how spell check didn't catch that? Thanks.
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From: SW Ohio
If the neutral switch is bad the bike won't run on the stand in neutral.
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From: Pine Flat Dam/South Bay Area, CA
I wouldn't want a kickstand kill switch. Things like that end up breaking & usually at the worst possible time. The safety interlock switches on my riding lawn mowers were a constant problem until I bypassed them.
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When I had a Vulcan 750 with the Kickstand interlock I forgot to put up my kickstand several times. Then I would wonder why my bike wasn't starting.
On my Harley I never to forget to put my kickstand up. Not sure why that is. Maybe failure isn't an option.
I'll warn the OP about another mistake you'll only make once on a Harley. Don't hit the starter when you are in gear, and the clutch is engaged. It's a moving experience.
On my Harley I never to forget to put my kickstand up. Not sure why that is. Maybe failure isn't an option.
I'll warn the OP about another mistake you'll only make once on a Harley. Don't hit the starter when you are in gear, and the clutch is engaged. It's a moving experience.