How do you turn off your Dyna?
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2010
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From: Kennewick, WA
They actually appear more hidden and darker than the flash photo shows, you have to be pretty close and bend pretty low to notice them.
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2010
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From: Kennewick, WA
For 12 the switch only has a very low amp current going thru it and it activates some other electrical component that sends current to the starter. My son is an electrician and explained it to me and the name of the component that takes care of energizing the starter but I have already forgot that googly gook.
Cruiser
Joined: May 2009
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From: Iowa
My wide glide uses a dash mounted **** so the key isn't in it. You have to flip the switch cover open and dig out your key to lock/unlock it. I rarely lock it, only when it's parked in public and far out of sight. The security system disables it when you walk away with the fob anyway. Small town Iowa man, nobody locks anything.
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Tourer
Joined: Apr 2011
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From: Jensen Beach Florida
Don't need a key with the new Dyna Super Glide. Has a proximity key. Just has to be in your pocket. Once you walk away the security system disables the ignition. Really it's easy to do if you don't use a key. Hit the kill switch and get sidetracked with helmet, kickstand or decide to move the bike a little.
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From: Wisconsin, USA
Well, I am actually going to give a serious answer.
1. I hit kill switch with bike in gear. Less chance bike will roll. I use kill so it will be automatic to hit in emergency, when I don't want to be thinking, with my aged brain.
2. Then I always put bike in left lock, a little for security reasons, mostly so I can see from a distance that I remembered to turn ignition off.
Easy, no drama.
1. I hit kill switch with bike in gear. Less chance bike will roll. I use kill so it will be automatic to hit in emergency, when I don't want to be thinking, with my aged brain.
2. Then I always put bike in left lock, a little for security reasons, mostly so I can see from a distance that I remembered to turn ignition off.
Easy, no drama.
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Cruiser
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Today I went to my mechanic because my Yamaha wouldn't start unless I gave it a little throttle. He asked how I stopped the engine and I replied that I use the kill switch. He said that's causing the problem and he turned off the kill switch and started the bike 3 times in a row w/o the throttle by simply turning on the ignition and hitting the starter. I asked if I should stop using the kill switch on my WG too and he said I definitely should not use it on the WG either. He said he's not sure why it works better w/o using the kill switch but he assumes that when you use the kill switch the computer does not have a chance to shut the engine down properly. This guy is a very experienced mechanic who mainly repairs Harleys. Maybe if you're having trouble starting your bike you should stop using the kill switch for awhile to see if it helps. Maybe some starting problems are caused by a faulty kill switch and that's why avoiding it will help some bikes start right up, like my Yamaha. I don't pretend to know the answer.
Wait! You have to turn these things off?? I haven't shut mine off since picking it up last December! That might explain why it's always out of gas when I go to ride it. Here I thought my son was siphoning gas out of it for his truck. This explains a lot of things, man if I knew these bikes were so friggin complicated I would never have bought it. This is clearly a case of consumer fraud that the Obama administration needs to look into. Now how do I get my money back? Do I go back to the dealer or drive it to MOCO directly?
Bob
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