I never use the kill switch to turn the bike off. The couple times i did, I forgot to turn the ignition off which leaves the lights on..

 

my 99 heritage has never been turned off with the kill switch----except when my daughter rides it

 

I have been using the kill switch to shut off the engine on my `89 for 28 years, never had a problem, still the original switch.

I agree with Ranger73, the alarm may be causing the issue, you should not have to shut the ignition down a certain way just to make the alarm happy...

What do you mean when you say won`t start, does the starter crank the engine, or does the starter not work?

 

What kind of alarm?
Does it have a key fob ?
What do you have in addition to key?
It might be an alarm issue or maybe a kill switch issue.
A key fob uses a battery.

 

Quick question before I go into my rambling. Does your bar switch feel new and notchy with a crisp click? Or does it feel more like a smooth squish? One of mine is squishy.


I have a couple of Evos, and one has this problem as well. If you shut it off by bar switch it may or may not turn over again. I tried starting her on the first key click no lights and worked for a while but messed up again. Had an extra key switch so I threw it in and worked fine for awhile as well. I did notice that if I ran her everyday she was more forgiving on starting.


Long story short I am leaning toward the bar switch as well.