Kill Switch
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From: Beyond Fucital
Just trying to make you smile. And give your post a bump before it got lost in the sauce so to speak.
And ya, I'm a dumb *** too.
And ya, I'm a dumb *** too.
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From: Michigan
I know, no problem here
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2012
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From: London, UK
What I mean is that if I shut off the engine using the ignition instead of the kill switch, then when I come to start it up again (still hot), it idles at 1200 or 1300 RPM instead of the 950 I've got it set at (default is 1000 I believe).
I don't know why it does it, but then I haven't bothered to look, because it not only makes sense (from a "muscle memory" safety aspect point of view) but is what the book says to do. So I just do the obvious thing, and haven't thought about it much since.
I don't know why it does it, but then I haven't bothered to look, because it not only makes sense (from a "muscle memory" safety aspect point of view) but is what the book says to do. So I just do the obvious thing, and haven't thought about it much since.
Road Warrior
Joined: Aug 2011
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From: Connecticut
I've done that, usually while using the cruise control.
I'll rest my hand (with a thick cold-weather glove) on top of the right grip, move the wrong way, and suddenly the music goes off and I'm slowin' down!
The nice thing with fuel injection is you just flip the switch back to run, and keep going (after re-engaging cruise)...
I'll rest my hand (with a thick cold-weather glove) on top of the right grip, move the wrong way, and suddenly the music goes off and I'm slowin' down!
The nice thing with fuel injection is you just flip the switch back to run, and keep going (after re-engaging cruise)...
I've done it a few times. I just pull in the clutch, and, depending upon which bike, I either restart, or put into neutral and then restart, while the bike is in motion.
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From: Kentucky, USA
I think the dumbass would be the one that couldn't figure out that the switch was in the off position.