Remote start ?
Road Warrior
Joined: Nov 2016
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From: IE, CA
You guys are nuts.....
I dont leave bikes sitting out of gear. Other than that Ive seen enough HDs flopped over because of the sketchy jiffy stand, let alone sitting there shaking away at an idle on it.
I dont leave bikes sitting out of gear. Other than that Ive seen enough HDs flopped over because of the sketchy jiffy stand, let alone sitting there shaking away at an idle on it.
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From: Niagara, Ontario, Canada
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Road Warrior
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From: Lost
Im guessing it would have a feature like that. My motor trike reverse shuts off bike if I accidentally put in gear.
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that's the one thing the Co got right.
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From: Westchester, NY
Agreed, would be better off lighting some cash on fire than putting a remote start on your HD. Not sure what it would accomplish other than begging for problems.
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Wife had one on her car. Worked fine for several years, then it screwed up. Had to get towed.
The minor convenience wasn't worh it.
On a bike? I hide a kill switch in my bike so nobody can start it but me. No thanks.
The minor convenience wasn't worh it.
On a bike? I hide a kill switch in my bike so nobody can start it but me. No thanks.
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From: The Wasteland
I was changing spark plugs on my Sportster in a shed and had accidentally bumped it in gear and didn't know it. When I was done swapping the plugs out I reached up and hit the starter and the bike lurched forward 2 or 3 feet. It hit an old dishwasher that I had sitting there and still never fell over. No harm other than a small scratch on the front fender from hitting the dishwasher.
And once when I got off my 04 Electra Glide at work I started walking in to the factory and heard a scraping sound behind me. I turned around to see my bike rolling backwards in a half circle on a sloped asphalt parking lot. It stayed on the stand the whole time.
Edit- By the way, what's the point of a remote start on a bike? I being serious, I can't imagine one good reason to have one. Am I missing something?
