Engine turns over with kill switch on
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Ok understood thanks for the updates guys. I'll get the right hand control off and check continuity and report back.
The pdf service manual I purchased way back when seems to exclude wiring diagrams which is a pain but I'll use that link mentioned above with my vin if I don't spot anything off when I check the hand control wiring.
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The pdf service manual I purchased way back when seems to exclude wiring diagrams which is a pain but I'll use that link mentioned above with my vin if I don't spot anything off when I check the hand control wiring.
Thanks
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@bronxnz Any update?
I haven't managed to check it out yet I've just finished an oil service after 100km on the new cam chest gear and swapped the clutch out for a Kevlar extra plate. It's next on the list - hopefully tomorrow!
It's also just started an odd cough/splutter that I may need to check out first. Riding along usually low to mid RPM it'll cut power for less than half a second and cough out the air filter - perhaps fuel filter or something. New spark plugs and leads look good so I'm thinking fuel issue rather than spark.
As soon as I check out the kill control wiring I'll report back though!
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I know it's an older one, but this thread made me smile. I remember getting the crap kicked out of me couple of years ago on the forum. Somebody on a sportster had their bike shut off when they were going like 70 miles an hour and was asking for suggestions why it happened .
I suggested they might've accidentally hit the kill switch and that's when the crap hit the fan. A big kerfuffle about it being an engine stop switch, not an engine kill switch. I know, it sounds ridiculous, but every time I see a reference to the Killswitch, and always makes me smile.
Kind of like the kick stand jiffy stand debate, lol. Sorry for the hijack
I suggested they might've accidentally hit the kill switch and that's when the crap hit the fan. A big kerfuffle about it being an engine stop switch, not an engine kill switch. I know, it sounds ridiculous, but every time I see a reference to the Killswitch, and always makes me smile.
Kind of like the kick stand jiffy stand debate, lol. Sorry for the hijack
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Even better, when someone says that to shut off the engine you need to turn the kill switch... on. 
Or, pull in the clutch lever to engage the clutch.
Or, pull in the clutch lever to engage the clutch.
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