Picky Picky
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Joined: Oct 2010
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From: OK
From a safety standpoint, keeping both brakes applied during the shutdown process makes a lot of sense, so I use the kill switch.
I also use the kill switch every time, because it's another thing a thief will have to figure out before he can ride off.
As for the reverse emf's, that's so intuitively obvious it's weird someone actually thought it necessary to bring it up.
I also use the kill switch every time, because it's another thing a thief will have to figure out before he can ride off.
As for the reverse emf's, that's so intuitively obvious it's weird someone actually thought it necessary to bring it up.
While Arty may have a point to concede, that would be for you guys with EI - I sincerely doubt that the ignition module on carbed models is prone to EMF failure; they've been around a very long time on many bikes without failing, and many English bikes didn't even HAVE a kill switch, nor choppers. The ECU may definitely be a different animal.
Mine is carbed and I use the ignition switch - but will shut off the fuel, kill switch, lock the ignition and front end and all available tactics if I have to leave the vicinity of the bike.
Heck, it takes ME a few minutes to get going!
Mine is carbed and I use the ignition switch - but will shut off the fuel, kill switch, lock the ignition and front end and all available tactics if I have to leave the vicinity of the bike.
Heck, it takes ME a few minutes to get going!
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Joined: Dec 2008
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From: Boise Idaho
Not to start a discussion about how to start your bike but on a similar note, you should not touch the throttle on a TBW bike when you start it. I was having problems and that turned out to be the cause. There is a sequence of turning it on and off that resets the throttle position.