View Poll Results: How do you turn On/Off your Harley
I use Emergence Handle Bar On/Off Switch and Ignition/Headlamp switch
192
61.54%
I use Ignition/Headlamp Switch ONLY - leave Emergence Handle Bar On
121
38.78%
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Poll On/Off Switch
Road Warrior
Joined: Apr 2008
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From: the frozen tundra of the "Windy City"
I heard if you constantly use the kill switch it voids the warranty? (Had to throw it in there since I didnt see it posted already.....
With that said, I use the kill switch.
With that said, I use the kill switch.
Grand HDF Member
Joined: May 2008
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From: Rolla
What is funny, is all the people that refuse to use the kill switch because it will wear it out.
So, I have to ask how do you start your bike?
Is it an older model that has a kick start? Or do you just push start it every time?
I ask this because guess what? The start switch right next to the kill switch just might wear out too.
To use or not use the kill switch just comes down to personal preference.
But to not use it because it will wear out is just silly.
So, I have to ask how do you start your bike?
Is it an older model that has a kick start? Or do you just push start it every time?
I ask this because guess what? The start switch right next to the kill switch just might wear out too.
To use or not use the kill switch just comes down to personal preference.
But to not use it because it will wear out is just silly.
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Joined: Oct 2009
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From: Here
You can tell by the answer's in this thread, how many have taken motorcycle safety course's. They teach you to use the kill switch. It also says in your owner's manual to use it. wonder why??? I always use the kill switch first and then the ignition switch because a lot of parking area's here in the mtn's of Tennessee aren't level and I can hold my front brake while hitting the kill switch. I also leave my bike in gear for safety. we don't have a parking brake like the trike's do. JMO
Last edited by Ronp42; May 11, 2011 at 08:11 AM.
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From: Edmond Oklahoma
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Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Baton Rouge, LA
I can't imagine why you would ever need to use the kill switch unless the motor was racing out of control and it was a quicker alternative to the ignition switch, or if the ignition switch wouldn't turn the ignition off, both of which being very low probabilities. I see friends first hit the kill switch then the ignition switch as a ritual, which is redundant, although I don't put anyone down for doing it. Personally, I don't recall ever using the kill switch for anything.