wheres the poll, hehe hehe

 

Bs. I use it every single time on every single bike I ever owned. Kill switch then key off.
Maybe Dawg will jump in.

 

I never use the kill switch.

sidebar: about a month ago, I bought a new scooter. The service guy pulled it around to the front of the dealership where the sales guy & I were waiting. Sales guy went over a few things on the bike and asked if I had any question, I said "no, I'm good to go". I got on the bike and I couldn't start it - took me a little while to remember to check the kill switch.

 

My radio seems to only lose the clock settings but retains the memories. My ECM certainly doesn't lose the map I loaded months ago.

 

Not the map... That's in nvram, but the ecm's adjustments to the map and "history" are wiped if you disconnect the battery.

 

Sounds like we need to dig into the wiring diagram..........

 

I only use the kill switch if I'm parking on up hill or down where I have to hold the front brake while bike is running in gear but then turning off the ignition I turn it back on to make it easy to start, but my wife always use the kill switch and every time I've to move it I say some bad words before I start it. On normal surface I always put in neutral turn off the ignition but wife again is opposite .

 

I always use the key switch...Motorcycles did not have a handlebar run/off switch when I started riding.

 

Wow. This is a buzzard thread. I always use kill switch, then turn off on/off switch. Gonna have to try just leaving kill switch on. We shall see

 

Stranger things have happened.