Kill switch question?
Intermediate
Joined: Feb 2006
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I'll vote with Pete.... I've never used the thing. In fact one time I hopped on the wifes bike and it was dead.... took me about 10 minutes to notice the kill switch was off???
Who knew that damn thing was there?!?
Who knew that damn thing was there?!?
Road Captain
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 538
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From: Lexington, Ky
Kill switch then ignition, just the way I've always done it, no special reason. Except yesterday I was planning on one of those " no feet on the ground" stop signs with a right turn. Hit the kill switch instead of the turn signal, needless to say a sudden full stop. Felt like a dumbass but no harm done. Still getting used to the controls.
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 294
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I used to use the kill switch but I was forever turning off my bike with it and walking away from the bike with the ignition still on. What a dope. I heard a technical reason for using the ignition switch only but for me it was a way to turn off my lights and ignition once and for all. Now I do not touch the kill switch; it is alway on.
Extreme HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 10,216
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From: Glendale AZ
It's really not a big deal to ask a question.....I prefer a dumb question than doing something dumb.....who gives a rip how often a question gets asked, that's what skimming is for.
Extreme HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 10,216
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From: Glendale AZ
been there done that.........the mrs and I don't use ours either...to each their own..
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Tourer
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 431
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From: South Carolina
In MSF the reason we teach the engine cutoff switch (not "kill" switch lol) is so that it becomes muscle memory. In an emergency, where you will need both hands on the bars, the need to shut down will be with the cutoff switch as opposed to reaching for the ignition.
The "mantra" is "Thumb, Key, Valve". Based on use of the engine cutoff, then turn off the ignition and then lastly if a carbed bike shut off your fuel valve.
In my experience, shutting off with the cutoff switch does nothing to the ECU...and if it should, you just reset it by turning the ignition on, leave it for about 15 seconds then turn it off. As for the TBW issues noted above, can't comment, as I don't have it.
The "mantra" is "Thumb, Key, Valve". Based on use of the engine cutoff, then turn off the ignition and then lastly if a carbed bike shut off your fuel valve.
In my experience, shutting off with the cutoff switch does nothing to the ECU...and if it should, you just reset it by turning the ignition on, leave it for about 15 seconds then turn it off. As for the TBW issues noted above, can't comment, as I don't have it.
Last edited by zion; May 29, 2013 at 06:09 PM.