dead battery? nope im a dipstick.

[va_blue_stang]

I parked mine in a parking lot with slight incline and left it in gear. Came out after a few minutes and worked for about a half on it till I realized it was in in gear and wouldn't crank

[natemoen]

I have new gasket and all for the exhaust, just haven't gotten around to it yet.

[DGXSER]

I will hit the kill switch and coast into a parking spot or into my garage, then the exhausts fumes don't follow me .

Nate, umm...I don't think that is the bike your smelling.

If your exhaust follows you in a parking lot, you might want to change your diet.....or the bikes rings and seals.

[natemoen]

I will hit the kill switch and coast into a parking spot or into my garage, then the exhausts fumes don't follow me .

[Rasputin]

Only time I ever use the kill switch other than an emergency situation is to do a high speed chop. Other than that it is a useless trinket my bikes have.

[fredintoon]

- - - If you were an AMA member, they would come rescue you for free.

Hi Dick,
but consider the scene when the AMA tech flips the killswitch back to run and you wish it were possible to die from writhing embarrassment.

[STEPPENWOLF]

I don't use the kill switch..my opinion is it is on the wrong side of the handle bars to begin with...you drop your bike,the XS shuts off but on other bikes your throttle is jammed into the ground,full throttle in gear,kill switch is wayyy down low..it should be on the left bar sticking up in the air easy to get to vs key or kill switch on the right bar...just my thought.

[planedick]

Still needed

I only use the kill switch when necessary, ie: When parking on an area where it's necessary to keep the right foot down and also hold the break while turning it off in gear to hold it there when I get off. I know almost never, but it has happened and it was real handy.

[cywelchjr]

+1...........from first-hand experience also.........that kill switch was the fartherest thing on my mind.......as should be. Also understand the MSF reasoning, but 'real-world' is totally different......just sayin....

On top of that, on THESE bikes if the tipover switch is working and the bike ends up on it's side, the engine is already stopped anyways so the kill switch is a moot point.

[DGXSER]

If you can't figure out what happened before you push it a long ways, maybe you shoudn't be astride something that's gonna bring things to you quite so fast. I've tried to start many times after leaving it in the off position. Takes me less than 5 seconds to figure what's wrong. If you were an AMA member, they would come rescue you for free.

Well, the added info to that one is that I had been having issues with the bike and was making some "corrections", so when it quit, it seemed as if my repair had failed. Which is why I did not think of the petcocks right away.

[Cuda 69]

did the kill switch thing once,now I don't use it.

[planedick]

Brain dead?

If you can't figure out what happened before you push it a long ways, maybe you shoudn't be astride something that's gonna bring things to you quite so fast. I've tried to start many times after leaving it in the off position. Takes me less than 5 seconds to figure what's wrong. If you were an AMA member, they would come rescue you for free.

[jjz28]

My hands are on the bars until the bike stops anyway. I pull in, put in neutral, turn petcocks off and run a few seconds to get some of the fuel out of the bowls before i turn it off. At lest that way, it runs the fuel out of the lines and dont have a full bowl in case my float valves are sticking i wont get gas in the oil. I need to replace my float valves someday.

[motoman]

I almost never use the E-stop switch to stop the bike. While I get the MSF reasoning, I can tell you form experience that when the guano really hits the rotary device, that button ain't on the checklist. Figuring out where you are, and what time of day, of what day it is, that is first. Really, you will most likely not be with the bike anymore. With the age of these bikes and those switches, I prefer not to break the stupid thing by overuse. JMO

+1...........from first-hand experience also.........that kill switch was the fartherest thing on my mind.......as should be. Also understand the MSF reasoning, but 'real-world' is totally different......just sayin....

[DGXSER]

They teach the FINE-C starting procedure also. Fuel, Ignition (Key Switch), Neutral, Emergency stop (right handlebar switch) - Choke. Procedure to go through before you start the bike. Eliminates the petcocks not turned on, or e-stop switch not on, no choke for a morning start, issues.

No I am not telling anyone how many times I have forgotten tot turn on my petcocks, but I have the procedure to turn them on while riding down pretty well. And yes, this is a fat heavy friggin pig of a bike to push a mile or so while your brain recalls to check them.

I almost never use the E-stop switch to stop the bike. While I get the MSF reasoning, I can tell you form experience that when the guano really hits the rotary device, that button ain't on the checklist. Figuring out where you are, and what time of day, of what day it is, that is first. Really, you will most likely not be with the bike anymore. With the age of these bikes and those switches, I prefer not to break the stupid thing by overuse. JMO