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Loosemarbles Site Admin
Number of posts : 1567 Age : 62 Location : South East England Points : 4518 Registration date : 2016-10-01
| Subject: Kill Switch Usage Sun Dec 03, 2023 3:46 pm | |
| I have been wondering about people's use of the kill switch. When I switch off my SW I use the ignition switch (the key). Apart from emergencies I never use the kill switch. Do you use the kill switch to switch off or just use the key? Does using the kill switch have a different effect on the electrical system? Um dee dum dee dum dee.... |
| | | JohnyC Touring Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 301 Age : 71 Location : Bristol, UK Points : 810 Registration date : 2022-12-23
| Subject: Re: Kill Switch Usage Sun Dec 03, 2023 5:54 pm | |
| I just use the side stand to kill the engine when I pull up then turn the key off.
Be safe, be seen! |
| | | GHM-PM Site Admin
Number of posts : 2562 Age : 71 Location : Bullhead City, AZ Points : 7241 Registration date : 2012-05-17
| Subject: Re: Kill Switch Usage Mon Dec 04, 2023 6:44 am | |
| I very seldom use the kill switch, just turn off with key as I remove it anyway. I found it annoying that when using the kill switch, I forget from this ride to next and can't understand why scoot won't start LOL. Perhaps if I used it more this would not be an issue.
Now back in my old dirt-bike days I did use the kill switch if the bike went over and I needed to stop engine quick. Can't see much reason for one on a street machine, my 2 cents. |
| | | Erdoc48 Touring Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 343 Age : 59 Location : Myrtle Beach, SC Points : 1062 Registration date : 2022-05-31
| Subject: Re: Kill Switch Usage Mon Dec 04, 2023 8:09 am | |
| - JohnyC wrote:
- I just use the side stand to kill the engine when I pull up then turn the key off.
Be safe, be seen! Same here, and same with the ST’s- with those, I’m shutting the engine down as well as locking it from rolling forward. I put a push button brake lock in place as well that can be activated in a second, so no risk of rolling forward. I have one on the SWing as well- an eBay special but it works pretty well. |
| | | steve_h80 Silver Wing Expert
Number of posts : 998 Location : Teesdale, UK Points : 3991 Registration date : 2016-05-15
| Subject: Re: Kill Switch Usage Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:13 pm | |
| I use all the above options, key, sidestand and kill switch as the mood takes me. My logic being if I use it I know it works rather than finding out it doesn't when I need it to. |
| | | MikeO Site Admin
Number of posts : 3795 Age : 74 Location : Seaham, Co Durham, UK Points : 9465 Registration date : 2009-06-29
| Subject: Re: Kill Switch Usage Sat Dec 09, 2023 3:46 am | |
| I can't recall an occasion when I've deliberately used the kill switch. It is my custom to use the key. It has occurred to me many times that a kill switch such as that on an outboard motor make much more sense than a switch which has to be purposefully operated by the rider. I know that some maxiscooters are fitted with tilt-switches. To have a switch which is automatically thrown if the rider is thrown off makes much more sense to me.
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| | | Loosemarbles Site Admin
Number of posts : 1567 Age : 62 Location : South East England Points : 4518 Registration date : 2016-10-01
| Subject: Re: Kill Switch Usage Sat Dec 09, 2023 3:23 pm | |
| Good point MikeO. Maybe I'll start mixing it up a bit. |
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