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RE: [ST] kill switch



My Beemer has the key on the left side of the headlight under the fairing. 
There is no kill switch.  So that means putting it in neutral to turn off
the engine.


Dan Wallander
Albuquerque, New Mexico
www.danwallander.com 
Triumph Sprint ST :: BMW R90/6
TSRA-VP, ABC, IBA, AMA,HSTA

>
> In the bad old days some bikes didn't even have keys or ignition switches 
> and were shut off using a kill switch.  Then some crazy legislature 
> mandated all bikes be equipped with kill switches because of sticking 
> throttles due to crap cables made in those days.  Today the kill switch
is 
> just a leftover from that legislation that is really useless given todays 
> good throttles and other modern technologies.
>




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