Re: [ST] Another low speed fall...

[John Ulizzi <jaulizzi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rob, 

Okay, I'll bite ....what do you mean:

 " Second, I really don't like the way Triumph decided
to use a kill switch instead of an off button."

Seems to be one and the same, either way it kills the
motor, and either way if you forget it, the motor wont
start. Either way, it's still a "doh" on the part of
the user.....

:-)

Am I correct in the difference being one will allow
the motor to crank and one will not ?

John



--- Rob Brown <rcode94@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> All,
> 
> I guess I'll share mine too.  I don't post very
> often but how can I pass up
> this chance to humiliate myself on the internet?
> 
> We were moving form a tiny apartment to a house.  It
> was the typical Seattle
> day - overcast and showers.  The day before I had
> taken two of the spots in
> front of our apartment building with my dad's truck
> and the Sprint.  I pull
> the moving truck up to the front of the building in
> the street.  I need to
> move the bike and the pickup to get the moving truck
> closer to the door.
> 
> I wipe some water off the seat and hop on.  I start
> it up an take off.  This
> should be easy, I just need to do a 3/4 circle
> around the moving truck.  I
> made it 1/2 way.  As I am about the center of the
> back of the truck I tap
> the front brake a little to hard and loose my
> momentum.  The bike starts to
> lean in the direction of my turn, which is down
> hill.  I fight a loosing
> battle.  It's wet, down hill, and I'm wearing tennis
> shoes. It's over.  The
> bike is going down.  I fight it to the ground but
> it's happened.  I hit the
> kill switch just as it touches down.  With not much
> effort and lots of
> adrenaline I pick it back up and roll it into the
> parking spot I was riding
> to.  I look it over and see some scratches on the
> fairing.   Nothing is
> broken but it has some scratches on the right
> fairing and the can.  It needs
> some paint work and a new decal.  I'm glad the
> panniers were not on at the
> time.
> 
> It gets even better that night when I try to start
> the Sprint to ride it to
> the new place.  I get all my gear on, put it in
> neutral, pull in the clutch
> and push the starter button.  It spins but no love. 
> It just will not start.
> There are no funny noises.  I decided, for what ever
> reason, that I must
> have left the parking light on all day and the
> battery must be dead.  So I
> take the seat off and get the tools out and
> disconnect the battery.  Just as
> I start pulling it out I look at the right bar and
> notice the kill switch is
> still off.  I put hooked the battery back up and
> rode away.
> 
> I learned a few things from the event.  First, when
> your mind is on
> something else your going to pay for it.  Second, I
> really don't like the
> way Triumph decided to use a kill switch instead of
> an off button.  Finally,
> don't use the front brake for low speed turns.  Duh!
> 
> RoB Brown
> Kent, WA
> 2004 Sprint ST
> 2001 Suzuki GS500
> 1983 Honda Ascot VT500
> 
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