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[ST] kill switch



At 09:55 AM 3/6/2004 - st-digest offered:
>Geeze, that's news to me.  I always turn mine off with the kill
>switch.

Does anyone have a logical reason to *routinely* shut *any* motorcycle off 
with the kill switch?

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.

Shtting any bike off with the kill switch today just seems silly as it is 
an additional step in the s/d procedure.  Ya gotta turn the bike key off 
anyway, why complicate things with the kill switch.  Somebody likely 
smarter than me can help me understand why anyone would do this.


Ken T. from Ca.

Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

95' Trident, 96' Virago 11, 99' Triumph Sprint ST, 02' Bonneville
http://www.labiker.com/members/index.php?cc63d31418542



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