Re: [St] Throttle cables

[JES_VFR <jes_vfr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 11:32 AM 10/5/2007, you wrote:

>Jeremy,
>Your ability to think on your seat probably saved you from either a
>really expensive engine melt down or a really painful and expensive case
>of road rash.
>Well done.
>I don't think I have the presence of mind to calmly shut the engine down
>like that. I'm going to use your little non-incident as the impetus to
>train some muscle memory back into my thumb, and start shutting the
>motor off with the kill switch. I used to use it on my dirt bikes
>because that's all they had, but I got out of the habit on street bikes
>because they have a key switch....
>
>Mike
>'06 ST
>Seattle

Shutting down with the kill switch is a great idea for building the 
instinct for an emergency, but don't learn to just leave the key switched in.




JohnS
A Dragon Ascending
"Forging my body in the Fires of my Will"

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