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What is the "proper" way to turn off your bike?

How do you turn off your bike?

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Sane_Man said:
As a Pilot, I swear by the emergency checklist. You have to make sure you turn it off . . . properly, and in the correct order.

Check yo' flaps, Ninja. :twofinger
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If they let me fly after 8 hours of MSF training... then I'm IN!! :laughing :ride
 
So what everyone is saying then: is rolling up to a stop and falling down is "NOT" the proper way of killing a bike?

Damn

Hi MOTECH, dontcha feel the love :rofl JL here :thumbup
 
Ahab-apex said:
I pulled out the little Yamaha owners' manual, turned to page 3-8, and here's what it says: 'Engine stop switch....Set this switch to stop the engine in case of an emergency, such as when the vehicle overturns or when the throttle cable is stuck.'

It is clear that this switch is for emergencies, and the implication is that the key is designed to turn the bike off.
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owners manual was written by a technical writer, then vetted by a lawyer. neither of which designed the switch
 
which oil and chain lube are best?
 
Enchanter said:
Humans are creatures of habit. In an emergency you will do what you do normally, only quicker. I can tell you that I cannot think of one emergency that I want to reduce my ability to control the motorcycle by taking a hand off the bar to reach for the key.
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Ahab-apex said:
Would you pull clutch first, or kill switch, during emergency?
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If appropriate, both done simultaneously. However, before killing the engine, make sure you really want to do that. Restarting takes time that you might not have in an emergency. Actually, the reasons for killing the engine in an emergency are few and far between. And frankly, besides a suddenly inoperable clutch or a stuck throttle, I can't think of a reason off-hand to kill the engine fast. And with the stuck throttle, depending upon where you are, you may want to flip the kill switch on again and off again repeatedly (accompanied by some good clutch work) to get yourself out of traffic.
 
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I've always used the kill switch; see no reason to change.

IF it's a newer FI bike, you can just lay it over, the "tilt-over-switch" will take care of the rest for you. :teeth
 
How do we "kill" this thread? I would be willing to use the switch for this purpose!
 
I'll offer one bit of insight into this--the Kill Switch is wonderful because you keep both hands on the bike...and in Training that can be important.

Namely when a lady in an ERC takes her clutch hand OFF the bars to use the key to turn it off BUT she's still in gear and launches a running 883 at you...
 
CoolBDPhenom03 said:
In the MSF course I took (in practice and literature) it said kill switch, then ignition to turn off your bike properly.
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That's because their theory is based on muscle memory. In an emergency situation, like you laying on the ground with the bike on top of you in gear and running while the rear tire burns it's way through your leg, your muscle memory will just flick the kill switch! Ta-da!

Has naught to do with mechanical this or that.
 
Gixxergirl1000 said:
1) Where's the poll, M8???

2) I always use the key, never use the killswitch. I have to take the key out anyways. And when I got my MC license, there wasn't any MSF to tell me how to shut off my bike... :laughing
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fast4d said:
key only. use the kill switch only for emergency or if I have stop and back into my space.

some times I use the kickstand kill.

why use the kill switch if you have to turn off the lights and lock the steering?
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My hand/thumb is right there by the button and I usually tap it as I roll up to where I'm going to stop and get off the bike.

You guys with the "key only 'cause you have to take it out anyway" speech make it sound like flicking the kill switch takes a lot of effort or something. Like flicking your thumb makes a difference.
 
Should I put on my gloves before or after getting on my bike? :rolleyes
 
reidconti said:
I tell my bike that her MOTHER is pretty hot. Works every time.
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fixed to work even better.

seriously though, 90% of the time I'm backing into a spot, so I've got the bike in neutral. using the key is just as easy as the kill switch.
 
A buddy of mine told me that his manual and the salesman of his new Daytona 675 both mention to use the key. Reasons cited had to do with battery drainage.
I used to use the killswitch but turning only the key now helps me to remember to take remove it from the ignition, which makes much more sense.
 
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Kurosaki said:
My hand/thumb is right there by the button and I usually tap it as I roll up to where I'm going to stop and get off the bike.

You guys with the "key only 'cause you have to take it out anyway" speech make it sound like flicking the kill switch takes a lot of effort or something. Like flicking your thumb makes a difference.
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Like not flicking your thumb makes a difference. And I don't shut my bike off until I'm actually parked... coasting up to an anticipated parking spot decades ago got a friend of mine into a situation that almost broke his leg and did result in a bike on the ground.
But you continue coasting, and I'll continue using my key. :thumbup
 
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