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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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Kurosaki said:
I went to the garage and thumbed my kill switch 50 times in spite of this post.
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I sawed mine off so I don't break the contacts.

I use the key. I hate it when a friend of mine rides my bike. He LOVES to use the kill switch to cut it off. It always takes me 30 seconds and a freakout before I figure it out.
 
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

Motech said:
Ask yourselves, seriously... What emergency can you imagine where a couple of seconds delay in hitting the kill switch will have any negative impact? :rolleyes
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While I agree that I can't come up with any real life scenarios where I couldn't just clutch in, and, if necessary, then hit the kill switch... but keep in mind that at 60mph, in a "couple of seconds", you'll be about 160 feet down the road. Just something to keep in mind.
 
I use the kill switch for practice so I can shut off friends' bikes at stop lights without thinking. There's no time to think when shenanigans are at stake.
 
I use killswitch. Tim taught me in MSF, and the habit has held. I think that was the point. I'm now working on firming up other habits, such as always pull the brake in gradually even when I'm stopping hard and quickly. Thx Enchanter Tim!
 
I use the killswitch. Don't have a good reason, but at this point it's baked in and completely subconscious. Redundancy isn't a bad thing. I also have a spare set of right and left switches for when it supposedly wears out from my "abuse."
 
I don;t think the bike has a preference of how you turn it off..? I mean if you switch between the two ever 50 some odd "kills" then it should be fine...i believe.. o_O
 
i prefer to turn it off by choking off the gas supply to the engine with my bare hands. takes a minute or two until it's completely quiet...then i set it down gently and sneak away.

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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?
 
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.
 
stev said:
kick stand, remove key..
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Thateguhate said:
Kickstand, then key. I don't use the emergency shut off at all.
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+1 Kickstand FTW! How else do I know I put the kickstand down?

I believe MSF teaches killswitch because for noobs they need to know how to shut off the bike properly without thinking in an emergency situation. Same reason they teach using the back brake but lets not go down that path again.
 
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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I think it's highly inefficient to pull out the manual every time you want to stop, especially since it under your seat. :twofinger ;)
 
Ahab-apex said:
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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Baloney.

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.
 
slowblood said:
I think it's highly inefficient to pull out the manual every time you want to stop, especially since it under your seat. :twofinger ;)
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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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'Doesn't matter really how you do it. I do all, but primarily use the kickstand and the kill switch. You've not going to wear any of them out.

The advantage of using the kill switch is that you become accustomed to its operation and how to use it. Second nature. Then, in an emergency, should you need to use it, it's practically instantaneous. No taking your hand off the bar and groping for your key.
 
Kill switch first.

Better control of the motorcycle with both hands on the bars until engine is stopped.
In an emergency you know immediately how to turn the bike off.

Fast, easy and convenient. Ever wonder why most manufacturers put it right there by your thumb?
 
Enchanter said:
Baloney.

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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Would you pull clutch first, or kill switch, during emergency?
 
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