Opening Statement: starter switch story

[rjb/AKA Bob Barram]

During one of the MOOTMags I switched bikes with someone and after we stopped to eat the other guy came out and his bike would not start. Well he never used his on/off switch to stop the bike, which I did, and he did not turn it on. Still would not start. We fussed with the switch and it started up. The contacts just came 'uncontacted' ......

[lragan]

I have a friend who lives in Estes Park Colorado who sold his bike because he got so disgusted with it not starting when he was over by Grand Lake with his wife.  To make a long story short, the kill switch was "on" i.e. killed. 

At that point, I decided to use mine to stop the motor every time I want to turn it off.  The other benefit of this practice is that if you ever put the bike down, killing it will be automatic and natural.

I replaced the entire left switch assembly because the turn signal switch got so stiff I could neither set it or release it in cold weather.  Took the old one apart, and all I would have had to do was clean the plastic parts and apply some silicone lubricant.   Talk about feeling stupid!!

[TLRam1]

I replaced the entire left switch assembly because the turn signal switch got so stiff I could neither set it or release it in cold weather.  Took the old one apart, and all I would have had to do was clean the plastic parts and apply some silicone lubricant.   Talk about feeling stupid!!

The bike I just bought was this way, switch would not function at first, played with it  and it started working, next was the silicone spray, all is well now.