got me thinking yesterday

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

when you stop your engine on your bike do you hit the kill switch or turn the ignition off to stop the engine ? and is there a right or wrong way ??

[fr499y 0]

key, the kill switch is for emergencies, apparently using the kill switch all the time can not only wear the switch but also put excess wear on the coils ( not sure how true it actually is )

[gavlar1200 0]

I usually just turn the ign. switch off. When I had my T595 the general opinion on T595.net was that using the kill switch on an injected bike could damage the ECU

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

I have always used the ignition, but some one said they used the kill switch yesterday , it had me wondering

[trebor4460 0]

Kill switch for me.... Never had any probs with it..... And no before u ask Dave it wasn't me,

[madsod 0]

i use the kill switch have done for the last 20 years and never had a problem . and i will still do so , but what ever rock.s your boat , . at the end of the day its a switch , so the main one could wear out just the same ,

[fr499y 0]

the way i look at it is why wear out the kill switch when you gotta turn the ignition off anyway hehe

[dick65 0]

turn ignition off then then flick the kill switch off,do this all the time

[BanditMike 0]

Ignition for me. Like most, just habit I got into.

[Grumpyowl 0]

Only time I use the kill switch is if I'm away from home parked up over night.

I know the scum are unlikely to start it and ride it just wheel it into a van.

My mate loves to do what happened to you on sunday particulary when sat at traffic lights.
he thinks its funny

[Robbie 0]

Neither, most of the time I pull up leave it in gear and then put the side stand down. Not the best way I suppose but have always done it since my testing days where it was part of the process after the rolling road. It then just became a habit.

[haveugot1 0]

@dick65 wrote:

turn ignition off then then flick the kill switch off,do this all the time

I did that dick then tried for a while to start it, then the penny dropped

[dick65 0]

its something ive always done but i can see its easily done

[aceuggy 0]

@dick65 wrote:

turn ignition off then then flick the kill switch off,do this all the time

Thought I would do this a while ago. I usually just turn the ignition off. Took me ages to suss what I had done the next time I tried to start it....DOH!