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Message started by pollpegj on 08/06/07 at 19:09:34

Title: 1st gear shutoff
Post by pollpegj on 08/06/07 at 19:09:34

I was riding my new savage and when I got back to the garage I stopped then put it in first and it shutoff. I then tried again and it shutoff. Finally I went from second to 1st while sitting there and then it didnt shutoff. Its no longer doing it but it worries me. What could be causing this. Low idle or what?

Title: Re: 1st gear shutoff
Post by verslagen1 on 08/06/07 at 21:22:13

well that'd be a good place to start.

And you're not putting the kickstand are you?

cause that'll shut her off right away.

Title: Re: 1st gear shutoff
Post by Reelthing on 08/06/07 at 21:54:53

or perhaps the side stand switch is giving you grief

Title: Re: 1st gear shutoff
Post by Savage_Rob on 08/07/07 at 05:42:42

Good advice. The sidestand interlock can do that. If you have the sidestand switch showing the sidestand being down and the bike is in gear, it kills the engine. Does it ever die like that while in neutral?

Title: Re: 1st gear shutoff
Post by DanGill on 08/07/07 at 05:50:27

I hate the sidestand switch. I had my bike one day and it went out, stranding me at a gas station. Then, of course, I dropped the bike while trying to push start it. My sidestand switch is now wired out of the circuit.

Title: Re: 1st gear shutoff
Post by pollpegj on 08/07/07 at 06:49:33

WOW, I feel dumb I didnt know these had such a switch. So when the bike is running and the stand is down if put into gear it will shut off?

Title: Re: 1st gear shutoff
Post by Savage_Rob on 08/07/07 at 06:53:13

pollpegj wrote:

So when the bike is running and the stand is down if put into gear it will shut off?

Yes.

Title: Re: 1st gear shutoff
Post by FreeSpirit on 08/07/07 at 23:06:14

Don't feel bad,I did the same thing :-)
I've only had my bike a few weeks,never noticed it before,then it shut off and I thought something bad was wrong!But I looked down and saw I had put the kickstand down and I thought....hmmm....I guess that shut it down.I didnt really know for sure :-)

But where is the sidestand switch? Near the kickstand?

I'm getting use to seeming dumb....but I've never had a bike before,so I'm use to it now(feeling dumb ,that is)

I'm just trying to learn all I can though.

Title: Re: 1st gear shutoff
Post by verslagen1 on 08/07/07 at 23:27:36

Take a look at your sidestand, if you hold you bike up and give the kickstand a nuge... very near the pivot a pin will pop out. on the other side is the switch.

there are 2 other safety switches, one on the clutch lever and one on the transmission.

the clutch safety keeps you from starting the engine with the clutch engage. it was very funny when people lerch forward while trying to start their engines.

and the neutral safety does the same thing. when you are in gear and the kick stand is down, you can't start. It was hilarious when people would launch their bikes down the street when they let go of the clutch lever. at least until they started running over some one, usually a congressmen. they don't like being ran over, so they passed a law requiring all manufacturers to make the bikes this way. ;D