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?

or perhaps the side stand switch is giving you grief

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.

pollpegj wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:08:

Yes.

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.