Sunchasers wrote on 05/27/11 at 07:11:56:Maybe I am "old school", but I don't understand why these "safety" switches are needed or why the manufacturer uses them. They seem to be more trouble than they are a benefit. IMO
I learned the old way I guess: 1) turn on gas, 2) set on bike and turn on switch, 3) pull in clutch and put in Neutral, 4) kick start or hit starter button. Sometimes I really miss the "old ways".
And the kick start...something gratifying about "kicking" it to "life". IMO
Yes, you are from the time before ridiculous lawsuits by idiots. Now, if someone hits a start button & the motor spins over & it just happened to be in gear & they just happened to be goofy enough to not pull the clutch in & it fals over & hurts them, too many Blame the manufacturer for building a machine that can possibly get them hurt..
This is what happened to th airplane industry that served the individual. Gone are the Piper Tri-Pacers & Luscombe's & the Piper Cherokee 180's that adorned small airports around Houston. The Aerocoupe died, too,,Im sure the Piper corp is still putting out planes, but the cost was driven thru the roof by idiotic lawsuits & an Affordable plane that the Everyman could get into was forced out of production. Im sure a Cessna 150 is still available, new off the showroom floor, but the price is way steeper than t would have been had lawsuit happy idiots not attacked the manufacturers for every millions when one crashed,
Im sure Jerry has some thots on this,, maybe in direct opposition to what Ove said,, thi is just how I feel about it.