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Kickstand Switch Question
11/12/17 at 12:15:41

Hi, I'm new to the forum and new to Savages. I just picked a '96 in good running order except for a few items. The first to be tackled is that the bike starts in neutral with the stand up or down, but as soon as I put it in gear, it stops. I am assumuning this is the kickstand switch.

Is there a way to bypass the switch such as simply tying the two wires together or do I need to dig deeper?

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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18101 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Kickstand Switch Question Reply #1 - 11/12/17 at 13:01:26 The kickstand switch has a connector on the left side of the bike, right around the little painted side cover. The connector is attached to the fram upright tube with a little plastic tie that can be unlocked and reused. You can run a jumper wire on the upper half of the connector.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Kickstand Switch Question Reply #2 - 11/12/17 at 15:45:02 Stand down In gear Motor dies. Stand up, Should be good.
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Eegore Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 8359	Re: Kickstand Switch Question Reply #3 - 11/12/17 at 19:35:19 Why would you need to have the kickstand down while the bike is in gear?
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18101 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Kickstand Switch Question Reply #4 - 11/13/17 at 03:20:39 Eegore wrote on 11/12/17 at 19:35:19: Why would you need to have the kickstand down while the bike is in gear? You don't - the safety switch is there for those folks who forget to put the kickstand up and try to ride off........the safety switch kills the engine so you don't try.
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Birchw1 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 6	Re: Kickstand Switch Question Reply #5 - 11/13/17 at 04:59:40 My issue is even with the kickstand up, the bike dies when I put it gear. So I can just jumper the wires then... i’ll give it a try. Thx.
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Eegore Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 8359	Re: Kickstand Switch Question Reply #6 - 11/13/17 at 05:20:34 I misunderstood, I thought you were wanting to have the stand down and not have it die when put into gear.
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Re: Kickstand Switch Question
Reply #7 - 11/13/17 at 05:40:59

Eegore wrote on 11/13/17 at 05:20:34:

I misunderstood, I thought you were wanting to have the stand down and not have it die when put into gear.

The original problem is that his bike dies whenever he puts the bike in gear....with the kickstand up or down. (When the kickstand switch fails, it assumes the kickstand is down at all times....even when it is up).

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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: Kickstand Switch Question Reply #8 - 11/13/17 at 08:30:15 Before bypassing the switch ,I'd make sure the connecter is clean and tight and look the at the double springs that hold the stand up as the ends sometimes get bent open and stop the switch from fully closing.
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buster6315 Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 353	Re: Kickstand Switch Question Reply #9 - 11/13/17 at 09:23:38 How about a safety switch that prevents you from dis-mounting with the kickstand up?
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28889 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Kickstand Switch Question Reply #10 - 11/13/17 at 10:00:57 buster6315 wrote on 11/13/17 at 09:23:38: How about a safety switch that prevents you from dis-mounting with the kickstand up? a seat that grabs your a$$? Horn blares? engine starts? 30,000 volts to? or a bike that falls to the ground?
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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: Kickstand Switch Question Reply #11 - 11/13/17 at 11:55:57 Do they make a one too many switch?
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Eegore Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 8359	Re: Kickstand Switch Question Reply #12 - 11/13/17 at 12:15:19 Riding mowers have a kill switch connected to the seat. Toss one of those on.
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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: Kickstand Switch Question Reply #13 - 11/13/17 at 21:40:42 The Suzuki seat isn't sprung , it won't work.
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Re: Kickstand Switch Question
Reply #14 - 11/14/17 at 01:59:54

buster6315 wrote on 11/13/17 at 09:23:38:

How about a safety switch that prevents you from dis-mounting with the kickstand up?

I needed on of those last week for my GS, turned the ignition off coasted into the garage came to a stop flicked the side stand down and dismounted in one smooth action. Except that I missed the side stand. Don't ask.

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