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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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Re: Kickstand Switch Question
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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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11/12/17 at 15:45:02
Stand down
In gear
Motor dies.
Stand up,
Should be good.
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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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11/13/17 at 03:20:39
Eegore wrote
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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11/13/17 at 11:55:57
Do they make a one too many switch?
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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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11/13/17 at 21:40:42
The Suzuki seat isn't sprung , it won't work.
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11/14/17 at 01:59:54
buster6315 wrote
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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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