Sidestand&Neutral switch
- Thread starter nohawk
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TC_Dick
TT Racer
It's weirdly connected, yeah. I didn't have the sensor wire that ran from the bottom of the motor to the wiring harness, and I couldn't start the bike with the kick stand down.
loxpump
Rocker
I was going to ask that question. I wasn't sure if you could just unplug it without doing anything else.
Bonneville09er
Street Tracker
i think i must have to do the same. have not even looked at it yet, anything i should be aware of?
musicswapshoppe
Rocker
What to be aware of is that you dont then ride with sidestand down lol. I got rid of my sensor ages ago as well. If dont feel confident with splice just take to a shop. A very easy & inexpensive exercise for u and them.
Stars&Bars
Two Stroke
Does that kickstand switch need any special maintenance to keep it in good working condition? Sounds like a fair number of y'all are having issues with yours. I've never paid any attention to it, maybe I ought to?
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Seems like there was a thread here a while back that discussed removing and cleaning the grime and moisture out of it. There's a plunger that operates a small microswitch inside. I mainly removed mine as a preventive measure after having one on my dualsport bike fail, many miles from home.
mark66
TT Racer
The major problem comes when you let the clutch out and take off with the stand still down. Everything is fine till you lean over in a left hand turn and bam the stand hits the ground and throws your bike upright and then straight ahead. This happened to me many years ago on my old BSA. I gassed up and pulled out fast into the road, leaned over and got shot back up and straight ahead. Lucky for me there was a parking lot right across from the gas station and I shot right in there. Man did I feel stupid, but I remember that stand now.
I'm not preaching safety here just saying what happened to me.
musicswapshoppe
Rocker
I think a fair few of us have not so much had issues on the bike as have had issues before with these switches and not been able to ride bike due to switch being under the impression that side stand is down. And when late for work or a long way from home its a real bummer. Once it occured a few times briefly on the bon, I knew was time to remove it. I most def see the benefit of the switch, as I still sometimes forget, if only for a very brief moment, to lift sidestand. But between me having the control to start bike on or off stand and the risk of me forgetting. I choose the latter.
ssjones
750cc
40k on my sidestand switch with no issues. I pull mine annually and put some dielectric grease in the rubber boot. I have a feeling, as soon as I'd pull mine, I'd ride down the street with the sidestand down, hit the left turn and go down in an embarrassing heap. If the switch ever takes a dump, I'll consider jumping it out.
sweatmachine
moped
My sidestand switch just quit working a few weeks ago. I can put the sidestand down while in gear and nothing happens. I guess I'm gonna fix it...
Baltobonneville
750cc
T-Rat had a thread about cleaning up the side stand switch, instead of replacing it:
http://www.triumphrat.net/blogs/twins-documentation-library-7/sundry-twin-mod--tweak-items-37/
http://www.triumphrat.net/blogs/twins-documentation-library-7/sundry-twin-mod--tweak-items-37/
nohawk
Rocker
Mine had failed so that I couldnt run the engine while the bike was on the kickstand in neutral. Sounds like yours quit working in the other position. The first couple of mornings I had it warming up leaning on the wall outside the garage. Did you ride out to Luckenbach each day last weekend?
sweatmachine
moped
I rode out to Luckenbach both on Friday and Saturday. It was dead out there on Friday so I only stayed for 2-3 hours. I was there pretty much all day Saturday.