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General => Roadcraft => Topic started by: Stig / Major Tom on November 23, 2022, 03:54:43 PM

Title: Had one of those kill switch 'thrills' this morning!
Post by: Stig / Major Tom on November 23, 2022, 03:54:43 PM: (https://i.postimg.cc/gkYVqCZz/20221123-061123.jpg)

Stopped over I-70 to adjust the heat setting on my gloves - finger tips were freezing! - 24°F when I set out this morning.

After taking a snap - while removing my broccoli-band parking brake with my gauntlets on I apparently tripped the kill switch off.

My scooter never dies at idle, never!

But I thought it had.....tried restart. Just cranks....almost starts (which is the crazy-making thing about my kill switch - it so nearly does start. But no. It won't)

OK, in a nano second I thought.....we're miles from home ...I'm getting cold, it's dark, 10 yr old scooter has finally let me down............................

No, dumby - you can't see it in the dark - but you've tripped the kill switch.

It fired up with a cough - lightly flooded?....and then I rode off into the dark. And I apologized.

Stig
Title: Re: Had one of those kill switch 'thrills' this morning!
Post by: rjs987 on November 23, 2022, 04:13:15 PM: Haven't tried starting my current AK with the kill switch tripped. So don't know if the engine will even crank in that state. But BTDT without realizing it until I tore all the plastic off the Metropolitan and then accidentally put my hand on the kill switch and felt it turn back on!!! This after pushing it a mile home thinking it was broken.
Title: Re: Had one of those kill switch 'thrills' this morning!
Post by: Stig / Major Tom on November 23, 2022, 04:34:14 PM: This might have been my first 'on the road' kill switch goof!
Before - it happened after drying the scooter after a rain ride.
The next ride it won't start.
!!
I'd toweled the kill switch to "off"! .....but first I'm thinking, "You got it too wet - but wait.....it rains like H_ll in Taiwan!"
Kill switch dumby.
Stig
Title: Re: Had one of those kill switch 'thrills' this morning!
Post by: CROSSBOLT on November 23, 2022, 09:42:37 PM: We GOTTA make a CHECK LIST and that switch MUST be the FIRST item!
Title: Re: Had one of those kill switch 'thrills' this morning!
Post by: Neil955i on November 24, 2022, 11:03:17 AM: Quote from: rjs987 on November 23, 2022, 04:13:15 PM
Haven't tried starting my current AK with the kill switch tripped. So don't know if the engine will even crank in that state. But BTDT without realizing it until I tore all the plastic off the Metropolitan and then accidentally put my hand on the kill switch and felt it turn back on!!! This after pushing it a mile home thinking it was broken.

My X-Town won't even crank with my kill switch in the off position.