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View Poll Results: How do you shut your SV off?
Turn the key to the 'Off' position. 56 82.35%
Use the kill switch. 9 13.24%
or both 3 4.41%
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Old 20-08-04, 08:33 AM   #11
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During the day I use the key to turn the bike off. But at night after a ride and the kids are asleep I use the kill switch and roll down the road and into my drive. This way the reni doesn't wake the little angels up.
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Old 20-08-04, 08:51 AM   #12
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During the day I use the key to turn the bike off. But at night after a ride and the kids are asleep I use the kill switch and roll down the road and into my drive. This way the reni doesn't wake the little angels up.
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Same here although mines blue flame not renes
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Old 20-08-04, 08:55 AM   #13
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Don't wear out the kill switch as it may not work when you need it...

That said, I wish I had a carb'd bike sometimes for the kill switch trick
Yes the real purpose of the kill switch is to allow your pipes to fill with an nice explosive mixture and then shoot them mothers.

First time out on the SV for a real ride, the bike suddenly ground to a halt. My mate who was following and saw me trying to rev some throttle started looking for the reseve tap etc. I felt like a right plonker when I realised I had inadvertently hit the kill switch. Nice that I noticed it and not my mate as I was able to toggle it back on without him noticing, did admit it to him later though
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Old 20-08-04, 09:09 AM   #14
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I seem to be the exception, 14,000 miles so far and I always use the kill switch.

No problems so far.
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Old 20-08-04, 10:43 AM   #15
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I had a 125 and always used the killswitch....but when I did my DAS the instructor went berserk when I did it.... so I got out of the habit and always use the key now.
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Old 20-08-04, 01:53 PM   #16
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Key - Always...

Kill switch is for emergency use only (or for producing massive flames out of the exhaust to frighten chav cage drivers on the curvy models It doesn't work on K3< bikes coz of the EFi )
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Old 20-08-04, 03:48 PM   #17
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Is it just me then who can't use the kill switch with gloves on? The brake lines cover it so it can't be pressed!
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Old 20-08-04, 05:22 PM   #18
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slight edit of the vote. I have added or both as that is what I do. Sometimes I will just hit the kill switch if I am not leaving the bike, other times I switch off using the key if I am taking the key out and leaving the bike.
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Old 20-08-04, 05:48 PM   #19
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key all the time

i have a problem when i switch of the hazzard lights, i can reach it with my thumb without changing the thottle. dam it!
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Old 20-08-04, 06:09 PM   #20
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Last year I did my Direct Access, during the CBT before it my instructor said to never use the kill switch unless in emergency as it was designed to short something out and kill the engine immediately and with out any real care for the electrics. I don't know if this makes any sense but as a newbie I have always tried to follow the advice and instruction of the more experienced, except maybe for speed limits!
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