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#1 ·
Took the bike to the dealer today and the switch will get replaced under the warranty. They had seen one other that was doing the same. Touch it to hard or push down on it and the engine would quit. Glad I did not hit a bump while passing somone. The possibilities are scary.
 
#5 ·
Never use mine so I don't know if it is good or bad. Lean angle kills the engine when I fall over and the key kills it when I stay upright.
Bob
I never use mine much either but discovered the malfuntion when my hand accidentally touched the top and the engine quit which made me think what if I hit a bump in the road and the engine quit when I least suspected it. Mine would quit if I pushed straight down on the button as well.
 
#6 ·
I don't understand why anyone would want a Kill Switch on their bike! ...It's more likely a Vulnerability than an Asset, in terms of your safety.

For that reason, I've removed all the following "Safety Devices" from my bikes, and now they are Safer Than Ever, at least in my mind: (eg I don't have to worry about the engine turning Off for the wrong reason)
-Kill switch on handle bar
-Kill switch on kick stand
-Bank Angle Sensor (a Kill Switch for the ignition, when bike is on its side)
-Auto Fuel Shut-off valve
 
#8 ·
I use my kill switch often, no problems on 3 GL1800 bikes , so far.

Starter button / switch was acting up on my 2010 bike... headlite would go out, then back on. I used compressed air on switch, so far no further problems
 
#9 ·
MSF teaches use of it as safety feature
Use mine all the time and I appreciate all the safety features of my wing or any bike for that manner
I also use other safety features like a helmet, gloves etc
 
#10 ·
Once the engine is shut off by the lean angle switch (dropping the bike) it is necessary to reset the fuel pump or the ECM by turning the kill switch off and then back on.

The bike will not start simply by picking it up tunning the key on and hitting the starter button.
 
#13 ·
Kill switch??

Once the engine is shut off by the lean angle switch (dropping the bike) it is necessary to reset the fuel pump or the ECM by turning the kill switch off and then back on.

The bike will not start simply by picking it up tunning the key on and hitting the starter button.
Mine will start by standing the bike back up, turning the key off, and then starting.
 
#15 ·
I would never remove or bypass the sidestand switch, I've seen many ugly accidents caused by a sidestand left down. Honda really doesn't put this stuff on the bike for no reason. Most of these features are proven to help in one way or another.
The purpose of the kill switch is to be able to kill the engine with both hands on the handlebars.... having to hold the clutch in AND holding the front brake at the same time.... seems like an unusual situation, but I've had to use it for this reason several times. The kill switch has a purpose, more so on dirt bikes, etc.... but it's there for a reason. If you haven't had to use it, consider yourself lucky...
 
#16 ·
No problems with kill switch - I use it pretty much all the time - convenient way to shutdown bike, just have to remember to turn off the ignition...:oops:
 
#17 ·
Mine will start by standing the bike back up, turning the key off, and then starting.
I only dropped my 1800 once and my previous bike (an 1500) once also, both bikes require me to use the kill switch to restart, they would only turn over and would not fire up, but probably because I didn't shut the ignition off, don't really remember if I did or not.
 
#18 ·
No problems with kill switch - I use it pretty much all the time - convenient way to shutdown bike, just have to remember to turn off the ignition...:oops:
Me too. I always use the kill switch in an off/on thumb motion to stop the motor. I don't even think about it, in fact if I needed to shut down the motor in an emergency, I wouldn't think of the key. . Leftover habit from dirt bikes.
 
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