I also believed the kill switch was for emergency. Why use the kill switch when you can shut the bike off with the key? As for the fuel, I always leave mine on, unless of course your floats / carb aren't working properly. Then you want to turn it off until you get a chance to fix it right. Right? I actually purchased the owners manual for my CB650SC and it states on page 22: "ENGINE STOP SWITCH" The engine stop switch (1) is next to the throttle grip. In RUN, the engine will operate. In OFF position the engine will not operate. This switch is intended primarily as a safety or emergency switch and should normally remain in RUN. NOTE: If your motorcycle is stopped with the ignition switch ON and the engine switch OFF, the headlight and taillight will still be on, resulting in battery duischarge.
In a message dated 8/19/2011 8:07:18 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Ah, I’d just assumed one would turn the key off and then flip the switch as a guarantee. Dennis From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Graham Rogers Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2011 9:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: My '82 CB750SC you accidently leave the key on because the engine is off, Graham On Aug 19, 2011, at 1:40 PM, Dennis wrote: Javier, What’s the relationship between the kill switch and having the battery drained? Dennis Christchurch From: [email protected] [_mailto:[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) ] On Behalf Of Javier Garcia Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2011 12:09 AM To: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: My '82 CB750SC I use the kill switch always, although recently I was reading a motorcycle manual where they explicitly stated that the kill switch should be used only for emergencies. They say that if you use it all the time, you are taking the risk of leaving the keys on the bike, and worse letting the battery drain. This has never happened to me, but I guess it is a good point. The kill switch never gets me, it is the first thing I check, but the petcock gets every single time. Javier. On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 3:43 AM, Graham Rogers <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > wrote: I never do. I figure it's just to be used as , well, a kill switch, as in an emergency, otherwise I would use it and either forget to turn off the ignition and 'kill' the battery, or forget to turn it back on .... Graham On Aug 18, 2011, at 10:01 PM, [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) wrote: Am i the only one that actualy uses the kill switch? --- Sent with mail@metro, Real Life Real Time™ Mobile --- ---Original Message--- From: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) Sent: 8/18/2011 9:34 pm To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: My '82 CB750SC First time I rode with my club, we went to a restaurant. On leaving, and in front of everyone, I couldn't get my bike to start. I cranked and swore. Cranked and swore. Very embarrassing. Then someone stepped up and turned the kill switch on. They'd turned it off while I was inside as an initiation joke. They all laughed, but it took a while before I stopped feeling like a fool, so I can sympathize. Doh, indeed! Jay S 92 NH750 South Florida I went to start it yesterday and it wouldn't turn over. I cranked and cranked and nothing... Only to discover the kill switch was on. Doh! Shaun -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) . To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) . For more options, visit this group at _http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en_ (http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en) . -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) . 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