08-02-2021, 10:58 PM
(08-02-2021, 09:40 PM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote:(08-02-2021, 02:05 PM)tod.branko_imp Wrote: Does sound like the kill-switch issue, I've notice people have had to mitigate those occasionally on the CB. Personally never had that problem, but I can see how it can be unnerving.
And I agree - they are probably redundant - and there are most likely better ways to switch the bike off, but for whatever reason they stuck, and are likely to remain.
Recently I was coming home from a long ride, going about 90 on a highway I was passing through a windy portion of the road and wanted to get into a bit more of a tuck, as I went down I noticed that my right bar-end mirror was pointing at the sky so as I reached over with my left hand to adjust it I accidentally hit the kill switch and the bike went dead, it took a split second to understand what's going on (it felt like a year, the feeling of getting cut at the waist and losing my ground sort of like when an airplane suddenly drops, pins and needles, cold sweat and chills), figured it out, knocked it back into ON and bike just bumpstarted itself and kept going like nothing ever happened, nonetheless - I blame the kill-switch lol
'14 CB1100 STD 5 speed
Yeah, the kill switch is there for accident safety, and not just for the rider, but for anyone rushing to help the fallen.
I have hit the kill switch too while riding and just flipped it back on to bump start the bike in-flight. Not very exciting and a dull inconvenience.
Maybe a future evolution will be to reliably utilize the IMU to signal a downed rider and kill the engine. I believe this is being done now by some manufacturers, but is not standardized.
and I believe that's what it says in your owner's manual, for emergency use only