Fuel Pump Problems

[the Ferret]

Gheil, first there is no right or wrong. Secondly, when I learned to ride there were no kill switches, and few keys actually. Third, when keys came along, there were no clutch interlocks, ( or side stand interlocks) so if you hit the key with the bike in gear, the bike would jump forward and most likely fall over. When kill switches did come along they were used to stop the motor when you were laying on your side with the bike on top of you and you couldn't reach the key. Other than that you turned off the bike with the key, and in neutral. Old habits die hard.

I can't tell you how many calls I took in 17 years from customers who 's bikes would turn over but not start. Our typical response was, check the kill switch on the right handlebar. Then the cutomer would call us back and tell us how foolish they felt, because they killed the bike with the kill switch and then turned off the key, but when they came back, they stuck the key back in the bike and tried to start it without turning back on the kill switch.

We used to mess with buddies, by walking by their bikes and hitting the kill switch while they were parked at the curb, and then laugh when their bikes wouldn't start.

You can stop your motor any way you want, kill switch or key. i use the key, and leave the switch for emergencies. No right or wrong, just your own procedure.