10-13-2017, 05:11 AM
(10-13-2017, 04:47 AM)rotor_imp Wrote: FWIW:
I have noticed quite a few riders that use the emergency cut-off switch as an engine shutdown switch each time the engine is to be stopped.
Don't do it.
Emergency shutoff switch is made to be used in emergencies, when it is for whatever reason impractical or impossible to turn the ignition key to the "off position". It has it's place, but mostly in motorcycles with the ignition key "down by the engine". With the ignition key on the handlebar, it is unlikely it will have to be used at all during the life of the bike.
The ignition key switch is designed to be cycled thousands of times, much more than the number of times it is expected that the engine will have to be shut down in an emergency.
There may be reasons not to use the Kill Switch on some bikes, but the one you suggest seems to have been de-bunked.
You may want to check out this MC Garage Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0S4nMx_tbA