09-18-2015, 07:39 PM
Sorry...again you're free to do what you choose, but I wouldn't want someone reading this thread to think that shutting your bike off at a stop light is safer than letting it idle, in gear. Also, how'd those twelve cars get lined up behind you? Did you just magically appear in a line of stopped vehicles? Oh, and if you think your only "out" in this scenario is to pull into cross traffic, you need to take/retake an MSF course.
As to the potential wear or strain on the motor due to idling for the duration of the light, I stand by my choice of the word "nebulous"-- vague, indeterminate, imprecise. I don't think there are any statistics that can correlate idling at a long stoplight directly to a shortened engine life, but even if there was a correlation, I'm trading a shorter engine lifespan for a longer Matt lifespan.
As to the potential wear or strain on the motor due to idling for the duration of the light, I stand by my choice of the word "nebulous"-- vague, indeterminate, imprecise. I don't think there are any statistics that can correlate idling at a long stoplight directly to a shortened engine life, but even if there was a correlation, I'm trading a shorter engine lifespan for a longer Matt lifespan.