03-02-2021, 07:19 AM
(03-02-2021, 06:51 AM)peterbaron_imp Wrote: Safety items.
In the context of tradition, [url=http://cb1100forum.com/forum/member.php?action=profile&uid=3454]PB is correct.
However now, this is 2021. For many modern bikes, including for Honda, embedded IMU devices help generate events that signal that the bike is going down and bike main controller can kill power to the engine. This makes the kill switch, at least in 2021 terms, obsolete.
That said, one can still argue there could be a situation where a motorcycle is on its center stand, engine on, gearbox engaged (e.g. some sort of dubious chain cleaning exercise) and somebody slides their arm into the spinning rear wheel. Without the notable red kill switch, somebody would spend a few more seconds reaching for the ignition switch. The issue really becomes a safety hazard issue and there are international agreements, and/or laws to mitigate unsafe machine operation.