I was looking around at master cylinders when I came across this pic. The guy has put a clip on his kill switch and lockwired in place. I can't think why you would do that. I'm sure it's not a racing requirement. Any ideas ?
Def not a racing requirement - it's the total opposite!! My guess is he has dickhead mates that flick his kill switch all the time when riding idiots!!!
It is a good job, for a race bike I could see why you want to lock it OFF as no ignition switch ** but not ON :S ** Reminds me of a funny story: Guy and his daughter go into a mates shop to collect his brand new twist and go 125cc scooter thats been freshly fitted with remote start and alarm key fob. Standing at the counter after the scooter is loaded into his posh van they turn around to see a crowd of people trough the shop window stood around said van with plumes of smoke poring from the windows..! Turns out Dad had passed the key fob to his daughter who had pressed the remote start! As the scooter was tied down by the throttle grip is was now doing one long burn out in the van, van shaking like its going to take off Dad now has to climb in and switch it off, shame the fob don't have remote STOP...lol Still I guess it could have been worse...lol
Yeah neatly done. Must be a cheap way around a dud switch as i'd probably fail that in scrutineering as its unsafe Need to be able to kill the engine
I crashed once (well ok more than once ) and a guy in the street ran over to my bike that was lying on its side revving its head off, without thinking he picked it up only to be dragged round and round and round and round...you get the picture, after SCREAMING "TURN IT OFF" he somehow managed to reach the key, hang onto the bike and turn the ignition off, good job he was a strong lad...lol and a NON BIKER...lol Bet he wished he knew where the kill switch was.. I did say "thanks for that" haha
if like me you have had your leg surgically removed from the rear wheel of a screaming motocross bike, you would have also been glad of THE KILLSWITCH. I think they fit them with lanyard switches now.
We had a jet boat fatality down here last year. Doing doughnuts in the boat, got thrown out, no lanyard on the kill switch, got run over by the boat. They're looking to do the boat hire company for negligence of not drumming in the importance of wearing one. Darwinism really.
