Decosse's keyless ignition
I know that it's not good to use the kill switch to shut down the bike. ONLY for emergency reasons. From what I've been told it kills the power entirely from the ECU. I do believe this is true because I have seen my "miles to go" gauge on my Roadster go to zero while using the kill switch. So my thinking it actually "resets" the ECU every time the kill switch is used. Correct me if my thinking is off. Now by using the kill switch while having the keyless ignition installed is this the same thing or power is always going to the ECU to keep it from reseting?
 

Interesting comments!
Anxious to hear what the 'Tronic Guru has to say . . .
@DEcosse where are you, Ken???
Inquiring minds here . . . yoo hoo!
 
mully95 said:
I know that it's not good to use the kill switch to shut down the bike. ONLY for emergency reasons. From what I've been told it kills the power entirely from the ECU. ...
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1olbull said:
Interesting comments!
Anxious to hear what the 'Tronic Guru has to say . . .
@DEcosse where are you, Ken???
Inquiring minds here . . . yoo hoo!
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Already answered here:
http://www.r3owners.net/threads/poll-how-do-you-shut-down-your-rocket.22821/page-7#post-332164

Here's the Roadster schematic - I've drawn arrows on the current flow (conventional) from battery through the Fuse Panel, through Key-Switch and through Kill/Run Switch
As described in my linked post above, it makes absolutely zero difference which of those two switches is used to shut down as they are directly in series with each other;
Again, regardless of which switch is opened, there is no power at the output of the Kill Switch node/ input to the ECU

(The latest Roadster is essentially the same - however on that model it is even more cut n dried where the Green wire from the Key-Switch goes DIRECTLY to the Kill/Run switch!)


 
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OK........... so the "use kill switch for emergency use only" is just a myth. I've been told this by different people but didn't know really what to think about it. I mean they told me that "you'll need to do a 12 minute tune if you shut the bike down with the kill switch".

I still can't figure out however why my Roadster showed zero miles until empty after hitting the kill switch by accident.
 
One answer for a weak ignition switch . . .

The DeCosse Keyless (PKE) ignition.

I installed it last night -- would have been a chop, chop, and done had I not mis-identified a connection coming out of the ECU. When the bike wouldn't come alive first try, Ken instantly identified the problem. The correction took about five minutes, and PRESTO, We have engine start !

Thank you Ken !

SWEET

Approach the bike with the token in pocket, and the position lights flash twice to welcome you.

Turn on the kill switch (one MUST use the kill switch with this setup), then squeeze the clutch lever, and you have ignition on. Start as normal, with the start button.

Turn off the kill switch to stop.

Park, and as you walk away, the position lights flash once to say "See ya".

The ignition switch is disconnected electrically, so no lock parking lights. Can still carry the key to lock the steering head.
 
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