Don't use the kill switch, is that right?

[Mittzy]

From what I understand, shutting down using the side stand only kills the engine but using the kill switch shuts down the ecu.
I use the side stand. But I think both methods will still keep your head lights on.
Kill switch is the last thing you use before you drop your bike. That's from experience.

 

[TRIIICK]

Glad I stumbled onto this thread, been using the kill switch since I got the bike in May...haven't had any major problems, but the Beast has been a bit stubborn to wake up very once in a while, hopefully this will change now that I am killing the kill switch use immediately.

Don't feel bad i was using the kill switch on my 05 till i joined here in 08(.Although the engine kill switch stops the engine, it does not turn off all the electrical circuits and may cause difficulty in restarting the engine due to a discharged battery) As quoted in the owners hand book

 

[BFLYER]

OK. Interesting. I have always turned off every bike I have ever owned, including the R3R, using the kill switch first and then the ignition switch last. I turn it on with the ignition switch first and kill switch last. Never once thought about it and have never once had a problem that I can recall with any bike as a result. I had no idea I had been doing it wrong all this time.

 

[CanberraR3]

You just have to consider what the kill switch is for. It's so the bike can be shut down in an emergency by someone unfamiliar with where the key is - particularly the case when the ignition switch is on one side and the bike has tipped over on top of it. It is not intended as a means of routinely switching the bike off but for some reason a lot of people think it is.

Clutch and side stand switches are primarily to prevent starting in the wrong circumstances. I've seen a bike jump of the side stand because the owner had disabled both switches and thought the bike was left in neutral. He just walked up to it and hit the starter.

The operation/effect of the switches is quite different. Do a quick test. First switch off the kill switch and turn the key. Nothing happens. Turn it on and the gauges will sweep. Using it to stop the engine must be a bit like killing your computer or disc drives without first shutting things down.

Then put bike in gear with the stand down. Turn the key and the gauges sweep; bike just won't start or run but the ECU is ready to go. Using it to stop the engine obviously doesn't do any harm.

 

[vanguard138]

Me rro, been using the kill switch and then turning the ignition off.

 

[vanguard138]

d.a.m.n., keep hitting the r instead of the t

 

[vanguard138]

ok, someone please explain the "12 minute" tune.

 

[Rocket Scientist]

ok, someone please explain the "12 minute" tune.

Start the bike cold. DON'T TOUCH THE THROTTLE. Wait until the cooling fan cycles on. Start counting, 1001,1002,1003 until you get to 12 minutes. This resets the engine computer. It might run a little weird until you ride it some and allow the adaptives to well...adapt !

 

[dougl]

From what I understand, shutting down using the side stand only kills the engine but using the kill switch shuts down the ecu.
I use the side stand. But I think both methods will still keep your head lights on.
Kill switch is the last thing you use before you drop your bike. That's from experience.

I think you should try the brakes before the kill switch. Do you turn the ignition off after the kill switch then turn the kill switch back on? When you turn the ignition back on, does it go through it's cycle? I forget about the R3 but when I turn the ignition off on the TBird it does some cycling. Never used the kill switch so not sure if it cycles when you shut it down with that. I would only use the kill switch in an emergency like the engine revving out if control.

 

[Mittzy]

I NEVER use the kill switch (Unless I have dropped the bike while its running) After I dropped it from a stationary position in front of 10 other rocket riders whist stopped at road works (it rolled forward off the stand), I always just kick the side stand out to stop the engine and leave it in gear and turn the key off.