On/Off Switch 2020 GT.

[Mighty Mouse]

I checked the owners manual and it states to turn the kill switch (if equipped) to off when finished riding. At least Triumph is consistent with being inconsistent.

 

[vsteel]

I checked the owners manual and it states to turn the kill switch (if equipped) to off when finished riding. At least Triumph is consistent with being inconsistent.

I remember my Tiger manual said that as well (I skipped that part about it in my Rocket manual.) My mechanic said don't switch it off as Triumph has had problem with wear on the switches so they had a bulletin that said to leave it on (I don't know if that was just specific to the Tigers or other bikes as well). She said it was a meet regulations item and that was the only reason it was there.

I am really suprised to hear that people have a bike in North America that doesn't have it. I went out and double checked and I have one. It is near where you check the oil.

 

[Bedifferent]

I turned that power switch off yesterday for the first time. I was going to remove the battery to check and see if my battery was a Lithium battery. After further inspection I could see it was not a Lithium battery which would have required me to get a different optimate charger. I did not remove the battery, so I just turned the switch back on.

Anyway, today I went to start my GT and had nothing when I hit the toggle switch on the handle bar. I tried at least twice. So, I pressed the button on the FOB changing the FOB light from green to red. I then pressed the button again cycling the light from red back to green. I pressed the handlebar toggle switch again and this time I had normal power to the bike. I am telling this tale because it maybe necessary to cycle your FOB...ON and OFF to get your bike to start if you turn off the switch. I did not try to duplicate the situation again as I didn't see the point. You can test this out yourself, but this is my story and I'm sticking to it. .

 

[papanorm]

My Triumph dealer said leave the switch on all of the time and forget about it. I have forgotten

 

[Bedifferent]

My Triumph dealer said leave the switch on all of the time and forget about it. I have forgotten

Actually, my dealer said the same thing so I never turn it off. I thought it might be best if I was going to disconnect the battery for some reason, so that is why I happened to turned it off. He seemed to indicate you had to do some other things if you turn it off, but he didn't elaborate.