Sidestand switch

Has anyone purposefully disconnected and bypassed the sidestand(kickstand)
switch?
It seems to me it has alot of potential to cause problems with very little reciprocating benefit.
Any thoughts?

 

I wouldn't recommend it. Generally ... if you keep the actuating shaft area clean and lubed-up ... along with a spritz of WD-40 in the switch ... every now and then ... it's damn near Bullet Proof.

Trust in the safety that switch provides; until such time as the switch actually becomes problematic.

You'll curse the day you disabled it ... IF !!!

 

I just removed mine and threw it in the bin a cupla weeks ago , it was working perfectly..

Same as clutch one and the brake light on front brake lever.

Who cares about them ? not me.

 

Let's see if we all have this straight ...

You disabled nearly all the Safety related protections and threw a perfectly good Sidestand switch in the trash.

Yet, you were the guy who was busting chops because somebody else dumped his bike?

Wow! If Stitches gives you the business ... you're the one who kicked the door wide open. You typed it.

Some veteran bikers, with 42-year's of riding experience, might read that ... and be inclined to think, that disabling and removing perfectly good safety features, on a Yamaha Motorcycle, ingeniously engineered to provide ultimate protections to the rider, is both dangerous and crazy!

Which brings to mind that business you brought to our attention about "Internet Troll's" ... this one:

http://curezone.com/forums/troll.asp

The Prosecution rests Your Honor.

 

I have taken great pains to re-attach and rebuild to functioning condition all of my machines safety switches. While there are times that it is nice to be able to bump the motor without having to pull in the clutch, the benefit is that I re-enforce good riding habits by maintaining them. Best keep things as they were meant to be (ride off with the side stand down just once and you'll know what I mean).
Should you be insistant that you must bypass the kickstand switch, do not simply clip, strip, and twist the harness wires together, it makes for a bunch of work later for some poor sap who wants it all back together the right way (the story of my life). Make an adaptor out of some spade fittings and a length of wire. Cheap, simple and easily put right should you need to.
Whoa there fellas, let's let sleeping dogs lay. I think we ought to let that one rest. Been enought unhappiness fussing over that thread.

 

Once........just once, I let out the clutch and the bike lurched to a halt.....idiot! I hate to think what might have ensued had I outsmarted the bike that fine day?
Don't do it.

 

I kind of like to pull up to the drive up cigarette window, and kill the bike with the sidestand. Kick it up, start and drive off!

If it ever acts up, it's history, tho'

 

I >> LOVE << holding in the start button and Popping-up the sidestand making it look like my bike just magically started when the sidestand's kicked-up.

Particularily, when she's warmed-up and starts before the sidestand slaps-up and parks!

 

Mine was already disabled when i got it and I havent even looked to see how they did it. But I will now!

I did ride off with the stand down once... it wasnt pretty, my lovley lady watching
Embaresing

I do however have all the other safety devices working correctly.

 

Never had a bike with a sidestand switch or clutch switch. Don't know if they were ever installed for the Australasian market or not as none of my bikes have ever had a place to locate them.

But I have never needed them either. My practice is to raise the stand as soon as I throw a leg over the bike. Even if I still have to put on helmet and gloves I will still do it with the stand up.

Just a good practice to get into.

 

Get back on the FOLIAGE....

 

Thanks for all the input on this question, I have decided to keep the sidestand safety switch on the bike. If it ever acts up. I'll decide what to do at that point.
BTW- took my bike for the first real ride in 5 years around the neighborhood today. Runs great and is smooth as butter. (after 1 year of hoping and wishing - while fixin)
I'll post pics when I get a chance.
Happy riding !

 

If you haven't done so already ... clean and lube that chain.

5 years of not moving an inch can do a real number on it.

 

My bike wont start unless it is in neutral. Wont even try to turn over. The side stand switch and clutch switches were disabled by the PO but I plan to put them back into working order this winter. I have started out with the side stand down and it scared the S*** out of me when I turned a corner and it banged the ground. Luckly I was going pretty slow at the time.

 

Sounds like the only problem is a pulled safety relay. It's under the tank ... close to where the tank secures to the frame on the 750 ... might be the came on your bike.

A regular relay plugged into the harness, there, will only complicate matters. I'll do some research and see if I can find the numbers for a safety relay.