Triumphrat

Spooner

D*** think stopped working....so yesterday after throwing a burger in my face at McDonalds I hop onto ma scoot and take off.....ofcourse the sidestand was still down. Luckily enough I was still in the parking lot when I heard the s***** of metal on asphalt.

Don't know if it's normal that these things stop working once in a while but it sure put a little scare in me....what if I had been doing a left in high speed...jeez.

:brk: Now, I know that it's a first to kick up the stand when getting on the bike...but hey, it just kinda slipped my mind ok!!

Now what?? Do I need a rocket science degree to fix it??? :???:

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MickMaguire

It's a pretty easy fix. Chances are that the plunger is covered in dirt and a good clean will sort it out, but if not it's a case of undoing 2 bolts and unclipping the harness. These switches are comman to most models so you can often pick them up cheap on ebay.

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Mick...

Just remember; an awful lot of the free advice you will get on forums is worth exactly what you paid for it. There will always be somebody trying to convince you to do something really stupid, just because they did it or want to do it.

parrycm

Two years ago, I had the opposite problem; every time I put her in gear the engine would stop. The plunger on the sidestand switch which is depressed when the sidestand is down, wouldn't spring out when the sidestand went up.

I have to assume that, with your bike, despite the sidestand being down and the plunger being depressed, the circuit is not being made. Like Mick says, I think it's also a likely assumption that it's the same root cause - crud inside the switch.

I fixed mine by pulling the switch off, inverting it so the plunger was uppermost and then giving it a good squirt of switch cleaner whilst working the plunger.

[ This message was edited by: parrycm on 2005-05-23 12:35 ]

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Chris

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LegendGirl

I had the same problem with the clutch safety switch. It was just gunk in where the little plunger is. They do get sticky after a while, especially if you ride a lot in nasty weather.

I put up with it all last season, and finally this Spring I replaced the little switch, and kept the old one as a spare (after cleaning!).

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