Kill switch necessary?

[wheelbender6]

If you have never had a stuck throttle cable, you probably will.
I was picking up my new scoot from my dealer. During, the presale check, we noticed that the kill switch worked intermittently. Sometimes it would kill the motor; sometimes not. The dealer (I won't name it - they have been good otherwise) said I could go ahead and take that scoot home and get the kill switch replaced at the 300 mile checkup.
I didn't take the scoot. I waited until he replaced the kill switch, which took a while, because they had to replace the entire right handlebar switch cluster. I would have been OK if he had just bolted on some aftermarket kill switch.
The bottom line was that I would not accept a scooter without a good kill switch. It can save your life.

[jct842]

Few of us will ever need to hit the kill switch......but if you ever have the need it had better work! Smart move.

[prodigit]

My Roketa MC-05-127 comes without kill switch.
Never needed it. There's always the ignition key; true less easy than a kill switch, but I've never needed one, and probably never will.
Same with a car, some older cars still have a throttle cable connected to the throttle pedal, and even after 100.000 miles of accelerations, it still is working just fine.
Never needed a kill switch on a car, so on a bike I won't need it neither.

[4getful2]

I would have been surprised ,if the dealer would have let it out the door, with a KNOWN bad switch, just for liability issues ,on his part.

[wheelbender6]

If your key switch is easy to see and reach, I can see why you are comfortable without one. A lot of cruisers have the key switch mounted below the tank.
I have had a stuck throttle on a motorcycle on a few occasions. Both times I was riding off road, so trees were involved. I guess the throttle is more likely to stick when riding the trails.

[ckizer]

If the kill switch is left in the on position it's not draining my battery right?

[inuyasha]

Originally Posted by ckizer

If the kill switch is left in the on position it's not draining my battery right?

Hi
You are correct it will not drain your battery
Its simply a safety feature to shut down the engine in case of an emergency
And i for one, would not ride a motorbike that does not have one in perfect operating condition
Take care and ride safely
Yours Hank

[skuttadawg]

I have never had to use the KS on scooter as I only use the key to avoid wearing out the KS . I have seen a scooter run with kill removed and KS off for a moment one night .

I met a rude goober on a Honda Metro at a store one day . I told him I liked his scoot . He said " Is that a China scooter ?" with a snooty tone . I started mine up to leave and he could not get his to start and had a tantrum . I reached over and hit his KS to the run position . He rode away mad while I laughed at him

[Pearl]

@ skuttadawg - lol that must have been hilarious to see. bloody scooter snobs

[Irish]

Originally Posted by prodigit

My Roketa MC-05-127 comes without kill switch.
Never needed it. There's always the ignition key; true less easy than a kill switch, but I've never needed one, and probably never will.
Same with a car, some older cars still have a throttle cable connected to the throttle pedal, and even after 100.000 miles of accelerations, it still is working just fine.
Never needed a kill switch on a car, so on a bike I won't need it neither.

Being as to how we both live in Fla , I was wondering if you would leave all your items to me when you die because you don't have a KS! Kill Switches are for an emergency , not because you never had an emergency! Irish