Ever Killed the Battery?

[maxtog]

It's conditioning! I do it that way every-time. I use the kill switch to keep myself trained for instinct. If an emergency arises, my instinct may be to shut the bike down without having to think about it.

That is a good point.  I doubt my hand would know where the kill switch was or be ready  to use it if needed.

[Conrad]

Yep.  The kill switch is there for an emergency only.  It really should not be used to turn off the bike under normal use.  And probably the best reason not to do so is what this thread is all about.

If you always use the ignition switch (key) to turn off the bike, you will never accidentally leave the bike "on".

That's not what the MSF says.

I always shut er down with the key and have never killed the battery on the bike. Not so in the car though.

[JetJock]

I find it interesting that one-third of us have done this . . . at this point. My bet is that a few "nevers" will eventually end up needing to vote differently.

I use the big key usually to shut down, just forgot to turn it this time and since the key stays in there, it's easy for this chain of circumstances to happen. Any other bike, you take the key with you.

[Bob]

I don't recall if anybody has mentioned that this could happen on any bike, if your not in the habit of always taking the key out of the ignition. So this may just be amplified because of KIPASS.

[C1xRider]

I don't recall if anybody has mentioned that this could happen on any bike, if your not in the habit of always taking the key out of the ignition. So this may just be amplified because of KIPASS.

There it is!