kill switch

[Latemarch]

Another... catastrophic brake failure... shut engine down, downshift and use engine compression to stop.

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Try that on an SE5 and let us know how it works out for you :yikes:

 

[ataDude]

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Try that on an SE5 and let us know how it works out for you :yikes:

Works great on my SM. :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes:

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[NancysToy]

Now, that's a good one ... can't believe I forgot it... had a BSA Lightning go up in flames once.

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My worst I hever had (other than one fuel bike) was a Honda 305 Scrambler. Carb fires are harder to deal with than simply shutting off the key. When it burned through the fuel hose, things really took off!
-Scotty

 

[Roaddog2]

My worst I hever had (other than one fuel bike) was a Honda 305 Scrambler. Carb fires are harder to deal with than simply shutting off the key. When it burned through the fuel hose, things really took off!
-Scotty

OH :cus: :thumbup:

 

[NancysToy]

OH :cus: :thumbup:

That's just what I said!
-Scotty

 

[trikester]

kill switch.The only way to shut down and keep BOTH hands on the handlebars if something BAD happens.

On both of the dual-sport trikes (TWTrikes) I built, I mounted a "dead man" switch. I ordered them through a motorcycle dealer. They're available because they are required for racing ATV's.

What I don't want to happen is to be thrown off of the trike and then have it continue running away from me - either into traffic or over a mountain side. There is a ring I put on my belt and when I get on or off of the trike I clip or un-clip a coiled cable that goes to a pin that pulls out of the switch, when the cable is pulled tight, shutting off the engine.

As of yet I haven't put one of these on my Spyder. For one thing I'm not riding difficult terrain with the Spyder so the likelihood of falling off is not as great, but I still think it is a good idea for any motorcycle that can stay upright without a rider on board.

I'm very surprised that Can Am is not required to have such a device on the Spyders. It will probably come up the first time a Spyder goes running through traffic, sans rider.

 

[NancysToy]

On both of the dual-sport trikes (TWTrikes) I built, I mounted a "dead man" switch. I ordered them through a motorcycle dealer. They're available because they are required for racing ATV's.

What I don't want to happen is to be thrown off of the trike and then have it continue running away from me - either into traffic or over a mountain side. There is a ring I put on my belt and when I get on or off of the trike I clip or un-clip a coiled cable that goes to a pin that pulls out of the switch, when the cable is pulled tight, shutting off the engine.

As of yet I haven't put one of these on my Spyder. For one thing I'm not riding difficult terrain with the Spyder so the likelihood of falling off is not as great, but I still think it is a good idea for any motorcycle that can stay upright without a rider on board.

I'm very surprised that Can Am is not required to have such a device on the Spyders. It will probably come up the first time a Spyder goes running through traffic, sans rider.

In the old days we taped a chunk of hacksaw blade to the handlebars, connected to the magneto, and stuck an old piece of leather in between, tethered to our wrist. The deadman switches available now are much nicer. I have one on my land speed record attempt bike, as well as a handlebar kill switch. Both are required. I usually had a deadman on all my dirt bikes, too. Several forms of racing require the deadman tethers in case the rider comes off. The possibility of a Spyder continuing on is pretty great, even without a cruise control. It'll go 6-8 mph at idle in first gear! Doubt you'll ever see a deadman switch as stock equipment on anything, though.
-Scotty