Side Stand safety switch

[CaMoTe]

i'm going to have "judge" serviced this afternoon..  i would try to ask if they would disable the switch for me...

will also try to ask them about the extra connector that's supposed to be there...

[CaMoTe]

just had "judge" serviced today...

service center won't take of the switch.. they say they can't do it, that it wasn't safe...

oh well...

[wordslinger]

...you can jump that switch out yourself...

..fairly easy to do, just snip and splice...

[CaMoTe]

my unit is still under warranty though, and i don't want to give them any reason to void my warranty if they find out next time i bring my bike in for service... 

anyway, judge has been with me for the past 8months from new and i am only able to clock in less than 1,500mi... 

[wordslinger]

...yeah, that warranty stuff...its some good stuff...

[rick71]

...you can jump that switch out yourself...

..fairly easy to do, just snip and splice...

IS the switch hardwired, or are there connectors on the wires? If there are aires, couldn't a jumper be made fairly easily, allowing the modification to be easily reversed?

[ce]

There is one male connector, and two female connectors down in there.

If your side stand shutoff switch is currently operational, simply unplug the male connector and plug it into the other female connector. Now your engine will run with the side stand down.

Just switch the plugs, that's why they're there, to circumvent the shutoff, or to restore its function.

Don't cut any wires, don't add any fuses, and do not, under any circumstance, dick around with any of the other sh** down in there, don't even look at it, it's off limits, you're lucky we even let you disconnect the side stand, so you better not roll that throttle to impress some hotties without you on it, or that 500X is going for a little ghost ride, and it weighs 437 pounds and will definitely f*** sh** up.

[sissy mary]

Dude, what's with the language? Tone it down a notch. And thanks for the info. I'm going to disconnect mine as I don't want to be in a rest area 500 miles from home only to have my bike not start because the side stand switch gives up the ghost.

[wordslinger]

...yeah, if you do disable the switch....NEVER FORGET to put that stand into its retracted position before launch...


..it will be embarassing to say the least....


..especially if your first move is a left-hand swoop...

..likely find yourself half-pinned beneath 440lbs of steel and tupperware...


                             

[sissy mary]

Yes, I have done that in the past. Sat & let the bike warm up, take off, lean to turn left only to be kicked straight up again. Probably will do it again, but it would be so nice to start the bike & let it warm up while putting on helmet & such without having to set on the bike. Mine starts and idles very low, so there is no broblem with it taking off on me?

[MotoRandy123]

Might be nice to have it light a light on the dash to warn you not to drive off?

[BigOrange]

i love the side stand.  I love the center stand.  I am on my third muffler cover.  My scoot lives outside and  big rain the other day and it sunk in the driveway on the center stand fell over, bent the right brake lever, broke the muffler cover and scratched the large chunk of plastic surrounding the light.  She is not petite my snow white but i love her anyway. I will take her back to the scooter shop and deposit a pound of flesh to beautify her again.

[de-dee]

if I was parking my scooter outside ,  I would install a couple of 2 x 2 cement pads in the ground to park on , much cheaper than scooter parts, the best of the season ,  Merry Xmas All,,,

[wordslinger]

I would install a couple of 2 x 2 cement pads



..or a piece of treated 2 X 6...


...SOMETHING!!!!!!

[griffon_j9]

When I live in a house with no garage I put 2 2x12x10s together and ran it up onto the porch. kinda fun and scary at the same time :p

how long do you warm it up??  I maybe warm it up for 30 seconds.... MAYBE   just me I guess :p

later