05-30-2015, 01:30 AM | #5 |
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Idaho
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Only my Honda XR650L has a side stand, safety switch. However, the bike will idle with the side stand down, as long as the bike is in neutral. I always let my bikes with carburetors idle for a while in neutral, with the side stand down, to allow the engines to warm up a bit before I start riding.
Many XR650L owners disable the switch, but I didn't do so with mine. The big engine launches the bike from a standstill in first gear, and I don't want to take off with the sidestand down on that motorcycle. However, all my other bikes lack the safety switch, and I don't miss it all on the smaller motorcycles.
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Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894 |
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