Checking the clutch safety switch: Difference between revisions
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If the switch is bad, the bike will start cranking, chugging you forward. | If the switch is bad, the bike will start cranking, chugging you forward. | ||
If you are able to hold the clutch lever in while the engine is running, but, as soon as you start to release the lever, the engine turns off, that means it's the sidestand switch and not the clutch lever switch. | If you are able to hold the clutch lever in while the engine is running, but, as soon as you start to release the lever, the engine turns off, that means it's the [[My sidestand switch doesn't work right|sidestand switch]] and not the clutch lever switch. | ||
If it won't go into first with the sidestand down, regardless of the position of the clutch, chances are pretty good that the clutch safety switch is not working properly. If you have ever taken the lever off, chances are you broke the plastic plunger (see below). | If it won't go into first with the sidestand down, regardless of the position of the clutch, chances are pretty good that the clutch safety switch is not working properly. If you have ever taken the lever off, chances are you broke the plastic plunger (see below). | ||