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| jack1 | | Set |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 27/11/2012 | | Posts | : | 73 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 15 Dec 2014 - 05:05 Post title : Ignition switch relocation | | | Hopefully this topic has not already been discussed?
Has anyone relocated there ignition? I know you can just hit the kill switch, but I am in the habit of using the key only to turn off my bike.
It's a pain when you back into a park (down hill) holding the break on and trying to switch off the bike. My Speedmaster ignition was on the left side.
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| Swagger | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 15/04/2012 | | Posts | : | 1,100 | | Location | : | United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 15 Dec 2014 - 08:44 Post title : Re: Ignition switch relocation (Re: jack1) | | | Trouble is that switch is a relatively big old ugly lump with those wires and all ... if you wanted it up around the bars it'd ruin the asthetics ... these things are generally hidden by the clocks or fairing plastics. I guess if you got a headlight cowl it'd go someway to camouflaging the fugliness of the mod. I'm a kill switch guy ... have always used it to shut my bikes down. It'll be an interesting challenge though.
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| | Post edited by Swagger on 15 Dec 2014 - 08:45 |
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| Dags | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 01/11/2013 | | Posts | : | 468 | | Location | : | N.S.W, Australia |
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| | Posted : 15 Dec 2014 - 10:30 Post title : Re: Ignition switch relocation (Re: jack1) | | | I dont use the kill switch, just flip out the side stand.
But if you do move it...you know the rules...document it with photos. 
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| edmontonstorm | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/09/2014 | | Posts | : | 1,054 | | Location | : | Alberta, Canada |
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| | Posted : 15 Dec 2014 - 16:34 Post title : Re: Ignition switch relocation (Re: Dags) | | | yup kickstand does it in those times when ya need both feet on the ground otherwise i use the rear brake when i can then turn the key, i never use the kill switch, just another something to wear out eventually.
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| edbob | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 04/04/2012 | | Posts | : | 931 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 15 Dec 2014 - 20:37 Post title : Re: Ignition switch relocation (Re: jack1) | | | The ignition switch is a simple one - no key chips or RFID stuff. You could use an aftermarket one and rig it wherever you want. If you just want to move the stock one it won't happen unless you remove and re-weld the frame mounting bung somewhere else. In any case, there isn't much slack with the wires, and even just going to the other side of the bike, you'd have to extend the wires. If none of this bothers you, then you should be able to find a spot that makes you happy. I considered converting to a hidden switch, 1950's hotrod style. I like the bike too much to risk that though (if the wrong person watches you park it up it's all over) and ended up just keeping the key. A funny story pops into my head - once I left it parked on the street in Queens with the key dangling in it all night. Of course it was still there in the morning because it's in my garage now... but man was I angry at myself.
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