Clutch/Side stand switch disconnection methods

Hi all, finally picked up a black 10' model. Will finish running it in shortly and will start mods. Question regarding disconnecting the clutch and side stand switches. Has been suggested to do this mod but have no idea exactly what to do. Can I have some suggestions thanks? cheers.

raven1 wrote:

Has been suggested to do this mod but have no idea exactly what to do.

A *mod* usually is made for some USEFUL result.......
Removing those switches will gain you nothing besides potential problems with the electrics of the bike....in my opinion leave it as it is!

I've had to fix somebody else's safety switch out on the trail before. Of course I've never held up a group while I had to fix mine trailside because I disable them before I have a problem.

Here's me . . . fixing HF's clutch safety switch while the whole group waits . . .



The side stand switch on the WRR is a little box down on the side stand itself. Take it off and follow the wires back up to under the seat where you'll find the plug. Unplug it and solder the two wires together. Fixed.

I too thought it was a good idea to disconnect that until 2 saturdays ago. I went to the Yamaha/BMW shop to pick up some master links and a few odds and ends.
I leave just before the guy on the BMW behind me does.

I'm looking out my driver's side mirror and I notice that his sidestand is still down.

I motion to him as best I can that his sidestand is down (try doing that in a game of charades)

He evidently doesn't pay any mind to the nutjob wildly motioning out his window. He thinks I'm nuts so he pins it and swerves to go around me, only to have his sidestand dig in and throw his ass across 1.5 lanes of traffic into the curb. Only when he hits the curb does it fold up. I LOL'd (couldn't help it)

I stopped to help him. His bike's broken. His thumb is broken. and I evidently suck at charades...but at least my bike tells me (indirectly) that my sidestand is down. I think I'll leave it intact so it leave me intact and take my chances with it going bad later.

My friend's luggage strap hung down far enough to get into the kickstand. Bike kept stalling and wouldn't restart. I'm glad we had all day. He fooled with it all day. He wants to keep it stock, because it was made that way for a reason. He is no fun to ride with.

One of the first things I did was to remove the kickstand switch. I simply jumped the wires inside the factory plug (bike side), and taped the whole thing up. Works great.

I haven't messed with the clutch switch. I think I'm willing to risk that one for now.

On the last ride I went on, the R1200GS we were with destroyed his kick stand switch on the first rocky downhill. Took us a good 20 minutes to fix it. That could have been 20 minutes of riding. I say get rid of the kick stand switch and pay attention when you ride

Thanks for your comments. Checked out the side stand switch and will remove that but will leave the clutch switch for now.

That makes sense.