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Kickstand swith

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amontyg

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I have the bad habit of driving away with the kickstand down. I know a lot of newer bikes have a switch which prevents the bike from starting until the stand is up. I would like to install something like this and would welcome any tips or tricks that you may have.
Has anyone done this mod in the past?
 
Starting in '82, with some of the bikes larger than yours, Suzuki had a side stand switch, but it only turned on a light on the dash panel. It did nothing to prevent you from riding away with it down.

I suppose you could cobble something up, and hopefully you get it done before trying a left turn with it down. :eek:

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My '98 Bandit 1200S had an interlock system that prevented you from driving away with the kickstand down. If the neutral light was "off" (transmission in gear) and the kickstand was down, the engine would shut off as soon as you let the clutch out far enough to activate the clutch switch. If you studied the wiring diagram of the Bandito's interlock switch system you might be able to cobble something together to help you break your "bad" habit.
 
Used a momentary button and attached to sidestand and installed red light on dash, not a kill switch, but has prevented me from driving away with it down several times
 
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