Tether kill switch

[Guest]

I watch motorcycle crash compilations on youtube. Easy way to keep from getting too full of yourself. You can see what other people did or did not do and the results. Something I have noticed is that "most" riders know that they should get away from the bike as much as possible during a crash. Most bikes keep running for a bit after a hit, sliding down the highway at 80mph, or flipping end over end. If the bike has a vacuum petcock or has fuel pump, killing the power would help slow/stop the fuel. Might keep the oil pump from running dry.
Is there a simple reason I'm overthinking why tether kill switches are not used on more street bikes?

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[Cipher]

Used to see em all the time on snowmobiles.
Its probably not used on bikes because its not mandated and it would scare all the pretty bike buying public.

[Sandy]

Would make it very hard to scratch your nose or stand up to stretch if attached to clothing instead of your wrist. No reason however why some sort of tip over switch couldn't easily be wired into the bike.

[Oldman99]

Would make it very hard to scratch your nose or stand up to stretch if attached to clothing instead of your wrist. No reason however why some sort of tip over switch couldn't easily be wired into the bike.

Good point.

[Brendan W]

I guess wrists are out. Which one do you wipe your visor with in muddy rain or flip the visor up or in some places you are still required to be able to give hand signals.
Might put an end to anxiety about why certain riders don't wave back.
Standard practice in RIBs is tied to a loop on your leg. That puts track bikes out for sure and offroaders.
In the boat I know it will come around and run me over.
I'd say there is quite a bit of drag and flapping on that spiral thing at bike speeds. Might not be too clever to have the power disappear at the wrong time.
I'd say the numbers involved lead to exemption.
And there goes another half Volt to the coils

[bobgroger]

Good point.

I think all the modern FI bikes have that. In fact NHRA does not require a tether kill switch if a tip-over switch is installed and working.

[Doug]

Sometimes, I used to snap my kill switch tether to my leathers to keep my hands free