Kill switch not working

[Peteortiz11]

Hi all, I've been having trouble with my kill switch on the 82 gs850gl. I see it prevents the bike from starting if it's in the OFF position but wont shut the bike off if I go from RUN to OFF. any suggestions?

[tom203]

Have a look at a similar wiring diagram.....maybe someone got creative

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[Rich82GS750TZ]

Clean the switches. Be careful when taking the control group apart. there are springs in there that like to go flying.

[Redman]

The kill
swich is suppose to kill power to two things 1- the starter button and 2- the ignition .
Must be that someone wired some other power to the ignition. (The org/wht circuit.)

[salty_monk]

I would guess the ignition is powered through another circuit too.... Maybe someone did a relay mod & pulled the switched live from somewhere other than the Orange white wire. Look at your coils & trace the wires back. You should have an O/W on each one.

[Peteortiz11]

Thanks all. a faulty switch was to blame!

[Dablaze]

Any time I have a kill switch issue (or potential one) the first thing I do, without any disassembly is simply spray down the switch with contact cleaner. Directly onto the switch. I have probably had success with this on many dozens of bikes, but especially Honda’s.

Craig

[TheAlt]

Thanks all. a faulty switch was to blame!

Did you find an old replacement? repair? or replace?
My 82 GS450 switch is bad and I need to fix or replace it so curious what you found, though different bikes.

Alt