Side stand switch

[flash412]

slide the heat shrink tubing on before soldering the wires or you will do it twice.

"There is no better lesson than the knowledge one gains when one f#$%'s up." - Wayne Miller

 

[breyfogle]

Two years later, black tape adhesive tape fails and tape falls off, twisted wires touch frame, blow fuse, motor dies (or refuses to start).

For a more permanent solution, solder the two wires together and then cover the joint with heat-shrink tubing.

Electrical tape is a whole lot better than masking tape, duct tape or Scotch tape !! Not everyone knows how to solder or use heatshrink-tubing.

 

[flash412]

Not everyone knows how to solder or use heatshrink-tubing.

Them whats don't are the folks with NO binniz modifying their electrical systems unaided.

 

[The_Veg]

So which is worse, that switch, or just spring-loading the stand to retract when you take the bike off the stand, a la Airhead? I rather like the Airhead method. One less thing to do with my feet as I'm getting ready to start rolling.
My old Brick had a goofy linkage to the clutch mechanism that either retracted the stand when the clutch was pulled, or kept the clutch from being pulled (and therefore prevented starting to be allowed due to the clutch switch not closing) depending or whether or not the bike was on the stand.
But back to the thread, I'd rather fake out the switch than buy a bunch of precious factory parts to solve the problem. Less parts, less things to go wrong, etc.

 

[LORAZEPAM]

Veg, The ST I have has that stupid retracting sidestand. I sure wish I could put the sidestand down comfortably without having to get off the bike. I would love to have a stand like the RRS has vs that stupid spring loaded pos.

 

[LORAZEPAM]

"There is no better lesson than the knowledge one gains when one f#$%'s up." - Wayne Miller

Do it a couple hundred times and you will forget once or twice, trust me.

 

[The_Veg]

The stand issue might be a peculiarity to different models. I hear much more griping than praising about self-retracting stands on older Airhead designs. Mine is prefectly easy to deploy from the saddle- maybe it's one of those things they improved right before killing off the Airhead. I've heard also the the frame mine uses (same frame as the GS of that year) is smaller than the /7 frame- I don't know this for sure, but maybe that means that the stand mount is closer to the saddle.
Point being, a well-placed and well-designed self-retracting stand seems ideal. That, or not putting a switch on the thing and actually allowing the rider some points for having intelligence.

 

[manicmechanic]

I used a short piece of wire and two male bullet connectors, crimped to the wire, then used as a jumper. Unplug the switch, attach the jumper \, no problem. You won't have to do any repairs later, just remove the jumper and reattach the switch plug.

 

[breyfogle]

Veg, The ST I have has that stupid retracting sidestand. I sure wish I could put the sidestand down comfortably without having to get off the bike. I would love to have a stand like the RRS has vs that stupid spring loaded pos.

I'm not familiar with the ST, but on the /6 I had, the spring loaded retraction "feature" could be eliminated in about 5 minutes. With the stand in the down position, if the LH engine mounting bolt that also holds the sidestand retraction spring attach gizmo is loosened and then retightened, the attach gizmo rotates just enough so that the spring tension no longer retracts the stand.