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Hit the kill switch when stuck in traffic
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<blockquote data-quote="Dan23" data-source="post: 1204099" data-attributes="member: 2327"><p>I got tired of trying the search feature, so I'll just ask: When you're in traffic and see that you'll have to idle the engine for long periods, do you hit the kill switch and restart when you can go? I've been doing this for a while now, but I'm wondering if there is a downside to the practice?</p><p></p><p>It is <u>so</u> much easier to do with the Gen III style kill/start switch that I've wondered if that is why the switch was redesigned? Long idle times in hot weather waiting for a light to change while car drivers take their sweet time results in engine temperatures climbing to the point that the cooling fans come on. I'm thinking that whatever extra starter use it takes is offset by the starter-- and everything else on the bike-- staying at cooler temperatures.</p><p></p><p>Do you do this and what's your take on the practice?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dan23, post: 1204099, member: 2327"] I got tired of trying the search feature, so I'll just ask: When you're in traffic and see that you'll have to idle the engine for long periods, do you hit the kill switch and restart when you can go? I've been doing this for a while now, but I'm wondering if there is a downside to the practice? It is [U]so[/U] much easier to do with the Gen III style kill/start switch that I've wondered if that is why the switch was redesigned? Long idle times in hot weather waiting for a light to change while car drivers take their sweet time results in engine temperatures climbing to the point that the cooling fans come on. I'm thinking that whatever extra starter use it takes is offset by the starter-- and everything else on the bike-- staying at cooler temperatures. Do you do this and what's your take on the practice? [/QUOTE]
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