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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fred W" data-source="post: 666311" data-attributes="member: 3828">+1 This is my habit.[rant]I think using the kill switch is pretty dumb idea and I'm sorry, but I really don't see why the MSF would insist that you use it to turn your bike off routinely.  Do they think that it won't work when you need to use it, so you need to constantly test it?I've seen lots of switches that have trouble closing.  Not to many that have trouble opening.Or is it that they think we are all so simple that we'll forget that it's there in an emergency?    :blink:   Sheesh.I bet that you'll wear it out a lot more quickly by cycling it every time you get off the bike...   <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> [/rant]But, all that said, I did once leave the key in the on position after deploying the kickstand on a bright day, when I somehow was distracted, and therefore  didn't look back to admire my lovely bass boat blue bike.I'm really not so sure the kill switch is the problem here.  I'm kind'a thinking that the problem is the key switch was left on...    <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!    :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /></blockquote>