Checking the clutch safety switch: Difference between revisions
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For more information on the safety switches on the EX250, [[Understanding/troubleshooting the safety switches|click here]]. | For more information on the safety switches on the EX250, [[Understanding/troubleshooting the safety switches|click here]]. | ||
The purpose of the clutch safety switch is to make it so you can't start the engine in gear unless the clutch is pulled in. This keeps the bike from getting away from you when you try to start it. | The purpose of the clutch safety switch is to make it so you can't start the engine in gear unless the clutch is pulled in. This keeps the bike from getting away from you when you try to start it. It also, in tandem with the sidestand switch, prevents riding away with the sidestand down. | ||
When working properly, if your sidestand is down, bike is in gear, and clutch lever is squeezed, the bike will die as soon as you release the clutch lever. If you break off the plunger from the clutch switch, you can take off with the sidestand down, which is of course very dangerous. Don't ride with a broken clutch safety switch. | When working properly, if your sidestand is down, bike is in gear, and clutch lever is squeezed, the bike will die as soon as you release the clutch lever. If you break off the plunger from the clutch switch, you can take off with the sidestand down, which is of course very dangerous. Don't ride with a broken clutch safety switch. | ||