cassecou Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 To kill a bike, some people use the key. It is my experience that Europeans use it most. Another way is to use the Kill Switch. It is observed that most Americans use it that way. And some people use the kickstand while the bike is in gear. Let us know which is your favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member hippiebikerchick Posted November 8, 2014 Premium Member Share Posted November 8, 2014 Key definitely. I would only use the kill switch in an emergency. Illegitimi non carborundum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ralph Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 On the 07 use the key, the battery is small and the kill switch and likely the side stand leave the headlight on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member rmdet Posted November 8, 2014 Premium Member Share Posted November 8, 2014 I use the kickstand, as it seems extremely convenient to me. This is the first bike I've ridden with that feature, and I really like it. That newly created habit will also help prevent the ever-famous "I thought the kickstand was down" accidental bike drop. Interesting tidbit - the motorcycle safety course I took teaches riders to always use the kill switch, as the start procedure is FINE-C (fuel, ignition, neutral, engine kill switch, clutch & choke)... They yelled at students every time somebody used the key to kill the engine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotaryryan24 Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Kickstand for me, I'm lazy. You do or don't Then your dead. To order a tail tidy click One-off-fabrication.myshopify.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member effzee07 Posted November 8, 2014 Premium Member Share Posted November 8, 2014 Killswitch Check out my FZ07 YouTube Channel!! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClbkk7kPsXp-lhZ_XD_aFPQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 I use the killswitch. I figure that is why its there.. To shut off your bike.. So that's what I use.. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator Guru Posted November 8, 2014 Global Moderator Share Posted November 8, 2014 I always use the key. I consider the killswitch and the kickstand switch to be a safety device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qjohnson Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 I use the key most of the time. I only use the killswitch when I'm coasting up to my garage to turn it off before I get in the garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricked1 Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 I use the key, I consider the killswitch for emergencies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
april Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator Guru Posted November 8, 2014 Global Moderator Share Posted November 8, 2014 Key. Shortest first post ever ! Welcome @april. Thanks for joining our forum. We have a New Member introduction section here. Feel free to post something if you like. We love pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefano225 Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Bike in neutral-turn key off-side stand down in that order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassecou Posted November 9, 2014 Author Share Posted November 9, 2014 Reading around the internet, I have found that the MSF course teaches to use the Kill Switch, only for the rider to establish a muscle memory for emergency situations. BUT, the drawback is that the rider might forget to turn off the ignition key and so draining the battery. I would then suggest to turn off the bike using the Kill Switch only for a short period of time, indeed to create that important muscle memory, then kill your bike by using the key. Using the kickstand is surely an odd way to kill the bike, as effective as it is, it will still leave the bike in gear, and will still have the key ON in the ignition, with the same out comes as the kill switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassecou Posted November 9, 2014 Author Share Posted November 9, 2014 Key. Shortest first post ever ! I would think someone would keep track of that (rofl) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator mjh937 Posted November 9, 2014 Global Moderator Share Posted November 9, 2014 Shortest first post ever ! I would think someone would keep track of that (rofl) Guru keeps track of everything . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forwardmotion Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Are there any negatives or downsides to using either the kill switch or kickstand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member rowdy Posted May 9, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted May 9, 2016 I use the kill switch. It's just muscle memory after the brutal beatings I received as a child in the MSF coarse. Why can't left turners see us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e30kawi Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 It depends on the situation for me. Going somewhere, let's say work. I'll use the kill switch as I'm walking the bike back. I leave the bike in gear at work. If I'm pulling into my garage I'll put it in neutral and use the key. Using the kick stand almost seems dangerous to me, out of habit I don't think I'm ever leaning the bike over with it running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
designslucid Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Kill switch, then key. After many review videos, I'm well aware the headlight stays on after the bike has been started, so I try to be conscious of that and not run down the battery. YMMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmwpowere36m3 Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Key... kill switch was not intended to be used repetitively to shut the bike "off". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twowheeladdict Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Kick stand while in gear, then shut off ignition. Kill switch sometimes. Ignition in the garage because I am in neutral. 2015 FZ-07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azfz07 Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Kill switch. "Thumb, key, Valve" is how I was taught. So kill switch then key then fuel valve. Obviously we don't have a valve. I also leave it in gear, and I still do the FINE-C from the MSF course to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ornery Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Can you guess why this bike won't re-start? [video src=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35q4lHYOdCk] I learned while doing ., the computer needs to be reset when anything is changed, like the vacuum range, or in this case, a bad shutdown. For that reason, I'm in the habit of using the key only. “The real cycle you're working on is a cycle called yourself.” — Robert M. Pirsig (Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member GAZ Posted May 9, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted May 9, 2016 Key. Don't (intentionally) use the kickstand, that's not what it's made for. Doubtful any issues would arise, but come on where did you learn that this was a good thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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