clutch switch bypass warning

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Bypassing the clutch safety switch at the switch is not the best way since it also bypasses the sidestand safety switch as you have found but it also leaves the starter circuit relay in place which is no longer needed since it's sole function is to accommodate the clutch safety switch and if it fails you will have a problem. So why not eliminate it? It is the same part as the fan relay so save it for backup. To bypass the clutch safety switch properly disconnect the plug with the BK/Y BL/R and LG wires at the clutch safety switch (Kawasaki refers to this as the Starter Lockout Switch). Do not use any jumpers here. Optionally you can remove the screw holding the switch together and remove the switch parts along with the wire lead. Now locate the starter circuit relay under the black cover above the sidestand and remove it (It is by the starter solenoid and is the smaller of the two). The plug has four terminals. Two are Y/R, one BL/R and one BK. Connect either Y/R to the BK with a jumper wire and seal with electrical tape. The clutch safety switch is now bypassed and the sidestand safety switch circuit is still active. To also bypass the sidestand safety switch you can either connect the BL/R terminal above to ground or place a jumper at the plug for the sidestand safety switch (which would be G/W to ground). Walt

On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 1:29 PM, davseidman wrote: > It may not be a good idea to bypass (jump out) the switch at the > clutch lever. Some say that the switch almost always fails, and to bypass it now to avoid future problems. But by doing this you get a problem that no one is mentioning: the sidestand engine cutoff feature stops working--which may not be something you want. When my clutch switch failed to the point that I couldn't start the engine I bypassed it, jumping the blue/red and back/yellow wires. It worked. The engine now starts with the clutch in or out; in neutral or in gear. But I then discovered that the sidestand engine cutoff no longer worked. When the clutch switch is functioning, if you had the sidestand down and put the bike into gear from neutral and let the clutch out, the engine stopped. Now nothing happens. You can ride away dragging the stand (bad news). I'd like to keep the bypass and still have sidestand cutoff working. Any ideas how? Dave ------------------------------------ List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650Yahoo! http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650Yahoo!> http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650Yahoo!> Groups Links http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_KLR650/> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_KLR650/join> (Yahoo! ID required) DSN_KLR650-digest@yahoogroups.com> mailto:DSN_KLR650-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com DSN_KLR650-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com> DSN_KLR650-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com> DSN_KLR650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]