a new reason to bypass klr "saftey" switches or how the feds tried t

[Joe]

I recently bought an unmodified 2006 KLR. ( I sold my other highly farkeled KLR when I moved from FL to MO - what a mistake!) Anyhow yesterday I took a left off the 4 lane here and had to cross oncoming traffic from the other direction. I waited until there was no traffic and right in the middle the 2 lane the bike stalls! I tried to start it with the starter button. -- Nothing happens -- It was just about then that I saw an 18 wheeler rounding the curve to my right. It finally dawned on the that this god-forsaken POS had to be put into neutral before it would start. Well as you can guess when you are rushed it did not go into neural. As I was thinking of getting off the bike and running for the other side of the highway I was thinking of how much I appreciated the Federal busy bodies that had gone to such extremes to protect me. In fact I wished that person was on the back of the bike so that they could observe how well their meddling had worked. The other thoughts I had I will not publish here as I am sure they would make most of you blush. Anyhow I am alive because I am posting. Now my highest priority is getting these dangerous factory devices off of the bike. The kick stand safety is easy to bypass as I recall. There is a clutch safety to bypass also. What I don't recall is if bypassing these 2 will allow the bike to start in any gear? Thanks! Joe in Missouri