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Old 06-23-2015 | 10:43 AM
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Ive done that before.
 
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Old 06-23-2015 | 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by LS Bob
Yep, I did it once. Not from numb fingers, just careless. I just restarted it and told myself to be more careful.
Same here.
 
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Old 06-23-2015 | 11:38 AM
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Did it last week while riding Skyline Drive. Still can't figger out HOW I did it, but I did it.


Pulled to the side and took a couple minutes to discover what happened.


Click. Vrooom! Roll on dumbass....
 
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Old 06-23-2015 | 12:20 PM
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dumb A$$ is what I said when I did it. Didn't pull in the clutch, just flipped the kill to run. Didn't miss a beat. Most often I hit the horn instead of the dimmer switch opening the garage door when I'm trying to sneak in late without pissing off the neighbors so much. hahaha.
 
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Old 06-23-2015 | 12:22 PM
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Never done that, but I regularly turn on the right blinker when trying to sound the horn.
 
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Old 06-23-2015 | 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by airjoe
Never done that, but I regularly turn on the right blinker when trying to sound the horn.

wow, you must have some really long thumbs
 
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Old 06-23-2015 | 02:00 PM
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Have never done it but... Was staged for a huge PGR event and was about time for KSU and line up. Buddy couldn't get his metric bike to start. Had all kinds of people at his bike with tools scratching their heads. Turns out he had hit his kill switch. Just something I never saw the use of, at least since my dirt bike days.
 
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Old 06-23-2015 | 08:44 PM
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I never gave it much thought until reading this thread. Glad all worked out well for you!
 
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Old 06-23-2015 | 08:47 PM
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I've done that before......a couple times.
 
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Old 06-23-2015 | 11:03 PM
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I've got an '07 Road Glide with cruise control.

Now and then, I've engaged the cruise, and then rested my right hand on the top of the control casings, where the brake fluid reservoir is, and...

... suddenly the music dies and the bike goes quiet on me, because I moved my hand just enough to flip the kill switch, durnit.

So... I just flip it back to the "run" position, and the bike comes right back alive, as it was before.

However, the cruise is no longer engaged and the speed is slowin' down until I twist the throttle again...
 


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