Do you have a Kill Switch on your bike?

Do you have a Kill Switch on your bike?

Thanks. Well its a safe bet you do have a kill switch, you can check to see if you did knock it to the off position. And, if you did while it was running, you may have also flooded the engine. Its a newer bike so that probably wouldn’t affect the spark plugs much.

Why does my bike not start when I Turn on the ignition?

If okay, check that the switch is getting power from the ignition switch when the ignition switch is turned on. If not, your ignition switch may be faulty at the lead that supplies power to the starter switch and is probably the culprit because we know the ignition circuit works – it’s the starter circuit in question.

Why does my car kill switch not work?

Should this little conductive disc be so corroded that it’s not going to conduct electricity, then you’ll find that the kill switch won’t function properly and you won’t be able to switch the motor off.

What does it mean when your motorcycle won’t start?

Not every rider uses their kill switch with regularity, but if you have used it recently, it’s possible the engine cutoff switch is still activated. Either that or someone else flicked it, or you did it by accident—either way, it’s worth a quick glimpse, as the switch remaining in the on position will prevent the motorcycle from starting.

Thanks. Well its a safe bet you do have a kill switch, you can check to see if you did knock it to the off position. And, if you did while it was running, you may have also flooded the engine. Its a newer bike so that probably wouldn’t affect the spark plugs much.

If okay, check that the switch is getting power from the ignition switch when the ignition switch is turned on. If not, your ignition switch may be faulty at the lead that supplies power to the starter switch and is probably the culprit because we know the ignition circuit works – it’s the starter circuit in question.

Why is my push starter not working on my motorcycle?

Also, if the push starter was getting an electrical current and still not working, it would have drained your battery after about 10 tries with no engine turn over. So you most likely just need to replace the push starter.

Not every rider uses their kill switch with regularity, but if you have used it recently, it’s possible the engine cutoff switch is still activated. Either that or someone else flicked it, or you did it by accident—either way, it’s worth a quick glimpse, as the switch remaining in the on position will prevent the motorcycle from starting.