I don’t have a kill switch on my bike, and shutting it off is kind of sketchy because my ignition switch (just a toggle switch-kick only) is buried behind my oil tank. I have to reach down between the fender and oil tank and feel around for it. Not a problem on startup, but not so easy when I’m sitting on the bike while it’s running (and can’t find neutral).
So, I would like to mount a kill switch on my handlebars. I have GMA controls (clutch and front brake), so the easiest, best looking option would be to add a GMA switch kit to one of them. The problem is that the switches are the standard spring-loaded, momentary push-to-close button switches and not rocker switches. So, I couldn’t use them as a run/off switch.
I’m no electrician, but shouldn’t I be able to run a single wire from my coil (where the points wire connects) to one contact on the push button switch and run the other contact on the switch to ground to work as a kill switch? Wouldn’t that ground out the coil and kill the motor? Any reason not to do it that way? 16ga wire would be enough to handle the load, right?
Thanks
So, I would like to mount a kill switch on my handlebars. I have GMA controls (clutch and front brake), so the easiest, best looking option would be to add a GMA switch kit to one of them. The problem is that the switches are the standard spring-loaded, momentary push-to-close button switches and not rocker switches. So, I couldn’t use them as a run/off switch.
I’m no electrician, but shouldn’t I be able to run a single wire from my coil (where the points wire connects) to one contact on the push button switch and run the other contact on the switch to ground to work as a kill switch? Wouldn’t that ground out the coil and kill the motor? Any reason not to do it that way? 16ga wire would be enough to handle the load, right?
Thanks
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