I'm sure it can be jumper'd out but why not just fix it? Accidently starting in gear could really ruin your day. There's a digital copy of the maintenance manual linked from any of Bishop's posts (least that's how I found it).
Never remove safety lockouts. They are not there to stop the stupid from killing themselves. They are there to make sure nothing goes wrong. I have been positive I have kicked up that sidestand and it would not start because it was not completely up. I rode my bicycle away with its sidestand down once. Would not want that end result on a rocket.
Never remove safety lockouts. They are not there to stop the stupid from killing themselves. They are there to make sure nothing goes wrong. I have been positive I have kicked up that sidestand and it would not start because it was not completely up. I rode my bicycle away with its sidestand down once. Would not want that end result on a rocket.
Agree. You could seriously "eff" yourself and your bike up; if that side stand is still down when you're moving out.
My Vision does not have a side stand safety lockout; instead it has a rubber pad mounted on it's foot; it will "grab" the asphalt and kick itself back to the "stowed" position if ever left down, when moving out. I actually (bone head me) saw it work once as advertised; when I inadvertently forgot to raise the side stand back up before I moved out. It was a "oh chit" moment but the rubber pad worked as advertised.... thankfully.