Side stand switch removal

[joebloggs]

Grind it off?

[Jules-C]

When mine failed I remember I had to teared the old switch to pieces to get it out and fit the new one with the bolt through from the wrong side and then a bolt on the end of it but can't remember the details

[joebloggs]

When mine failed I remember I had to teared the old switch to pieces to get it out and fit the new one with the bolt through from the wrong side and then a bolt on the end of it but can't remember the details

I'm just junking mine, the days of leaving my side stand down have long gone. I've cut the wires just under the seat and soldiered them so just want to ditch the switch.

Grinder does seem the logical method

Thanks

[fazersharp]

You just love that grinder dont you !
You could always leave the switch there

[His Dudeness]

yea leave it what harm's it doing? Or better yet fix it properly with a new switch.

[joebloggs]

yea leave it what harm's it doing? Or better yet fix it properly with a new switch.

You just love that grinder dont you !
You could always leave the switch there

It's not broken, just don't find it has any use other than to play up should it start sticking, easy was to make sure it never becomes an issue is to get rid of the thing

Yes I love my grinder, best tool next to my hammer lol  :eek

TBH if we lived in a country with more predictable weather I'd run my bikes with daylight MOT, no lights etc etc, two wheels and engine and a frame to hold it all together, what more do you need 

[His Dudeness]

seems mad to cut it off if it's working but it's your bike. angle grind away my good man. for what it's worth on my current bike someone has bypassed the side stand switch and I've ridden off with it down a couple of times. You'd be surprised how often you pop it into gear without kicking the stand up and you won't notice how often you do it until you've cut it off

[joebloggs]

seems mad to cut it off if it's working but it's your bike. angle grind away my good man

Have said it before and will again. !0lb = 1 BHP so I get extra horse power for the price of a grinding disc. Not much of a saving but every little helps 

And I get to use my grinder lol

[joebloggs]

seems mad to cut it off if it's working but it's your bike. angle grind away my good man. for what it's worth on my current bike someone has bypassed the side stand switch and I've ridden off with it down a couple of times. You'd be surprised how often you pop it into gear without kicking the stand up and you won't notice how often you do it until you've cut it off

I think I was about 18 the last time I tried cornering with my stand down, was a pant filling experience, got into a bit a pre set off ritual after that.

[His Dudeness]

I've not got as far as cornering just pulled away and then the crunch and the bike hops up a bit. An experience you're sure to be reacquainted with if you hack off the switch