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I have a Honda Shadow VT125 - The sidestand starts to come down whilst riding which obviously causes engine cut out. How can sidestand be fixed so it isn't so loose?
Re: The sidestand starts to come down whilst riding
Buy a more tensioned spring thats very dangerous aswell for now but a cable tie around the stand to stop this my dads bike done this and smashed into a wall he couldnt lean over
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If you mean why does it cut out when you put it into gear and let the clutch out to ride off, then I would suspect the sidestand switch. Get someone to hold the bike upright and get down on the ground and raise and lower the sidestand. You will see a button switch underneath that is activated by the sidestand. This gets covered in road grime. Spray liberally with WD40 (or whatever) and press the button in and out. If it sticks in the activated position, the bike thinks the stand is down when you try to pull away cutting out the engine. Some make the circuit with the button not pressed and others when the button is pressed and you can see which way yours operates when you look. If the switch is faulty then replace the switch or short it across if activated with stand up, or disconnect if it is operated with stand down. Some bikes also have a similar system connected to the clutch lever.
Bikes are fitted with a sidestand switch and clutch switch that work together. If you try to ride off with the sidestand down (switch activated), releasing the clutch activates the clutch switch and cuts the engine out. Pull the clutch in and the engine will start on the button only to cut out again if the sidestand switch is activated and you release the clutch.
A common problem is a dirty sidestand switch that stays activated even when the sidestand is lifted up. This is because it is situated low down, generally under the bike and will get covered in all sorts of road grime, especially in wet weather.
To remedy this get someone to hold the bike upright, enabling you to get on the ground and locate the switch. This can be done by raising and lowering the stand whilst looking all along the length of it paying particular attention to where it pivots and around the spring. My bike (also a Kawasaki) has a "pin" that is pushed in when the stand is down. If it gets cloggeed with road grime it also stays pushed in when the stand is raised and then cuts the engine off when I try to ride away. A good wipe around the switch area and a good dose of WD40 remedies the problem.
Hi this can be many thingsmeasure the voltage across the battery when engine running. shd be 13.5 -15volts rising with revs with a fully charged batteryIf not check all connections are clean & fastCheck stator coils have the correct resistancelastly check diode drop across the regulator rectifier Ride Safe Bike-Doc
hi...put kickstand up 1st befor putting in gear....as this how bigger hondas work its a safety thing so u carnt ride off with side stand down...but cuts engine if kickstand still down & then wont start as you in gear.....even if kickstand up wont start in gear!!...hope this helps
Clutch not disengaging ? This is a very vague description. With motorcycles coming in both standard (clutch) and automatic more information would be helpful.
Your kickstand switch is either broken or out of position. The bike
kills the engine as a safety feature if it thinks the sidestand is down
and the bike is put in gear while the engine is running.
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