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The engine shutting off when the side stand comes down has reached a breaking point with me! I had 3 very quick stops to make the other day where I was off the bike less than 2 minutes and would have preferred to leave the bike running (ie: drop a video tape back at the rental place) rather than keep using (and running down) the starter.
I'm planning on having my mechanic disable the engine cutoff when the side stand goes down. However, I was also planning on having him disable the starter unless the parking brake is engaged. Question: is there any disadvantage to having it wired where the parking brake needs to be engaged in order to have the bike start? I know there's a thread floating around about someone's parking brake freezing the rear brake on them but I'm not in a cold environment.
I'm planning on having my mechanic disable the engine cutoff when the side stand goes down. However, I was also planning on having him disable the starter unless the parking brake is engaged. Question: is there any disadvantage to having it wired where the parking brake needs to be engaged in order to have the bike start? I know there's a thread floating around about someone's parking brake freezing the rear brake on them but I'm not in a cold environment.