The engine should only run when the sidestand is retracted (and the switch is depressed).
Thats an affirmitive. Thats why I give mine a good dose of wd-40 after riding in the rainpauljo said:Oops! Yep. I think you are right about the Center stand switch. I've heard a couple of reports about guys creeping along in the eqivalent of first gear on the road because that switch stuck.