Wanna USE your parking brake WHILE RUNNING?

[Kompact]

That is an excellent idea and highly useful. Thanks for the great idea, will def. be doing this. What did you use to bridge the connection? Just a paperclip?

 

[justscootin]

You got it a paperclip is right

That is an excellent idea and highly useful. Thanks for the great idea, will def. be doing this. What did you use to bridge the connection? Just a paperclip?

 

[exavid]

Anybody have a OBD tool to see if leaving that connector disconnected throws a fault at the ECU?

 

[justscootin]

I have a gs911 and I was thinking the exact same thing. I was thinking the last plug is ground.
I did scan it and it came up with a code saying the voltage was to high. I cleared the code and it did not come back (yet)

Anybody have a OBD tool to see if leaving that connector disconnected throws a fault at the ECU?

 

[Snowdog]

My Silverwing had a hand operated parking brake, much better.

 

[epstraka]

The parking brake won't let you ride off, it holds good. I have removed the switch and tied it up with a zip tie to the wire.

 

[exavid]

I suspect the third wire might be for the CANBUS but don't know that for sure.

 

[tlippy]

Good idea. It works. I performed this trick and then unperformed it ! Guess what will happen if the paper clip falls out? The only way I'd do this trick is to have an identical female plug and solder the paperclip in - then reattach. JMHO

 

[RedDog]

After 37 years of motorcycling this is the most ridiculous "feature" I've ever heard of. When I take delivery in the spring it will be the first modification made. In hundreds of thousands of kilometres I have never once ridden off with my side stand down. I consider this over engineering.

 

[SteveADV]

I have, almost. After getting on the bike I was riding at the time (KLR) someone came up to talk to me. Being the easily distracted guy that I am, it would have happened except that the side stand scraped in the gravel I was on as I started to take off. Not sure what that says about my brain power (or lack thereof ).

 

[RAY J]

I also have a Burgman that has a totally independent hand brake. Very handy for taking both your hands off the bike on a hill,
and it keeps running. I had a look and I am going to override the switch so I can put the side stand down without killing bike.
However, I will use the side stand switch to trigger a bright warning "STAND DOWN" red light on the dash maybe even flashing.

Thoughts, Ideas?