Is the correct way to turn off my motorcycle by stop button or by key?

Question

I have Kawasaki VN800 , from 1999. 4 stroke otto machine.

Answer 1

That's crazy, you don't have to use the kill switch...it's there for emergency use that's why it's called a emergency stop switch. You can turn your bike on and off with the key and leave the kill switch alone. If you switch the emergency kill switch on and off every time you use the bike you will eventually wear it out and when it goes out it could leave you stranded somewhere you can't leave your bike and you'll be pushing it. And it will aggravate you each time you try to start the bike and forget that the emergency stop switch is off.

Answer 2

Either will work, and both do the same thing, more or less: cut the ignition power.
Using the kill switch is intended for emergency cutoff and leaves the lights and instruments live, which can be either useful or useless.
The only downside to using the kill switch is you then have to turn off the key too. And then you have to remember to reset the kill switch when you go to start it again. Forgetting you left the kill switch live could result in some embarrassing moments.
There is no "correct" way, BTW. That shinola about "keep your hands on the bars while the engine is running" is nonsense (how do you plan to adjust your choke or go to reserve if both hands are glued to the bars?). So long as your feet are down, and the bike is in neutral, you can semaphore the Magna Carta in perfect safety.
But whatever, it doesn't matter. If you are stopped and want to turn off the engine, either will work. Just don't forget which you choose to use.

Answer 3

Both will accomplish the same thing but the proper way of doing it is to use the ignition key. The kill switch is designed for emergency use when speed is critical and you can't take your hands off the handlebars. There's really no point in using in when you're parking. You can also usually stop a motorcycle's engine by putting the sidestand down while in gear or turning your fuel switch to off - but there is no reason to do either.

Answer 4

The kill turn on the cope with bars is for shutting off in an emergency because it rather is going to be too bulky to locate the foremost and turn it in a hurry. They the two do the comparable element - kill the engine, yet turning the foremost shuts down all of the electrical powered, no longer in basic terms the motor. Six in one a million/2 dozen in the different, however the final diagnosis is the excellent way so which you do no longer kill your battery.

Answer 5

It doesn't really matter. They both stop the power going to your ignition system.
Here are a couple of reasons not to use the kill switch
-After you stop your bike then remove the key, you migh forget to turn your kill switch back to run When you go to re-start it, you might forget about the kill switch being off and wonder why your bike won't start.
-When you stop your bike with the kill switch, if you bump it to the "run" position fast enough, the bike will start running without using the starter button.
-If you're still in gear and bump the kill switch back to run, it will start running just as if you push started it (bump start).
-You can stop the bike with the kill switch, get off your bike and walk away without removing your key. Someone can steal your bike, or the battery could be dead when you get back to it because you left the key on.
-The kill switch is really an emergency stop switch. If there's no emergency, park your bike in neutral and turn off the key. The last action you do after turning off your bike, your hand is on the key and a no brainer to remove it.
-Like I first said, it doesn't really matter which one you use. They both turn off the power to run your bike.

Answer 6

Correct way is with key.
Kill switch is , as several people mentioned, emergency use.
It does wear out and is relatively expensive to change.
One thing no one mentioned, its really easy to forget to remove ignition key and bike is then very easily stolen, particularly when its mounted low to rear as on your bike (and Suzuki Intruders)
Most insurance companies will take a very dim view of stupidity if the key was left in ignition and you were somewhere else and can deny claim

Answer 7

Use the key to shut-off the engine. Use the kill switch for emergency situations or unusual cirmcumstances.

When I park and leave the bike unattended. I usually flip the kill switch, lock the handlebar, turn fuel off, pull a spark plug wire off. Small things like that take longer to get a bike to run...and will take longer for the thief to ride off.

Answer 8

Dealers recomend you use the stop button. 1 = I'm not sure how it works but something to do with the engine settings,2 = safer than reaching for the key to turn off engine. Hopes this helps.

Answer 9

The kill switch is a good habbit to get into in the (very unlikely) event that you need to shut down the engine with the throttle stuck open, as it's quicker than using the key. But either one will get the job done.

Answer 10

I went to a saftey class and the question was brought up. The way the Instructor explained it was to hit the kill switch put down the side stand then turn off the key.