Well, the radio keeps playing after using the ECOS, so if that's still going on, I turn the key.
I also do a "post-flight walk around" looking for anything unusual and those bright a$$ lights will usually remind me to turn off the ignition.
YMMV.
Cheers,
Steve
My girls:
Isleen - 2014 F6BD
Saorla - 1995 FLSTN Heritage Special
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Ambrose Bierce
Thank you for all your advice and opinions. I do use the third engine cut-off method on occasion - the kickstand - but always involuntarily. As for actuating switches on a regular basis to clean the wipes, I'm glad some of you do it. Knowing that makes me feel slightly less OCD.
Now I'd like to discuss that annoying dust that builds up between the windscreen and the dashboard ...
It's all about location, as a young motorpickle rider I was told that in an emergency I could shut down the motorcycle without taking my hands off the steering wheel - thus the EMERGENCY kill switch.
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The kill switch is there in the event of an accident. Even the handbook says to leave it in the run position. In case of an accident sometimes the engine is screaming, so the switch is there so it can be killed instantly. Use the key only at all times.
Thank you imscots – that makes sense. I did not realize the handbook was provided so we could read it. Mine has a plastic shrinkwrap around it, so I thought this was to discourage us from looking at the pages. I learn something new every day on this forum!
I use the kill switch on all three of my bikes and both quads every time I shut them down. I've never left the key in the ignition doing so...don't ask me about leaving them in the lock for the saddles bags tho...