Emergency starting

[Tomswede]

I found myself in a sticky situation the other day, I was stopped at a light and the road was on a slight incline, as I pulled away from the light, the engine stalled on me and I got stuck in the intersection, to just pull in the clutch, press the starter and get going would have been the easy and fast remedy, but that don't work, the bike has to be in neutral to be started, so it took some wiggling up and down with the foot to find it, Question, is there a bypass or other work around to disable this feature? On My older bikes I could just push the starter anytime and it would work.

 

[rhino 2]

I found myself in a sticky situation the other day, I was stopped at a light and the road was on a slight incline, as I pulled away from the light, the engine stalled on me and I got stuck in the intersection, to just pull in the clutch, press the starter and get going would have been the easy and fast remedy, but that don't work, the bike has to be in neutral to be started, so it took some wiggling up and down with the foot to find it, Question, is there a bypass or other work around to disable this feature? On My older bikes I could just push the starter anytime and it would work.

As far as i know no.....And That drove me nuts when i first got my 17 T/G...I wasn't used to the abrupt cluch engagement and low idle....First time i stalled a bike in years, Then i put on an adjustable cluch handle, No more stalling...ThumbUp

 

[hardwickbv]

You should be able to start it by pulling in the clutch and applying either brake (front or rear) while the trike is in gear.

If it doesn't your dealer should fix it under warranty if you have any left.

I am taking my 17 Tri-Glide to have the same issue fixed for the second time plus a couple other things next week.

Last time it was the left side switch pack that was bad.

Bob

 

[rhino 2]

You should be able to start it by pulling in the clutch and applying either brake (front or rear) while the trike is in gear.

If it doesn't your dealer should fix it under warranty if you have any left.

I am taking my 17 Tri-Glide to have the same issue fixed for the second time plus a couple other things next week.

Last time it was the left side switch pack that was bad.

Bob

Yes.......But if you stall while going [Rolling] though intersection and then step on the brakes , Theres a chance the vehicle behind you will run up your rear end..And that was what Tom [The OP] was referring to....

 

[trikeman]

Sometimes these safety features can be dangerous :wave4:

 

[Tomswede]

Enlightenment

Thank you, I did not know this, Yes it works just like you described it, having attained this knowledge, I feel much less worried about stalling the bike again, I'm getting more use to the engine and clutch so hopefully it won't be an issue anyway, thanks again

You should be able to start it by pulling in the clutch and applying either brake (front or rear) while the trike is in gear.

If it doesn't your dealer should fix it under warranty if you have any left.

I am taking my 17 Tri-Glide to have the same issue fixed for the second time plus a couple other things next week.

Last time it was the left side switch pack that was bad.

Bob

 

[hogcowboy]

Yes.......But if you stall while going [Rolling] though intersection and then step on the brakes , Theres a chance the vehicle behind you will run up your rear end..And that was what Tom [The OP] was referring to....

You don't have to actually stop. Just activate the brake switch by lightly applying either brake. But in a panic in the middle of an intersection frustration hits quickly. Practice helps a lot.

 

[ultrafxr]

You don't have to actually stop. Just activate the brake switch by lightly applying either brake. But in a panic in the middle of an intersection frustration hits quickly. Practice helps a lot.

One thing I've noticed when starting in gear - you must keep the brake engaged until the engine starts. If you ease off the brake while it is cranking but not yet started the cranking will cease immediately. I've found that I must do more than lightly engage the brake else the above happens.

I can certainly see the safety benefit of a clutch interlock to keep from cranking while in gear with the clutch released but having both a clutch and a brake interlock is above and beyond what is needed and more of a hazard than a safety feature.

BTW back in the 'old days' I admit to having hit the starter with the clutch out thinking I had the bike in neutral when in fact it was in gear. Never caused me to panic or lose control or crash or die. Bike jumped forward just a bit and I let off the starter button. Not really all that big a deal IMO.

 

[hogcowboy]

Yep. That's why I mentioned that in a panic everything goes out the window.