Is this a feature or a bug?

[Damnitsjeff]

Check the wires from the safety switch at the clutch... follow them and unplug then replug them. This is a known loose connection and sometimes not even connected at the dealer.

Yes yes yes when I bought my FZ the dealer did not hook those wires up and I had the same problem until I did a little trouble shooting :cheer: Works great now. Dealers these days :spank::disapprove::rant::eyebrow::liar:

 

[Scott]

This thread is why the internet wins.

 

[FZ1inNH]

I think PlasticPig is on to something... maybe he is right about the prep manual not showing this. Still.... a good tech is going to see it on assembly and question it then put it where it belongs, right?

 

[ldbiker99]

You really want to diagnose the starting system for your motorcycle. Checking the continutity of all of the switches in the circuit. If you don't you could end up with a dumb cage driver running you over after you stall and are searching for the neutral position to get re-started.

 

[jrgimaging]

heh first thing when i picked up my new fz6 yesterday was to clutch-in-stand-up start it

 

[mdr]

You really want to diagnose the starting system for your motorcycle. Checking the continutity of all of the switches in the circuit. If you don't you could end up with a dumb cage driver running you over after you stall and are searching for the neutral position to get re-started.

Well, no, actually I don't want to diagnose anything. When you pay that kind of money to a dealer (Sunrise Cycles in Norfolk) for a brand new bike you have certain expectations, and doing your own setup isn't part of mine. Especially since they also did such a poor job on my last service on the Suzuki. I'm reluctant to take it back just to complain about such a minor issue which I've already fixed (thanks to you guys). I did however check the torque on the frame nuts and bolts due to another thread which made me a little paranoid. I guess my point is this should never have happened in the first place. I just can't believe the dealers are so lax that it's a common problem.