Clutch Switch Effect After Start?

I read a few posts about the clutch switch controlling the starter.
Does anyone know if the clutch switch disables the spark in addition to
the starter?

After successfully starting (in neutral), my Kawasaki Vulcan sometimes
dies if the clutch is released while in gear. My repair manual is en
route, but I appreciate any advice you can offer.

Jeremy

 

Just because could, he/she/it opin'd thus:

There's another problem besides the clutch switch. Think about it:
releasing the clutch while in gear is NORMAL operation of a
motorcycle.

Look elsewhere. Operator error, maybe (engaging the clutch a little
too fast, perhaps)?

-Don

 

Your problem really isn't the clutch switch.

The actual problem is with the side stand switch. It's not making good
contact.

This business with the side stand switch is actually dangerous to the
rider. Your engine might suddenly quit while you're riding, and you
might roll on the throttle thinking you weren't giving the engine
enough gas. Then the engine might suddenly restart because the
transmission is in gear. But you'd be giving the engine too much gas.
You could have an accident.

The side stand safety interlock requires the sidestand to be up when
the transmission is in gear and the clutch is engaged.

I had mysterious problems on my Kawasaki dual sport. The engine would
quit while I was riding on a bumpy roade. I would pull the clutch in
and the engine would start because the motorcycle was still moving and
the clutch had enough drag to turn the engine over.

If I let the clutch out, the engine would quit because the ignition
circuit was interrupted by the side stand switch.

I looked down and saw that the side stand was hanging down just enough
to allow the
side stand switch to open.

I made up a jumper wire to go from one pin to the other on the plug
where the side stand switch connects to the main wire harness.

 

I disagree. I can't tell you how many times I rode away from the
motorcycle hangout
with my side stand down and flicked the bike into a tight hairpin turn.
The side stand would always retract with a bang!

Yes, it's conceivable that the rear tire could be levered off the
ground.

But, the way we used to ride over rough back roads with tight twisties,
we used to be dragging our side stands and center stand and exhaust
pipes, especially going over asphalt hog backs in the road, and I never
had my rear tire levered off the pavement while making sparks on the
pavement.

One of my sportbike buddies asked me what the heck I was doing back
there. "It sounded like you were crashing."

I told him, "I was keeping up with you, wasn't I?"

Ground clearance is over rated on public roads. And, on the race track,
I still dragged my Kerker megaphone.

I remove the safety interlocks from all my mototbikes whenever they
malfunction. I am smarter than any motorbike, and I can usually
remember to put the side stand up.

If not, oh, well...

 

Yes. True.

That's why I disconnected the sidestand switch from the ignition
circuit (bypassing it at the ignition side) and used it to provide a
switched voltage to a backup horn mounted under the seat of my R1100S.
That way, if I leave the sidestand down, I get a nice loud reminder to
put it back up when I turn on the ignition.

I can also use it for attracting attention from passers-by whenever I
want to . . . .

-Don

 

I was not, but that is exactly the problem. Thank you for the help!

Jeremy

 

I was able to clean up the sidestand switch, and now the problem is
gone! Thanks for the help.

Jeremy