Kawasaki ER6F Electrical socket

[spadxiii1918]

Good morning.

While cleaning and going over the bike I found an electrical connection under the clutch lever that was not connected. It is two pin oblong connector, plug in type.

Does anyone know what this is for.
I do not wat to plug it in without knowing what it does.
Thanks.

RIGHT I have found out that it is a CLUTCH switch, but what does it DO?

Mark

[Chriss]

The clutch switch tells the bike if the clutch is pulled in or not. When you pull the lever, it presses on a micro switch.

Many bikes require the clutch to be pulled in to be started, rather, the switch to be pressed to be started. Often they're by passed to enable single finger starting of the bike.

See if your bike will start, if it will with it unplugged then it probably won't be causing any issues. Some bikes, some Suzuki bikes for example, have a neutral map that is run when the clutch is pulled in. Again, the bike uses the switch to tell if the clutch is pulled in.
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[spadxiii1918]

Thanks my man.
That was well explained...as I understood what you were saying.

I will leave it unpluggeed as it dosen't seem to have any ill effects on the bike. Jut put some electrical tape round the open end.

Thanks for your help.

[yen_powell]

You may not be able to start the bike in gear with the clutch lever pulled in, not a problem if you don't do that anyway, but handy if you stall in traffic.
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[finpos]

It'll be there to stop the engine being started with the bike in gear and the clutch engaged thus shooting into the parked car in front of you. As long as you remember not to do that it'll be fine.

f.

[Chriss]

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

[Chriss]

[teuma86]

Reading this I was thinking, Why would you start the bike in gear but thinking about it, I have done this a few times.

Sometimes if I am just quickly moving the bike and I dont give enough power and stall it i just press the button.

Sometimes I leave the bike in gear (on a steep hill) and I just start her up in gear.

Sometimes (this one is rare but happened the other day)
Put the bike in gear and then remember I need to start the engine.

I normally start the bike, put helmet / gloves on, jump on, ride off.
But my pillion was piss assing about soo much with the intercom system I cut the engine, then when I jumped on the bike I automatically put the bike in gear then remembered to press start

[mjn51]

The sidestand switch on the ER6F stops the bike engine running if an attempt to put the sidestand whilst in gear, ergo stop the engine being started also.
engine can be started whilst in neutral and sidestand down.
Clutch switch allows bike to be started in gear with clutch in and sidestand UP.
M. (er6f owner)

[Chriss]