I've learned a lot the past few months I've been on HDT; use of front and rear brakes, lubricants, and so on. I try to cultivate good habits in riding so as to be safe and take care of my bike. Now maybe I can pass along some wisdom gained the hard way. I end my ride by cutting the engine with the kill switch, then the tank switch, down the stand, cut off the gas, lock the forks and lock the switch. I rode 2 days ago and thought, I'll be riding in a day or two so I'll not lock the forks or switch. Sure enough, I had turned the switch to ACC and today when I tried to crank it, rrrrrrrrrrrr. Lesson learned, always go through your shutdown routine. If I had locked the switch I'd have noticed it was not in the off position. Riding in a cage when its 70 degrees and the sun is shining is no way to go through life!
Ishmael
Ishmael