Tether kill switch?

[johan]

Does anyone have a good tether kill switch they would recomend to install?

I need to replace mine and I'm looking for something more reliable.


cheers
johan

[Tony.OK]

Got one of these

http://www.mpsracing.com/products/MPS/hc01.asp

Very nicely made.

[YellowDog]

Looks like someone has taken a traditionally perceived 'Mickey Mouse' subject completely seriously.

Nice one.

[Kickaha]

Dick Smith sell a 2pin male/female plug which used to be about $8 and you can make your own, doesn't look a lot different than the bottom picture in the link Tony.OK put up just minus the handlebar clamp

[Shaun]

Does anyone have a good tether kill switch they would recomend to install?

I need to replace mine and I'm looking for something more reliable.


cheers
johan




Get a genuine one from a Suzuki dealer for the quads, they are so dam reliable

[johan]

Thanks guys, I've got few options now!

cheers

[johan]

Looks like someone has taken a traditionally perceived 'Mickey Mouse' subject completely seriously.

Nice one.

Why do you call it a 'Mickey Mouse' subject please?

[codgyoleracer]

Get a genuine one from a Suzuki dealer for the quads, they are so dam reliable

Def the way to go, do not get any two pin sleeve together type. Standard Suzuki part for quad bike.
Glen

[Quasievil]

i did a review on the normal bike shop ones on here somewhere............they are crapola. I got a Polaris jet ski one and it was beyond brilliant!!

No cap poorly plugged onto a wonky post thingy, it was a well designed fork that slotted in behind a sprung cylinder.......damn wish I had a picture. was easy to install also and well made.

Contact Steve at triple x moto in auckland and ask for the same that he sold bret Glazer, he will remember, if it falls apart on you I will buy you another one, they are that good!

[Maido]

Get a genuine one from a Suzuki dealer for the quads, they are so dam reliable

Craig had one shit itself last year at timaru I think, but generally they are pretty reliable.

[Kickaha]

Def the way to go, do not get any two pin sleeve together type.

Used that type for years with no problems



it was a well designed fork that slotted in behind a sprung cylinder.......damn wish I had a picture. was easy to install also and well made.


I used one of those on one of my bikes, best type I have ever found, the other ones with the little red push on cap are fucking rubbish

[BM-GS]

Suzuki one works well and handles water.

Red push-button sleeve jobs NOT designed to work after seeing any water.

Then again, if $ is more inportant than reliability, the Suzi one I got was $70... but it works and the red job was a PITA. My $0.02.

[wharfy]

Why do you call it a 'Mickey Mouse' subject please?
Walt Disney's hapless hero :)
In NZ things that are not quite up to standard are often called "Micky Mouse" it is pretty much interchangeable with "cowboy".
For example:
Wharfy says "that plasterer who did my bathroom did a micky mouse job, I had to get him back to fix it" AJturbo replies "yeah ? sounds like he was a bit of a cowboy".

It's pretty safe to use in any company - except executives or lawyers of Disney Corporation, but being in the animation business you probably figured that out your self :)

[YellowDog]

Why do you call it a 'Mickey Mouse' subject please?
IMO - A very serious subject, but I have seen some scarey 'DickSmithesq' Mickey Mouse type solutions.

Best to pay the cash for the safety and security that it will do its job if required.

EDIT: OK - Wharfy put it a lot better than I could have.

[ajturbo]

Does anyone have a good tether kill switch they would recomend to install?

I need to replace mine and I'm looking for something more reliable.


cheers
johan
well... if you don't plan on falling off, you wont need one!!!

or is it for your coach?... does he need it ???:shifty:

[GaZBur]

I use one off a jetski so it shoud be waterproof. Been on the bike for 2 years now. Go to the local marine shop. I found there was a kill switch in a nice blister pack for $25. Right next to it was exactly the same thing in a zip plastic bag for $12. There are 4 pins so you need to test which two (opposite sides) you need to kill the current but even I could work that out.

[johan]

Walt Disney's hapless hero :)
In NZ things that are not quite up to standard are often called "Micky Mouse" it is pretty much interchangeable with "cowboy".
For example:
Wharfy says "that plasterer who did my bathroom did a micky mouse job, I had to get him back to fix it" AJturbo replies "yeah ? sounds like he was a bit of a cowboy".

It's pretty safe to use in any company - except executives or lawyers of Disney Corporation, but being in the animation business you probably figured that out your self :)

It all make sense now Wharfy, thank you!

In fact, I am going to use the mouse cowboy analogy a lot from now on!

[johan]

well... if you don't plan on falling off, you wont need one!!!

or is it for your coach?... does he need it ???:shifty:

It's for my 3-hour co-pilot :shutup:

[Rob Taylor]

It all make sense now Wharfy, thank you!

In fact, I am going to use the mouse cowboy analogy a lot from now on!

Bloody hell Johan.Dont be so mickey mouse!!!!!!!!!!!!

[scracha]

It's for my 3-hour co-pilot :shutup:
To tether him to the bike so he cant run away?

[ajturbo]

To tether him to the bike so he cant run away?
no.. you stupid boy !!!

it is really an electrical shock treatment line, if the other rider slows down too much, Johan can remotely electrocute him....
you know, a bit like that movie where if the buss slows down it blows up....

[scracha]

Connect to testicles. Viola, new Taupo lap record*.


*and you can guarantee he won't fall off

[slowpoke]

Connect to testicles. Viola, new Taupo lap record*.


*and you can guarantee he won't fall off

It would only work on those racers not married, otherwise it's a fuggin' long tether to that jar on the mantle piece.

[FROSTY]

I got mine from a marine supply shop. I figured if its desighned for boat use itll be able to handle a few drops of rain

[Danger Dave]

anyone know the suzuki part number for the teather switch?

[johan]

I got my hands on a new switch and tried to install it tonight.

It turned out it work the opposit way I wanted it to. When the teather disconnects from the device, it closes the circuit.

What I need, is a swich that break the circuit when you separate from the bike.

Enough of this... I'm off to the pub!

[puddy]

Def the way to go, do not get any two pin sleeve together type. Standard Suzuki part for quad bike.
Glen
Got one! Then what? Fitting to GSXR1100K. Have no idea. Is it easy enough to do even if you're a ham-fisted gorilla, or best left to auto sparky or similar?

[puddy]

If it's not to difficult, and somebody can explain it, a mate reckons he'll be able to do it. Cheers.

[wharfy]

Got one! Then what? Fitting to GSXR1100K. Have no idea. Is it easy enough to do even if you're a ham-fisted gorilla, or best left to auto sparky or similar?

Pretty straight forward - If it is a "normally closed" type just cut one of the wires going to the factory handlebar kill switch and use the new switch to "re-join" it.

[codgyoleracer]

Got one! Then what? Fitting to GSXR1100K. Have no idea. Is it easy enough to do even if you're a ham-fisted gorilla, or best left to auto sparky or similar?

Nah, you should be able to do yourself, just need a knife, soldering iron,solder, elec tape + make a mount for the tether switch probly.
As wharfey ses, its just a matter of looping into the +/- of the kill switch wires, so that when kill switch is 'on" tether is required to be plugged in to create continuous circuit.

[puddy]

Thanks Glen, have got it sorted. Just used the old :weird: and got a mate to do it!