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Originally Posted by diffluere
Are you going through every post and responding to all of mine?! =P
I am really beginning to think I have OCD. I start/turn off my motorcycle in the same order:
clutch in, kickstand up, key on, red button (killswitch? i am going braindead today), hit starter. then stop, killswitch off, kickstand down (look at ground to see what's under it!), clutch out, key off. WEIRD.
I also HAVE to check my tire pressure, or I worry about it all the way to school. I think I read too many tire related posts on here. I blame you guys entirely!
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Nothing weird about it IMO. Starting up I use the acronym FINE-C:
F - Fuel selector
I - Ignition switch (key)
N - Neutral
E - Engine kill switch
C - Choke (as needed)
I let the engine warm up while I don my helmet and gloves. When I'm ready to go it's: kickstand up, first gear, high beams.
For stopping, my flow is: verify first gear, low beams, kill switch, ignition switch, kickstand down (verify visually).
I think it's good to have a mental checklist to run through to help keep you out of trouble. For example, I always check the fuel selector even though I "know" I left it in ON last time I rode. There have been a few times when I realized that I had left it in RES after getting gas.