Looking at getting a 3 or 4 position ignition with momentary starter built in.
Anyone running this? Pros? Cons?
Well, this subject comes up often. Not sure of the outcome of some of the previous threads. Perhaps the authors didn't survive their experience.
Here's the cons:
1. When starting, you have to take one of your hands off of the handle bar control. If you take your right hand off, then you can't control the throttle which usually needs some movement to successfully start the engine.
2. If you take your left hand off the left control, then you cannot operate the clutch.
Many bikes require that either the clutch be pulled or the transmission must be in neutral, so you would have to put the trans in neutral.
If you fail to do this and your bike does not have these safety features and if the trans is in gear, the bike will start and propel you across the garage with just one hand on the handle bars.
3. When stopped at a red light, if the engine is going to stall, that is when it will stall, just as the light changes to green, so which hand do you use to start the engine? (see #1 and #2 above) except that if you use your left hand and the trans is in gear you will be propelled across the intersection with just one hand on the handlebars.
4. If you use your right hand to operate the start switch, then you will have to use your right foot to hold the rear brake because all traffic lights are on inclined roads, especially at night.
5. In most cases of starting the engine cold, you need to pull the clutch and operate the throttle, so that will be impossible with a key type starter.