i run billet aluminum throttles on my bikes, and there's no kill switch on them, plus i hate wires, so...
new killswitch location
- Thread starter bairdco
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Why don't you make that a toggle switch so you can just reach down & 'click it' to shut it off instead of holding down the button??? 
(Unless that's a click on, click off button!!) 
(Unless that's a click on, click off button!!)
That's bad ass! nice and sneaky. Billet aluminum throttles huh? Where did you find those? I looked around on ebay for a while, didn't see anything worth trying. I tried using my old mini bike throttle, but it don't fit 7/8' bars. I already mounted my grip on the stock plastic throttle grip, but billet aluminum sounds a whole lot better! It would go great with my Billet brake cable brackets from Dan's.
got them on ebay: HONDA CFR50 & XR50 - Sik50's Billet Throttle -7/8" Bar : eBay Motors (item 130371385511 end time Mar-09-10 08:34:18 PST)
i think i only paid 25 though, i don't remember. they're pretty good quality, just a little loose. i cut a small piece out of a beer can, wrapped it around my bars. slathered it with grease, and slid the throttle over it. takes up the slack nice, so they don't rattle around.
if you try it, make sure you don't shim it too much, you don't want it to stick.
i think i only paid 25 though, i don't remember. they're pretty good quality, just a little loose. i cut a small piece out of a beer can, wrapped it around my bars. slathered it with grease, and slid the throttle over it. takes up the slack nice, so they don't rattle around.
if you try it, make sure you don't shim it too much, you don't want it to stick.
Very nice install baird. The wire thing got me down too with regards to the stock kill switch. Although my switch checked out OK with a multi-meter I read too many complaints here to even bother with it. I'm probably not the first but I located a big fat momentary horn button on the top tube and snaked the wires internally back to the seat tube. (The top tube was added to a ladies frame so drilling a couple holes should be a non-issue)
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