TwoBrittanys
aka itsbent
I use the right twist grip for passing.
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My 06 has the same thing.My 05 came with a twist to pass.
Verified part of that tonight. Was able to start the bike while in neutral without holding in the clutch or brakes. When I am riding down the road and hit the starter button I am sure I hear the starter motor spin a little. Will have to try that at slow speed on a quiet street sometime.It will start in neutral without the clutch in but not in gear.
Raymond
*ROFL* Yeah! It kinda just T's off the guy ahead of you, so when you do pass, he flashes his brights on you... LOL!!!Flashing headlights are the universal signal that someone faster is coming up behind and you should move over. Works in nearly all places except NA which apparently is not part of the universe.
Rod
Same in AU.... Non-ABS had the little flash button in front of the left switch binnacle, ABS has the rocker switch which is two position, forward for high-beam and a momentary back position to flash high-beam.My 13 has the flash to pass function and i thought all the 13's had this function.. I appreciate the newer bikes run with the headlights on all the time but the rocker switch that flips the lights to high beam also doubles as the flash to pass switch, by rocking it the other way or is this just on UK bikes..
Pressing the starter button doesn't do anything except cut off the headlamps if the bike is in gear and the clutch is engaged. This is probably a better way to get a drivers attention than flashing the high beams, although I've done that on occasion. I don't know about other states, but in Texas it's illegal to flash the high beams at another driver at night, not sure about doing it in daylight.Your starter switch cuts power to the lights and runs the starter; and although I haven't kept it up for long, pressing it multiple times doesn't seem to do anything other than flash the lights.
Your front hazard lights aren't red are they?I use my hazaard lights. People move to the right and begin to slow down really, really fast. Hmmm...don't know why?
Was reading through this thread and came across this post. Don't know why but it made me LOL, literally! :crackupMy 05 came with a twist to pass.
I am sure your answer will lie with comparing the wiring diagrams for the European and American versions of the bike, but unfortunately I cannot help with either.Does anyone know if a left handlebar switch from a European ST 1300 can be retrofitted to a North American spec ST 1300 in order to gain the 'flash to pass' function that the European switch provides? In particular, does anyone know if such a retrofit would be 'plug and play', or if wiring changes such as moving pins around (or, worse, changing connectors) would be needed?
Michael
European Spec Left Handlebar Switch with Flash to Pass Function