Somehow back in the day we used to survive without that switch 😁

Performed that right after getting mine. Been doing the grease the starter thing today. I have a slip on muffler on the way and figured while the exhaust was apart it was a good time for that. New tires arrived today, so there is another project waiting. Be a good time to grease the swing arm and suspension points. Just in time for the riding season to begin here in the USA. Thanks for all of the quality content and entertaining videos! Keep up the good job Mark!

I was getting ready to disconnect my dr650 clutch switch. Handy video... Texas

Well done Mark, I did mine too because I found it to be faulty, probably due to a previous fall. It caused me to run wide one day whilst looking down thinking the side stand was the issue and the engine was cutting out at times. No issue since then.

Nice one Mark. Perfect timing for the feet up vids mate 😉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

Nice one Mark! I had a similar situation on my 1200 where the side stand switch got smashed by a stone or rock leaving an open circuit on the side stand switch which simply just shut the whole bike down!

Good advice Mark. The safety recommendations are critical, as you said, in a Parking lot...You don't want your bike to become a missile. :-) .

Thanks dude. My bike was having intermittent starting problems just in a cold start situation... Of course never happened for the dealer as always warm.. anyway have done this by-pass this morn😢and guess what? Started right up as it did when new.. So not sure why it would work at all since if choked and throttling would eventually start... anyway done the switch and bike now starting right away with no drama. Bloody Lovely!!! Kevin S Vancouver Island British Columbia.

Lol, when I bought my DR used it had the clutch and side stand by passed by the previous owner and I had to reverse it to get the bike through the government safety inspection. Interesting my last jeep wrangled (a jeep tj) had a fuse on the fuse panel labeled " clutch defeat" and if you pulled the fuse out it would bypass the safety switch so you could start the jeep in gear when off road. This was usefully if you stalled the jeep on a hill, I can see the usefullnes of this mod as long as you remember it is bypassed. Great video, thank you Dino

Un abrazo desde Bogotá Colombia tengo una del año 2007 lo puse es práctica excelente.

Another fine vid from our very own M/C guide Markus Sorious Fingerous Outbackus. On a side note if you start using your fingers in pairs and steering by thumb = less strain.

Awesome that they make it so easy for ya! 👍

Thanks. Very practical. David. Adelaide

Too each their own. I’ll keep it on my Triumph. Wouldn’t want to launch unexpectedly. 👍🏼

Cool bandanas

Nice one🇳🇴☕

How are you Mark! You fixed the NSU? got a video?

years ago there was no such thing as those clutch switches. also side stand switch. I just bought a brand new dr 650 2 weeks ago, i havnt even sat on it yet. working too much. i also have a drz 400e i bought new in 2009. Ha its still new done only 600ks. great videos by the way mate

I did this mod, the kickstand mod and the kill switch mod. It all took less than an hour.

hi i did this mod after my last ride came off and bent the clutch lever in and could not get my bike started because the lever would not pull in enough to deactivate the switch to start it .

more weight saving advice... bonus.

Heeello! Question/opinion: how likely is it that the bike won't turn on because of clutch problems if the bike is a 2016 with only 6.000 km? Just bought a bike, rode it home np.. day after would not start. All switches etc are fine, but turning key on "on" it doesn't even make a noise... wondering the likelihood of the clutch being the problem. Thanks! Susanna- Sydney

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Sounds like Pete is a Clairvoyant!!!

One thought Mark is: I was under the impression that starting with the clutch allowed the engine to spin up easier, thus less strain on the motor. Just sayin' 👍🤣

dont forget to do the kick stand switch

Hi Mark I was wondering about the kick stand being out and the bike being in gear and you do your mode will your bike still start ??

Do all the Australian DR 650s have that passing beam button?

Mine does this thing I ride it hard park it for a bit then it hard starts

Start at 2:30 to skip intro

Is the side stand switch still connected, with the stand down & in gear it should not start

Why not wire it into the Neutral light that way it will only start when out of gear

I'm going to do that with my semi truck.. 😂

That clutch pulling in malarkey isn't on all bikes, it's not on my Tenere. Maybe that's where Pete got his motivation from.

Only down fall doing clutch bypass is when riding track the bike stalls out at a stop have to get neutral to fire up. Can't just clutch it to restart

Jesus! They put these on bikes too!?? Couldn't live with the one on my clutch in my car so I disabled it. If you press the brake, it's not moving- even in gear.

The switch is a $30.00 part. Why not replace it and stay safe? Even if the bike is in neutral starting the bike with the clutch out is harder on the starter and the battery as the starter motor must not only rotate the engine but the transmission components as well. I think it is good to know how to bypass this switch in an emergency situation (the same applies to the NSU and the KSS) but these should only be employed as a temporary measure until the bike can be fixed properly. Just saying ...

I hate all that safety stuff. I bought a .22 semiautomatic pistol that had so many safety switches on it that I removed half of them and I still hated the gun. What a waste of money. I want the gun to shoot when I want it to shoot. Why would I want to fumble around with a bunch of safety switches. Same thing for the DR650. I want to ride the bike and the engine needs to be running fir me to be able to ride the bike. I absolutely do not need one safety switch.

OK, trying to be charitable but 7 1/2 minutes to show pulling the number plate off and connecting two wires. Tighten it up, please.