Ok, I have almost finished my CBR 954 front fork swap, and have installed a different type of clutch master cylinder. Due to the difference in the design of the master cylinder the stock Honda clutch interlock switch will not fit. Is there a way that I can just short out the switch so that the connection is constant, thereby allowing me to start my motorcycle? I know the function of the switch comes into play when you start the bike, you must pull the clutch in, and this switch makes a circuit, allwoing the bike to be started. If I were to short out the switch would there be any problems? Please let me know what you guys and gals think. This is pretty much the last obstalce for me to overcome before my project is complete!!!
If you have a closed circuit with the clutch lever pulled in, the easiest thing to do is snip the wires about 2" from the connector to the main harness and then strip about 3/8" of insulation from each wire and solder the ends together and insulate the splice with heat shrink tubing. Note that this will allow the bike to start in gear which can be amusing at best, dangerous at worst. Rex
You can also just get the proper switch for the master that you have can't you? While connecting the two wires together will work, so will starting in gear with the clutch engaged. And if the bike is on the side stand when you do that, down she goes. The side stand may stop the bike from running, but not from turning over.
Thanks for the tips. The new master came with it's switch intact, but I'm not sure what type it is. After disassembling the VFR switch, contact is made when the clutch lever is pulled in, this one gauging from the external appearance of the switch, it looks like contact is broken when the clutch lever is pulled in. I think I'll try to place a jumper in between the old wires and the newer switch and see what happens. Thanks again for the tips!!!
