Hitchcocks Forum

During the winter months I have kept my 'best bike' in the garage. Until now, those bikes have all had 'kill' switches so I have turned the engine over on the starter every week just to keep oil in all the right places without the penalty of causing condensation in the engine. Now I have a Continental GT efi, which doesn't have a kill switch. Will it damage the ignition set-up to remove the plug lead so that I can continue my weekly procedure without firing up the engine?. Any advice will be gratefully accepted.

Yes it does have a "kill switch" (engine stop switch.) Page 31 of this manual:-

https://royalenfield.com/pdfs/motorcycl ... MANUAL.pdf

It's not necessary. It'll not do any harm but won't do any good either. There will be an oil film everywhere it needs to be for the winter.
Change the oil before your last run (if you can) drain the carb and leave the petrol tank full. A bit of oil down the plug hole is good and leave it at TDC.
Only you can't drain the carb of course but good advice for those with a carb.

Does it have the side stand switch so it'll spin the engine without pressurising the fuel line or sparking the plug whenever the side stand is left in the down position?

Many thanks for the replies.Sorry about the 'kill switch' error - the point I intended to make was that this switch, unlike on my other 'bikes, not only kills the ignition but also prevents the starter from turning over. Thanks for the advice re. side stand - yes there is a cut-off switch which does, however, allow the starter to spin the motor and so solves my problem. I should have thought to check myself - old age is catching up!

To prevent the engine starting you could remove the plug, but earth the body away from the plug hole, to complete the circuit. This will still draw fuel into the cylinder though which would tend to wash the oil off the barrel wall! I guess you can't turn the fuel off on an injection bike?