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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wfooshee" data-source="post: 1177562" data-attributes="member: 6354">So it's actually going into gear and stalling?Does the bike lurch from the gear engagement, or does the engine simply shut off? You might actually be looking at a bad or disconnected sidestand switch. If the ground connection from the switch with the sidestand up is not present, the engine will not run in gear.If it goes into gear and stalls because there's no throttle and the clutch is driving the transmission, the bike will lurch before it stalls. If it just kills the engine, it's electrical.There's a switch on the clutch lever, but its only function is to enable starting while in gear. That switch is irrelevant once started.Let's check that switch..... Sidestand up, bike in first, clutch lever out, starter should be disabled, starter button does nothing. Now pull the clutch lever and try the starter. Be ready to let go of the starter button.  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />  Starter should engage. If it does, and the bike lurches, then you have a physical clutch problem. If you still have no starter, then you have an issue with the switch on the clutch lever, or still the aforementioned sidestand switch. The clutch switch should not be able to kill the motor once it's started, though, while the sidestand switch can.It comes down to if the bike jumps when you put it in gear. Yes, something clutch. No, something electrical.</blockquote>

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