Coppa Italia side stand switch

[bullionz]

Searching for a side stand switch for my Coppa Italia. Can anyone give me a lead?

V11 Sport side stand switch 01759130

[LowRyter]

I can tell you that I couldn't find one.  My bike  is in the shop getting a few thing fixed and I was told they fixed the switch when they were replacing the kick stand.  IIRC something was bent.  He's had both my Guzzis forever, so i've lost count.  

[p6x]

Wouldn't it make sense to bypass that switch, so it is always "closed"?

I understand it is a safety feature, and I know we are not supposed to refer to the "old times", but my V11 is my first motorcycle equipped with this safety feature.

Would a check list help? in my industry, we did copy aviation check lists very early on to mitigate forgetting critical items that could cause a failure.

 

[audiomick]

2 hours ago, p6x said:

Wouldn't it make sense to bypass that switch, so it is always "closed"?

That would make a certain amount of sense, but here it would also mean you (the bike) would fail the bi-annual roadworthy inspection. There has to be a switch, or a side-stand that folds itself up when the bike is stood up.

[al_roethlisberger]

And of course, disabling the side stand switch could also lead to something like this if one weren't paying attention 

 

https://gilbeck.net/crash/crash.html

[audiomick]

Shoei X11. Hmm, I believe that was the helmet I was wearing when I crashed in 2017. Mine looked pretty similar to the picture in that report. A couple of millimetres of material ground off on the chin piece almost exactly on the same place as his, and massive scratching on the visor. As the man wrote, a full-face helmet is the only way to go.

[Chuck]

Eldo Jon used to keep 3 full face helmets hanging in his shed with the chin bars ground down for anyone to admire that thinks a beanie helmet is fine. "You always land on your face, man.."

[audiomick]

Yes, I considered keeping mine for just that purpose.

 

I didn't, because we already have far too much stuff lying around. But I have photos.

[gstallons]

There was a website rotten.com with awful gore and repulsive pics , One i remember was "nothing gets between me and my Harley . Everything on this man's face was missing from his nose to his neck. You could see his uvula and the edges of his jaw. I lloked like he had a stick of dynamite for a cigar & it exploded .  

Full-face helmet dor me for the rest of my life.