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Offline Jschara

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1979 R65 Clutch lever switch
« on: April 17, 2020, 08:47:58 AM »
Can someone tell me what the clutch lever switch operates?

Thank you,
Jim
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Re: 1979 R65 Clutch lever switch
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2020, 09:03:14 AM »
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Can someone tell me what the clutch lever switch operates?

It allows you to start the motorcycle when not in NEUTRAL. As BARRY noted in an earlier post it also :
On the early models the clutch switch also controls the indicator beeper
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Re: 1979 R65 Clutch lever switch
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2020, 09:22:31 PM »
The technical answer is
It supplies ground to the starter relay just like the neutral switch and there is a diode between them to prevent the neutral light from coming on when the clutch is pulled in   
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Re: 1979 R65 Clutch lever switch
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2020, 01:16:32 PM »
Thank you,

Jim
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