Originally Posted by
lynnala
VC, I discovered the same thing, unfortunately right when I wanted to start up a steep hill. I had to backtrack a bit and flip the switch again. I wish there was some way around this, but it does help when I've forgotten to turn the battery off when I go in a store. So now I give the throttle a little twist every couple of minutes too.
There are probably several ways around this but here are the two I've thought of:
1) Even though you are trying to conserve batts, every so often give the throttle a little twist and the motor will not be off when you need it. (this is what I do... I also have a timer on my bike so I can gauge the 5 min if I'm ever worried about it, but sometimes... I still go over the 5 minute limit)
2) On the 2008 model the switch is in a really inconvenient place; in the control box under the rack. You could purchase another switch and some wire from an electronics shop (electronic goldmine is a good online source) and remount and rewire your new switch somewhere else on the bike. I've been thinking about doing this but haven't opened up the control box yet.. maybe I should check this out!