{"id":15964,"date":"2023-12-04T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=15964"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:46:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:46:06","slug":"zephyr-550-mysterious-stalling-sidestand-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20231204\/decoboco-cars\/zephyr550zr550\/zephyr-550-mysterious-stalling-sidestand-switch","title":{"rendered":"A bit puzzling? Zephyr 550 \u2013 The “mysterious stalling” was a sidestand switch malfunction"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When a safety device
becomes unsafe <\/p>

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Switch-related components should
be replaced at regular intervals ~

When something meant for safety
becomes “unsafe”
pay close attention (\u00b4\u30fc\uff40)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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The other day, I
replaced the muffler. <\/p>

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As you get older
you realize “the stock muffler is really something”
. . .

After all
it’s easy to ride, quiet, and has no dead spots
if it were light, that would be perfect!
But
durability = longevity
it’s wonderful.

Anyway, setting that aside.
After replacing the muffler the other day
occasionally “fuu~” <\/strong>the
engine just stops.
This never happened before. .

And it only
happens when engaging the clutch from 1st gear
sometimes the symptom appears, sometimes it doesn’t
it’s unsettling, you know?

As a test
even when I rev it really high and engage the clutch
“fuu~” Psst!! <\/strong>
I thought it was misfiring <\/p>\n\n\n\n


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I removed the sidestand S\/W. <\/p>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

When sidestand is retracted
\u2192 Pin extends = ON
“Extension direction = ON” <\/strong>
*This is normal for Zephyr

Sometimes the action is sluggish and doesn’t return fully
The pin doesn’t return completely
It was a soft? OFF

“I wish it was the other way” <\/strong>

If it were ON in the direction you push when retracting the stand

even with malfunction it would be fine

Suzuki uses “push direction = ON” <\/strong>
But why the engine stops when putting it in 1st gear is still a mystery?

Was it a soft\/intermittent
connection issue? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You should check it occasionally <\/p>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

If the E\/G would just stop
that would be fine, but something like this
is scary when turning right.
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Always ON for life! <\/p>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

Simpler design is better
The sidestand safety feature
just needs careful attention at your own responsibility

When it gets a bit old, things like this happen and it’s annoying
It’s like THE classic bike. . . <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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