Ignition Switch May Be Loose

The switch internally has springs and ball bearings that allow the tumbler and ignition plate to turn ! The balls drop into location dimples and thus hold the switch in a fixed position ! If you are really keen you could install stronger/stiffer spring's , but that's a very difficult solution to achieve ! How do I know this ... ? A much abused very old Kawasaki 250 single I once owned the switch was Solo loose !

 

Rachel
Hopefully just a once occurrence but hanging heavy items on the keys does not do the ignition any favours. My ignition every so often I get some oil and drip it into it just to lubricate.

Regards
Joe.

 

Used to see this a lot working.in garages. Always women. They have a 3 lb. piece of junk on thier key ring. Next thing you know they are in the shop getting the ignition switch replaced. My wife STILL does this despite my telling her not.to for.almost 48 years. I carried keys to some.very expensive properties for 30 years and never lost them. Must be a female thing. ...J.D.

 

I'd rather not...

 

Let’s put it this way. The ignition switch is entirely suitable for its intended use...... as a keyed switch. It struggles when you turn it into a coat hangar in a gale.
Is it wholly rational to physically attack the switch when you might address the gyrating load on the key?

 

Reckon the guys and myself are saying maybe you should leave well alone, as said remove key fob and maybe just keep the actual bike keys on the ring, could be rather than the pure weight and winddrag effect it had on your key maybe it also slightly stopped the ignition switch from hitting fully home effectively.
See how it goes with the key fob removed, maybe all will be ok Rachel

 

So my 14 plate thruxton does this when I only have the ignition key on it, first time I did a tonne up it did exactly the same thing. don’t get me wrong a key ring with loads of stuff on probably doesn’t help but I could certainly do with a new barrel for mine which I’ll shortly be ordering