on my 89 kat i used electrial tape to hold the button down. just wrap it up tight

tried it with duck tape...heat from the motor loosened it up...I want to bypass the switch, but I need to know where and how so it dosen't look so ghetto. I plan on trading the bike in sometime in 2007. I want to upgrade a little bit.

There is a way to bypass the switch. I can't remember the exact way. Basically, just snip some wires, and twist together. I am sure someone will be able to tell you exactly what wires.

The safety switch is there for a reason. While you can short the circuit to over-ride the safety switch, it's much wiser to fix the problem -- usually replacing the kickstand springs will take care of the issue.
See this fiche file for more details on the individual parts involved:
98-03 Sidestand Fiche

Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet

Use a black zip tie and tie it tight.

Look at which way the bracket on the kickstand needs to be bent and take a pair of pliers and bend the tab so it makes good contact with the switch. If the kickstand is actually dropping though, go with Cyber's advice and replace the springs so it holds it up tight.

I'd opt for the re-bending that Court suggested. Things got out of alignment and need to be put back where they were for things to work.

You can also pick up another kickstand on eBay - I just got one recently for next to nothing.

New springs help too, as CP said.

If you must by-pass the circuit, you simply dis-connect the wires where they plug into the harness (just above the area - inside the rear of the left main fairing at the front of the left frame cover), then either plug in a bypass loo (piece of wire stuck into both terminals) or you cna cut the wires leading from the switch, and connect them together to make the loop.

BE AWARE: If you bypass the switch like this, DO NOT FORGET (all the time!) that you can then start this bike with the kick stand down!


Seen it done lots of times................

i slightly bent the kickstand bracket on mine,put a washer inbetween and cranked it down...my kickstand dont move easy at all anymore,ive always used the centerstand anyways...if i do want to use sidestand just have to push hard to get it down and up.....mine is just worn out and dealer wants too much to replace it....