Serviced the bike yesterday (only cost me R41.00 for the oil filter as I already had the engine and air filter oils

) and decided to get rid of the sidestand and clutch switches as well.
Who needs the added headache of switches? In the unlikely event that my bike does not want to start in future, at least I know that it will not be due to some switch. Think of it as enhancing the DR's reliability even more

Had to phone Ganjorra when I got a bit confused, but here is another description of the procedure -
Sidestand switch -
- remove seat;
- follow the wires up from the sidestand switch to a green connector sitting just behind and below the fuel tank;
- disconnect;
- take the male connector and the two wires attached to it (i.e. the wires leading down to the sidestand switch) and cut those two wires a few centimetres
below the connector.
- Join the two pieces of cut wires permanently together; and
- re-connect the male and female connector;
- sidestand switch is now history. The remainder of the wires leading down to the now defunct sidestand switch can be rolled up and taped up/secured with a cable tie.
Clutch lever switch -
- take of headlamp cowl;
- undo strap and remove the protective canvass / plastic covering;
- follow the wires from the clutch switch to the wiring harnass;
- disconnect both wires from their respective male/female connectors in the wiring harnass;
- roll up and tape / secure
- connect the male and female wires from the wiring harnass together;
- clutch switch killed