mike_bike_kite wrote:
Why? The rear brake will simply cancel out the power from the motor.
What? The brake does not cancel out power from the motor. It slows your momentum. If you lay on the brake while the throttle is open, you're asking to get killed. How about you get on your bike, hold your brakes, open the throttle, and see what happens. That's called a burn-out, and you do not want to be doing that in traffic.
mike_bike_kite wrote:
having a kill switch would be slightly easier in this isolated case but only if you can use it.
Exactly. Use it in isolated emergency situations. "Slightly easier" is always a good thing when the cards are stacked against you in an emergency situation. You get use to it by familiarizing yourself with your motorcycle's controls. That's the point.
mike_bike_kite wrote:
Oddly enough I ride all day with the throttle in the wide open position and never seem to want a method of turning the engine off
Again, unless you're in emergency situations constantly (and if you were maybe you should stop riding), you would use it a lot. But you're not, so save it for the emergency situation.
mike_bike_kite wrote:
. Do you grab the brakes or hunt around for the kill switch?
You don't hunt around for it. Mine is 2 inches from my right thumb, I don't have to hunt for it. Just like I know exactly where my indicators and horn are as well. I don't have to 'hunt' for them because I don't have to remove my hand from its position to access them.
One of the first things we did in my MSF course was to familiarize yourself with the controls. The kill switch is easily accessible while in the riding position, the key ignition is not.