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Greetings,

I was wondering what switch can be found between the engine stop switch and starter button that is now filled with a plug.
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A light switch:

All off,
Sidelights only,
Headlights.
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Great question ! It's the same on my LXV. Shall one of us try and prise it out to see what's behind it ?
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Ah. Jim has told us
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Thank you Jim but I was hoping for something a little more interesting like cruise control.
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ejector seat for pillion
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froggieposition wrote:
ejector seat for pillion
That would have come in handy a few times over the years.

Don't need one now though. My current pillion riders is a keeper.

-Craig
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cellingburgh wrote:
Thank you Jim but I was hoping for something a little more interesting like cruise control.
That's where the mainstem stopper valve discombobulator goes.
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It had three options, Oil Slick, Smoke Screen or Guns. Depending on the upgrade, it is totally up to you.
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On my LVX it extends the rotating tire slicers from the wheels. Perfect for taking out pesky cabbies.
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Actually, it's for the optional Good Humor Ice Cream truck music. Just another way to mess with the public and endear scooters to the masses. Drive through a neighborhood and flick the switch, thereby activating the local kids to bug the crap out of their parents for Popsicle money. Razz emoticon
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Turbo booster or exhaust-flame upgrade. 8)
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froggieposition wrote:
ejector seat for pillion
She beat me to it.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UNr1XClnec

For the installation of one of these....
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it is where the dilithium crystals are dispensed.
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danny*h wrote:
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Are you sure it's not for the Retro Encabulator (from Rockwell Automotive)???
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froggieposition wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UNr1XClnec

For the installation of one of these....
Wow!!! Holy crap that rocks. Love it
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