Quote: I am curious about this.. do you remove it from the carbs or leave it attached and just unplug the 3 wire connector?
Still attached to the carbs but just unplugged the connector. It is in a tough spot to get at which is behind and between the carbs but eventually I got it.
Quote: Could this have anything to do w/ the backfire syndrome that gets blamed for blowing out the starter idler gear?
Nope James, my bike still backfires (occasionally) as usual upon startup. The reason I disconnected it was based on experience from others in this forum. Believe me when I tell you it was not from any technical know how on my part so I can't provide any actual knowledge. But I can tell you for sure my bike is a better deal for doing it. I tell you this after putting about 4000 km after pulling the plug.
