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I'm helping a friend with his 2006 RSTD and his problem is that the bike is running down the road great, and suddenly dies like he ran out of fuel. Let it sit for a few minutes and it'll usually fire right up, sometimes running like a bat out of hell and sometimes running a little sluggish. I owned an '09 RSV and started experiencing similar issues at about 50K while on the road, it was towed to a dealer and they replaced the fuel pump. No more problems (until some dumb*** ran me off the road and the bike got totaled, another story for another time). Using that info, I told him he needed a new pump which he ordered. Easy install, new filter at the same time (not as easy as the pump), and it fired right up. Ran for about 1/2 hour and died, exact same problem. In researching posts on this forum, it seems that the ignition switch is another source of problem. So the reason for my post is A) how do I test the ignition switch to see if that's his problem, B) is there an easy by-pass to get around this switch issue (without replacing the switch) and C) is it possible to just wire the pump to the battery (using a relay excited by a wire powered from the ignition) and will this work? His funds are extremely limited (retired/disabled) so any help is much appreciated. Gabby