Harley Davidson motorcycle key found

[Mystic13]

Has the tube type key and the electronic Fob. Found Gt South Road Greenlane. Guess it fell out of a pocket while riding. I rang AMPS and apparently you can leave this thing in your pocket and still start the bike and ride. Really cool feature until you lose the key. If you own this or know who does give me a yell on 021 538 029.

Cheers

If I've posted this in the wrong section can someone re-post it. I'm not at the puter. Just came home to pop this up and back to work.

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I rang AMPS and apparently you can leave this thing in your pocket and still start the bike and ride.
Technology in a Harley? What the the fuck is this world coming to?

[admenk]

Technology in a Harley? What the the fuck is this world coming to?

What do you mean?...mine's even got lights (sometimes)

Good on you Mystic13 for taking the time to find the owner - hope they're suitably grateful. :yes:

[Virago]

I would think it would be better to hand it in to the police?

[Swoop]

It had tassles attached to the key?

[FJRider]

It may even be coded for a specific motorcycle.

The local Harley dealer may find the correct owner (just a guess) ...

[Mystic13]

Yep, spoke to AMPS and the number on the key info doesn't help them locate the owner. They already have two other unclaimed sets sitting there.

Called the police and let them know I have it. Will drop them off in the next day or two. Given they are shut for a few days I thought it best to hold them till they open again.

I just hope the rider didn't head off down country and got to some far of gas station before discovering the problem.

[piston broke]

i'm interested to see how long it takes to find the owner.
i.e. how wide rangeing this forum is.

[marty]

It's only for Aucklanders and a few nancy-boy passport holders from south of the Bombays.

And 1 person from Japan.

[Crasherfromwayback]

I would say rather than falling out of the riders pocket, they've ridden off on the bike with it still in the ignition switch (Softail, some Dyna's, VRSCDX's etc) and it's flown out. If it's '07' onwards, the bike won't go without the fob being near the bike, although hopefully the owner will have his/her spare handy!

Good on you for keeping it, and piping up about it!

[Mully]

south of the Bombays.

Where??!!??!!

There's no such place.

[Berries]

I would say rather than falling out of the riders pocket, they've ridden off on the bike with it still in the ignition switch (Softail, some Dyna's, VRSCDX's etc) and it's flown out.
Flown out ? Jeez, what speeds are these Harley things capable of ?

[scumdog]

Flown out ? Jeez, what speeds are these Harley things capable of ?

Warp Factor 5+.

But they wear the 'Cloak of Slowness' to give the appearance of sedate progress.

Less hassle from 'the law' and gives other riders something to gloat about.:yes:

[FJRider]

Where??!!??!!

There's no such place.

Go to the top of the Sky Tower ... and see for yourself ... :blink:

[Mystic13]

Flown out ? Jeez, what speeds are these Harley things capable of ?

Okay, "shaken out" then.

[BMWST?]

Okay, "shaken out" then.

well how come they dont stop when it falls out or at least within its (limited range)?
eso seeing tha ton most harleys the key is not really visible from the riders position

[bsasuper]

There pushing HD's around or trailering them to their favourite posing hangout, so they dont really need it anyway.

[Crasherfromwayback]

well how come they dont stop when it falls out or at least within its (limited range)?
eso seeing tha ton most harleys the key is not really visible from the riders position

The bike will start and run when the fob is within range...but if you stall the bike or turn it off without the 'fob' being in range, you're fucked! So if you realize you've lost it on your ride, don't whatever you do turn it off untill you go and fetch your spare!

[fliplid]

So if you realize you've lost it on your ride, don't whatever you do turn it off untill you go and fetch your spare!
Unless, you're a repeat offender, and it was the spare. :facepalm:

[jasonu]

Called the police and let them know I have it. Will drop them off in the next day or two. Given they are shut for a few days I thought it best to hold them till they open again.
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Wot, the police close down for a few days?????
Don't tell any criminal types...

[fuknKIWI]

Be a thrill seeker hang out where the Harley's are see how many you can start:innocent:

[BMWST?]

........ and run when the fob is within range...

so it doesnt stop when you go out of range of the fob?

[HenryDorsetCase]

Warp Factor 5+.

But they wear the 'Cloak of Slowness' to give the appearance of sedate progress.

Less hassle from 'the law' and gives other riders something to gloat about.:yes:

I was under the impression the Federation didn't have cloaking technology?

and Warp 5?

Pah, Enterprise could exceed that in 1967!

[Berries]

I was under the impression the Federation didn't have cloaking technology?

and Warp 5?
I won't go in to too much scientific detail, but it is all to do with the bandannas.

[Crasherfromwayback]

so it doesnt stop when you go out of range of the fob?

Nope! You can ride it as far as you like. Turn it off and you have a problem though. You can actually still bypass the security system without the fob if you know your pin number though.

[jimichelle]

was zipped up in jacket pocket zip managed to come undone and it went some where between chch and taitapu via the port hills
135 dollars later i had a replacement
15 dollar for key
95 for fob
the rest getting it reprogrammed which also makes the old one useless
and a very unhappy wife who had to bring out my spare
i now know the pin bypass

[awa355]

Who carries a spare key with them? A friend has a spare taped inside his tailight lens. I have one fitted out of sight . It cant be seen, and its no use in a draw at home.

[fliplid]

Who carries a spare key with them? A friend has a spare taped inside his tailight lens. I have one fitted out of sight . It cant be seen, and its no use in a draw at home.
Kind of interesting, regards insurance :blink:

[Mystic13]

Well the owner got his key today. I got a call from AMPS. Another motorcycle store had rung them to order a new set of keys and fob quoting the number I'd given them. Amps let them know I had the key. Some guy from the motorcycle store in Newmarket came around and retrieved the keys this arvo. Saved the guy $50 for keys. $80 for the fob and reprogramming.

It's great to have the keys find their home. I was curious how it would get back to the owner if it ever did. So getting a new key from the supplier outdid, calling the police, looking on KB or reading sideswipe.

The rider knew he lost the key between Newmarket and Greenlane. (It was on the Great South Road just down from Repco) Apparently he had put the key in the lock. It's fallen out while riding.

[fliplid]

Saw the bit in Sideswipe thing.
Glad the keys found their home :yes:
So, karmic beers coming your way?

[Fatt Max]

Well the owner got his key today. I got a call from AMPS. Another motorcycle store had rung them to order a new set of keys and fob quoting the number I'd given them. Amps let them know I had the key. Some guy from the motorcycle store in Newmarket came around and retrieved the keys this arvo. Saved the guy $50 for keys. $80 for the fob and reprogramming.

It's great to have the keys find their home. I was curious how it would get back to the owner if it ever did. So getting a new key from the supplier outdid, calling the police, looking on KB or reading sideswipe.

The rider knew he lost the key between Newmarket and Greenlane. (It was on the Great South Road just down from Repco) Apparently he had put the key in the lock. It's fallen out while riding.

This person deserves a DB.....

[rwh]

This person deserves a DB.....

And HD doesn't. What a crap design.

Richard

[Crasherfromwayback]

And HD doesn't. What a crap design.

Richard

Not at all. It works perfectly well, and saves the ignition barrell from wearing out when people leave dozens of keys swinging in them as people do. It's hardly a bad design if the owner forgets to remove the keys is it? If you leave the keys in your bike...and someone knicks it...is that a crap design too?

[rwh]

Not at all. It works perfectly well, and saves the ignition barrell from wearing out when people leave dozens of keys swinging in them as people do. It's hardly a bad design if the owner forgets to remove the keys is it? If you leave the keys in your bike...and someone knicks it...is that a crap design too?

If the intent is that the keys should be removed (which is not what most people would expect, right?) then perhaps there should be a spring in there that pushes the key out? Or perhaps have a button to push to get the keys out if you want. Or put the lock up on top. Or ditch the key entirely and just use a pin, or something.

But making it easy to leave the key somewhere it's likely to fall out from seems a bad plan to me.

Richard

[scumdog]

If the intent is that the keys should be removed (which is not what most people would expect, right?)

Richard

My experience? (2010 Ultraglide)

The key is only there 'cos it was needed to unlock the steering, top-box etc.

WHY leave it in the lock when there's no logical need?:blink:

[rwh]

My experience? (2010 Ultraglide)

The key is only there 'cos it was needed to unlock the steering, top-box etc.

WHY leave it in the lock when there's no logical need?:blink:

Because that's what I'm used to from every other vehicle I've ever owned (except perhaps some old dungers with worn out barrels)

Like I say - if the intent is that it should be removed, make it hard to leave it in.

Richard

[Crasherfromwayback]

Because that's what I'm used to from every other vehicle I've ever owned (except perhaps some old dungers with worn out barrels)

Like I say - if the intent is that it should be removed, make it hard to leave it in.

Richard

Just because it's not what you're used to doesn't make it a crap design does it now?

Besides, if you're told NOT to leave the key in the ignition...that should suffice right?

[scumdog]

Because that's what I'm used to from every other vehicle I've ever owned (except perhaps some old dungers with worn out barrels)

Like I say - if the intent is that it should be removed, make it hard to leave it in.

Richard

Frikkin Luddite.....:blink::rolleyes:

[rwh]

Just because it's not what you're used to doesn't make it a crap design does it now?

Besides, if you're told NOT to leave the key in the ignition...that should suffice right?

Perhaps.

Richard

[vifferman]

And HD doesn't. What a crap design.
Indeed


Not at all. It works perfectly well, and saves the ignition barrell from wearing out when people leave dozens of keys swinging in them as people do.
But why is the ignition barrel in such a stupid place? It seems to me that it's only there because that's where the very first ones were. Other bike designers have long since moved the thing to by the instruments, where it's easy to insert/remove, doesn't fall out, and doesn't wear the barrel.
A guy I work with sold his CBR1000RRRRR and bought a V-Rod. He hates the position of the ignition - if he's not careful and fumbles it, it falls in behind the header pipe. The steering lock is also just as dumb and inaccessible.

Seems to me it's a case of fashion (being fashionable to be retro) over function (good ergonomics, engineering and commonsense).

[Crasherfromwayback]

But why is the ignition barrel in such a stupid place? It seems to me that it's only there because that's where the very first ones were. Other bike designers have long since moved the thing to by the instruments, where it's easy to insert/remove, doesn't fall out, and doesn't wear the barrel.
A guy I work with sold his CBR1000RRRRR and bought a V-Rod. He hates the position of the ignition - if he's not careful and fumbles it, it falls in behind the header pipe. The steering lock is also just as dumb and inaccessible.

Seems to me it's a case of fashion (being fashionable to be retro) over function (good ergonomics, engineering and commonsense).

Depends on the model mate. Softails have 'em in the middle of the tank. That's pretty easy to access. The tourers have 'em where the your mates CBR does, some Dyna's and V-Rods have 'em down the side of the bike behind your right leg. THAT is painful!

Being able to ride them off with the steering locked is not so great...I still have the scars from doing just that!