keys falling outa the hole

[pyrocam]

hmmmmrmmm. its been bothering me for a bit and I tied some orange rope to the keyring so I could tie it onto the handlebars but now they just comeout so easily think im gonna loose em (and who wants to tie something on everytime)

I know this is a problem with my kinda bike (keys fellout of a RGV loaner from colemans and I didnt notice till I was 10k away) but I hope I dont have to get the whole thing re-cut do I?

anyone else had this problem? what did ya do.

[HDTboy]

Clench ones sphincter tighter

[thehollowmen]

hmmmmrmmm. its been bothering me for a bit and I tied some orange rope to the keyring so I could tie it onto the handlebars but now they just comeout so easily think im gonna loose em (and who wants to tie something on everytime)

I know this is a problem with my kinda bike (keys fellout of a RGV loaner from colemans and I didnt notice till I was 10k away) but I hope I dont have to get the whole thing re-cut do I?

anyone else had this problem? what did ya do.

Loop on the handlebars
Double ended keyring clip, just clip them on after starting the bike.

[sunhuntin]

mine never actually fell out, but it was one thing i was worried about, so i bought a cheapo "choke" chain from the $2 shop [couldnt choke a rat its that flimsy] and found a stretched keyring. now i just slip that keyring through the one on my keys and away i go. am looking the change that for a clip though, as the ring is really loose and a clip would be faster and easier.
wasnt going to bother one night, changed my mind and hooked em up. get to work and the keys are sitting on the bars basically. so glad i did that. usually i hook em unless im just going a short distance...like wouldnt leave em loose if i was going out of town or more that a few blocks away.

[John]

Stop stealing your bikes. You dirty little theif you!

[pyrocam]

damnit I was hoping someone wouldnt catch on.



but yeah I was hoping for a more permanent solution if possible. anyone ever had a bike re-keyed? whats the cost involved?

[gamgee]

as the ring is really loose
:sweatdrop
immature sorry....

[Ghost Lemur]

put key in ---- start bike ---- take key out, put in pocket ---- ride off.

Reverse order when you get where you're going.

[F5 Dave]

Sorry to say but the bike is built down to a price for Malaysia or Thailand or somewhere & they obviously skimped on the lock. Perhaps a disc lock or a chain would be a good idea.

Which brings me to an old story, one I told yesterday.

Old Yams used to have tragic ignition locks. My mate’s bike was kafutt so he borrowed another’s ex cop XJ750. We left for Turangi from Wgtn at some crazy hour of the morning. We get to Sanson having been travelling at speeds you wouldn’t consider now (of course all on private closed roads) & he points at his dash

“What’s wrong with this picture”

Hm, all seemed ok, rev counter was working, Lights were on, LCD speedo was showing zero as we were stopped.

“Uhh?”

Oh, the keys were missing, along with all his home & work ones. No point even trying to look for them.

& here we were part way up the island & he was just about out of gas.

Out comes Mr Screwdriver, that worked the ignition just fine & with a strategic wallop sorted out the tank access issue. Scared me how easy it was. Hardly a secret to thieving shitheads I guess.

The rest of the story involves terrible pisstaking of how many times he had to fill up, he’d say are you sure you aren’t going to fill up & I’d respond that my Katana didn’t have YIDS YADS or any other silly acronym printing on the intake system. + I knew it would do 320k on main tank.

Just exited Waioru & starting up the hill when it went onto reserve at 265. Oh dear, guess we were travelling a little faster than normal. How far is it to Turangi? Slow down a bit- How far will I get on reserve? Slow down a bit more.

Matey had well cleared off so he would beat me there, but the indignity of having to turn back. What if I ran out of gas? :crybaby: No cellphones in those days.
Go into econo run mode.

Just about got there & the bike starts spluttering. Turn the choke on. Splutters again. Turn it on some more. . . Pull the clutch & coast up to the bowser. :whistle:

It was that close, but he heard the bike was not running so I didn’t get away without some gyp.

[Krayy]

hmmmmrmmm. its been bothering me for a bit and I tied some orange rope to the keyring so I could tie it onto the handlebars....
That's a relief :sweatdrop I thought the rope was attached to a kill switch and you were going to fly off at any minute :dodge:

[Postie]

but yeah I was hoping for a more permanent solution


Superglue, it'll never come out

[Lou Girardin]

put key in ---- start bike ---- take key out, put in pocket ---- ride off.

Reverse order when you get where you're going.

Wot he said.
Harley riders learn this quickly.

[R6_kid]

put key in ---- start bike ---- take key out, put in pocket ---- ride off.

Reverse order when you get where you're going.

thats what i did on my suzuki....

[zadok]

Interesting. I have never had that happen to me. I didn't think they would come out. I thought once the key was in the 'on' position they were more or less locked into position. Got me thnking now.

[Flyingpony]

Interesting. I have never had that happen to me. I didn't think they would come out. I thought once the key was in the 'on' position they were more or less locked into position. Got me thnking now.
Same here. Once in the on position, they're locked into position.

Is it possible your locks need some lubrication?

[Ixion]

Believe me, the blurdy things can indeed come out. Which is why I have now bought the guts of an RF immobiliser. And soon Li'l Ratty will have NO ignition switch to stuff thinsg up with. Keys are so 20th century, time to move with the century. An RFID would be even nicer except I can't figure out how to turn the ignition OFF when I walk away.

[WRT]

Is it possible your locks need some lubrication?

I normally go with lubing the missus' ring, not my co . . . oh, hang on, I may have mis-read that . . .

[pyrocam]

Same here. Once in the on position, they're locked into position.

Is it possible your locks need some lubrication?

its been happening for a month or so now but 2 weeks ago it was jamming and took ages to get it out of lock position (handlebars turned left) so I CRC'd the crap out of it and now its like a hot knife falling out of butter.

[Sniper]

Its possible that either your key or lock or both are worn. If its the key, thats easy, get another cut from the code. If its the lock, you may need to get it fix-ed.

[zooter]

blue tac is waterproof, my boss uses it to stop some wiring from the taxi toplight flapping around when the lightbox is removed for limo jobs, the blue tac stays up there 24/7

[thealmightytaco]

Is it possible your locks need some lubrication?

Or possibly loctite?