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From what I hear on here maybe 10 people have had the gritty ignition switch problem and one had an actual KiPass failure.
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What I find a little boring is hearing the same "KiPass is ****" over and over from the same people as soon as someone even mentions the word.
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These systems are not aimed at convenience but more at security.
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I don't think it will be long before we have HoPass, SuPass, YaPass and maybe even HDPass.
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"From what I hear on here maybe 10 people have had the gritty ignition switch problem and one had an actual KiPass failure."Yeah a lot of the KIPASS supporters try to say stuff like that. Of course it's totally untrue. I had a few beverages one night and decided to spend a little time researching quotes from people who had some type of problem with their KIPASS, that had an actual problem with the KIPASS to an extent. (not a battery issue), because I get tired of people underestimating past KIPASS problems. So I spent about an hour quoting previous posts from threads that were actual KIPASS problems. I got board and stopped at about 40 quotes from different people. And I could have kept going, since there seemed to be plenty more. And this was the result of one search on the old forum {Kipass Failure} ! So with all do respect, I get tired of hearing how only a couple of people have ever had KIPASS trouble!
"What I find a little boring is hearing the same "KiPass is ****" over and over from the same people as soon as someone even mentions the word." You mean it isn't boaring hearing the same bunch of people rub it in our face how good it is? How it's the answer to all problems. How it cures cancer. How it saves Honda's from trains. How it makes the universe spin on a better axis, etc? That isn't boring and is alright though? When you have had trouble or don't really care for the system, you may not appreciate having how great it is, constantly thrown in your face either!
"These systems are not aimed at convenience but more at security."I don't buy it. Most bikes are stolen for parts. So security is very limited. I posted a video a while back showing a couple of guys stealing a bike chained to a pole in seconds. The cut the chain and dragged into a truck in about 5 -10 seconds. There is little security on a bike to prevent this. The only security it will prevent is you leaving your key in the ignition of your bike and having somebody just start it and ride off! This is nothing but a convince system for people who are not thinking about their riding preparations and constantly forget to take their key out before donning all their gear. Most people should not need this. But of course there are plenty of people who do. To be fair, probably everyone has done this at least once. But I bet a lot of people have also left their fob in another jacket or in the house also. So it is not infallible.
"I don't think it will be long before we have HoPass, SuPass, YaPass and maybe even HDPass."God I hope not. I would hate to see manufactureres driving up the cost of bikes with unnecessary items like this. If I need a system like this, I might as well start driving a car instead. That way I won't need to be in-coveinced with riding gear. But hopefully the CARPASS might work better than KIPASS. At least stranded in a car, I'd be out of the rain and snow!