The dude who messed up has NOTHING on me. I was leaving for a 3k mile plus trip. I use the key in the fob to open the side bags. I left the fob in the open side bag, got on the bike and rode 5 miles. Fob laying in open shell case. I lost nothing. Personal record for both stupidity and luck in the exact same moment. I did pee down my leg when I saw what I had done.
So that's my problem, I hate using the stove knob key because it's so f'in hard to pull out with gloves and I'm paranoid about dropping it on the tank, so I end up taking the fob out of my pocket, which opens the door to all kinds of evil.
Losing the fob is a nightmare. I did see something in the manual that said "NEVER PUT YOUR FOB in the glovebox", I think they were concerned about theft. My red lights go off frequently in the morning when I am riding to work and it says "Can't find fob" and it's IN MY F'IN POCKET. What a turd of a system. It's an answer to a problem that didn't exist, IMO.
I may do the Ford key thing, stick it under the seat and have a key made for the bags.