No but I guess you could put it there, hidden under the seat.
If it is hidden under the seat, how would you get at it? You need a key to remove the seat.Well that's what I mentioned in my post about it, and that is I carry a spare key in my wallet, it's a thin flat key.
Well that's what I mentioned in my post about it, and that is I carry a spare key in my wallet, it's a thin flat key.
You would have to have a key to get into the bags also if you keep it there.
I don't want to get stranded. (like everyone)
The chip key that I have has a small hole in it that you can press a wire into and eject the chip. If I needed to I could eject the chip, hold it in place and start the bike with the key.
I also have a comment to those that continue to spout their hatred of the fob. Like it or not, it is here to stay. I can appreciate that you hate it. I do not. Your continued comments on how much you hate it is just so much more noise in a thread where in my opinion it is not appropriate.
If you have nothing to say that won't add to the conversation, why bother?
Ah, I missed that. I don't carry a conventional wallet. It was killing my hip.I don't carry a conventional wallet either, I have an ID holder. Almost every Police officer carries them, you have seen them...
Funny story. My new wife (married in May this year) had to purchase a mobility scooter due to her back problems. We went to Seattle for a day trip in the car (from Vancouver, BC). I started to pull the scooter out of the back of the car and she exclaimed that she had forgotten the key at home. Always the innovator, I found some necessary bits and pieces and picked the lock on the scooter (remember 37 years at this). I put half the scooter together on the sidewalk before I realized I had left the battery at home. Doh!
Gabriel says: There is even a limited number of replacement fobs you can have before you have to replace the whole system........
Why would any bike/owner need more than 6 active fobs in their lifetime I wonder?
6 sounds like a big number but it's only four additional for some.
On the other hand how many keys would you be allowed to make before having to replace anything?
Gabriel says: There is even a limited number of replacement fobs you can have before you have to replace the whole system........
Why would any bike/owner need more than 6 active fobs in their lifetime I wonder?
The chip key that I have has a small hole in it that you can press a wire into and eject the chip. If I needed to I could eject the chip, hold it in place and start the bike with the key.
I also have a comment to those that continue to spout their hatred of the fob. Like it or not, it is here to stay. I can appreciate that you hate it. I do not. Your continued comments on how much you hate it is just so much more noise in a thread where in my opinion it is not appropriate.
If you have nothing to say that won't add to the conversation, why bother?
It is very expensive to lose a fob and terrible to lose both. Personally I lost one (the one with the key
What I hope, since FOBs are probably here to stay, is that someone can make a learning FOB finder. That is a device that can learn and duplicate the same signal that the bike puts out when you push down on the stove knob. Repeatedly sending out that signal, it doesn't have to check to see if the response is correct, it just needs to let you know that it received a response. This would be great for FOBs lost in the house. One may need to remove the batteries from all the known location FOBs (cars;truck; bike spares etc) just in case they respond to the same signal, but just narrowing down to a vicinity would be very helpful in finding the darn thing. I know the 5 mile section of road where I lost my original FOB and I would have made the walk both ways if I had had such a device, but since I didn't, I just rode slowly back and forth 4 times looking. It's amazing how many little black things there are on the road specially along the edges when you start to look for them.
Oh there have been fob detesters since day 1 of this bike (not me, I love the fob and embrace it).
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My better half asked me if I thought this key finder is a good idea for a white elephant gift with a $25 limit. I responded that if you're a person who loses your keys, how will you not lose this? HAHA! But ... I will say, it would actually improve your chances since it would least give you 2 things to try to find instead of only the one.
https://www.whateverworks.com/itemdy00.aspx?T1=K2653
Now, what is REALLY needed is a smartphone app that finds your keys or FOB ... cuz practically nobody in the entire world lets their precious phone out of their sight.
Just to clarify and reduce any possible confusion all the C14 fobs, the active (large one) and passive (small/thin one) include a [cut/metal/flat] key which fits inside it.
In the beginning on gen 1. Only one fob had the key. The other was keyless in that it had no key in the key slot to use on the bike in any key slot that was available to insert said key. At least that was the key experience that I had.
Are you sure you didn't just get ripped off? I have a feeling the dealer lost one of your keys...