Kawasaki Concours Forum
The C-14, aka Kawasaki Concours-14, the new one :) => The Bike - C14/GTR 1400 => Topic started by: bkromer on March 15, 2013, 12:12:26 PM
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Hello, Just purchased a 2012 C14, but had to leave it at the Dealer until road and weather conditions get better here in Minnesota. I was curious how the key fobs work? If you were to lose the active fob, how do you start the bike with the passive fob? and do you recommend buying a second active fob? Bruce
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Search is your friend, but essentially...
Active fob is lost, you pay about $100-$300 for a new fob with activation to your ECU.
Passive fob is held against the steering stock in a specific location to allow the bike to start.
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Hello, Just purchased a 2012 C14, but had to leave it at the Dealer until road and weather conditions get better here in Minnesota. I was curious how the key fobs work? If you were to lose the active fob, how do you start the bike with the passive fob? and do you recommend buying a second active fob? Bruce
Congratulations!!! Welcome!
Start reading and searching the posts/threads for valuable info.
That particular question is answered in the owner's manual in detail. Takes a while to really understand the whole KIPASS thing. The cost of buying a spare active fob now is the same as later, so I wouldn't bother.
The owner's manual is on the Kawasaki site, but I have attached it to this message for easy access.
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Congratulations!!! Welcome!
Start reading and searching the posts/threads for valuable info.
That particular question is answered in the owner's manual in detail. Takes a while to really understand the whole KIPASS thing. The cost of buying a spare active fob now is the same as later, so I wouldn't bother.
The owner's manual is on the Kawasaki site, but I have attached it to this message for easy access.
God love ya Max, thanks for the link. :)
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Thank you all for the welcome and the answer to my question. When I pick up the bike , they are going to do a walkaround with me, but I was curious about the fobs.
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Thank you all for the welcome and the answer to my question. When I pick up the bike , they are going to do a walkaround with me, but I was curious about the fobs.
The manual is horribly Engrish ( http://www.engrish.com (http://www.engrish.com) ) but still a good educational tool. You might end up knowing more than they...
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Welcome! It's gonna be Christmas early this year when you get to ride that baby home!
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Thank you all for the welcome and the answer to my question. When I pick up the bike , they are going to do a walkaround with me, but I was curious about the fobs.
Welcome and congrats! A walk around can be very informative, assuming that your dealer knows these bikes, not all do.
I'd recommend reading the owner's manual before you pick up the bike (either the electronic version that Max posted or stop by your dealer and pick up the manual). That way if you have any questions you can ask them here or maybe your dealer will have the answers for you when you pick up your new beauty.
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The Fob has mad pow-ah. Take good care of it, like let it sleep in a bed of roses and such (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/bigthumb.gif)
(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/LR/DSC_0007-1.jpg)
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The Fob has mad pow-ah. Take good care of it, like let it sleep in a bed of roses and such (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/bigthumb.gif)
(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/LR/DSC_0007-1.jpg)
Oh man I guess I'm in for some bad karma cuz mine typically sleep in the pocket of my jeans on the floor. ;D
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My reading comprehension is apparently evaporating. I'm standing over the bike, manual in hand looking and feeling kinda stupid. My question is-
Lets assume you lose your FOB and have to get home using your "spare FOB with the emergency key" can someone take me through the process of how I start the bike. I apologize if I missed an existing thread on this.
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You hold the mini fob against the ignition housing. That's the meat and potatoes of it.
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My reading comprehension is apparently evaporating. I'm standing over the bike, manual in hand looking and feeling kinda stupid. My question is-
Lets assume you lose your FOB and have to get home using your "spare FOB with the emergency key" can someone take me through the process of how I start the bike. I apologize if I missed an existing thread on this.
There are a zillion threads on this.... but so many it can actually be a bit overwhelming. As you can see, I warped your thread right into something relevant.
jimmymac is correct. Hold the passive fob with the arrow on it on the ignition key housing near the bump facing the front of the bike for a moment, then turn the metal key and you are done. Process is exactly the same using the active fob if the battery is dead (since it is also a passive fob).
And welcome to the Forums! If you are so inclined, show us your Concours in http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=52.0 (http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=52.0)
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There are a zillion threads on this.... but so many it can actually be a bit overwhelming. As you can see, I warped your thread right into something relevant.
jimmymac is correct. Hold the passive fob with the arrow on it on the ignition key housing near the bump facing the front of the bike for a moment, then ...(still holding the passive FOB in that position) push down on and release the stove knob key. Then, after the audible click and the LCD screen lights up,..turn the stove knob key clockwise (or the emergency metal key if you've also lost the stove knob key) (place the emergency FOB in a safe place like a deep pocket) and you are done. Process is exactly the same using the active fob if the battery is dead (since it is also a passive fob).
FIFY
..not picking on you max', but noobs tend to do exactly what you tell them, and not what you meant to tell them to do.
Like others have said, it's best to test this procedure before you actually need it, remembering to keep the active Fob at a good distance away from the bike so you are in fact actually testing the emergency FOB. If you wish to test the passive portion of the active FOB than you must remove the battery first.
Simple Huh? :banghead:
Oh yeah, Welcome Wayne!
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All hail the Fob ;D
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Congrats on the new bike and best of luck with it.
As others have said, hold the spare fob against the knob or boss on the front of the ignition switch housing and press the key down; when the system 'sees' and reads the spare fob, the LCD will illuminate and you will be able to turn the key.
I suggest you practice this until you understand how it works and can make it work at will. Just leave the thicker fob well away from the bike and use only the thin or emergency fob to enable the bike to start.
By the way, you do not have to actually start the engine to know that the spare fob worked; if you can turn the key, KiPass has been activated and "has worked", no need to actually crank the engine over to see if it will start.
Brian
My reading comprehension is apparently evaporating. I'm standing over the bike, manual in hand looking and feeling kinda stupid. My question is-
Lets assume you lose your FOB and have to get home using your "spare FOB with the emergency key" can someone take me through the process of how I start the bike. I apologize if I missed an existing thread on this.
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I suppose I composed too quickly. When you break it down to every detail, it does seem pretty complex :)
remembering to keep the active Fob at a good distance away from the bike so you are in fact actually testing the emergency FOB.
Excellent point!
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All hail the Fob ;D
:hail: :hail:
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I'll second Brian's suggestion of practicing too. I make it a point to re-learn at the beginning of the riding season each year. I have never needed it, but just in case.....
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Hold the passive fob with the arrow on it on the ignition key housing near the bump facing the front of the bike for a moment, then turn the metal key and you are done.
In case a newbie just read your post, YOU NEED TO PRESS THE KEY FIRST ;) ;), just like if you had the big fob within range. Once the KIPASS sign is lit in the screen, then turn as always. And yes, everybody needs to try BOTH FOBS passively, to make sure they work. And since you need to remove the battery from the main fob, check the battery. It was quite low already on my 2015 bike, so I changed it to get at least a year of service out of it. The best battery for those things is PANASONIC, since they're one of the very few with hash marks on the '-' side, which assures better contact. By the way, I stashed the spare fob into the tool kit compartment, in case I ever lose the main fob (extremely unlikely, but you never know). And have a spare key in the storage compartment (I removed the lock mechanism). Tried velcroing the key (in a velcro pouch) under the black panels (where the storage compartment is), but zero adherence. Even with industrial velcro and cleaning surfaces with alcohol. Will look for an alternative location where there's metal. The pouch I have is waterproof, so no issues there.
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I just wanted to add for the OP. If you are unlucky enough to loose all fobs the ECU has to be replaced at great expense. There is no way to program with no active fob's. Unlikely to happen, but just worth knowing.
Welcome and you will love your new bike.
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I just wanted to add for the OP. If you are unlucky enough to loose all fobs the ECU has to be replaced at great expense. There is no way to program with no active {or passive registered} fob's. Unlikely to happen, but just worth knowing.
Welcome and you will love your new bike.
clarification of terminology (that was my intent anyway) for noobs.
By the way, I stashed the spare fob into the tool kit compartment..... And have a spare key in the storage compartment (I removed the lock mechanism).
You do realize that you just told everyone how to steal your bike on an open forum? :o
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Not if he stashed the battery in another place.
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Not if he stashed the battery in another place.
Passive mode doesn't need a battery.
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That's true, but he said 'fob'. Heck, you could tape the passive card to the windscreen. No one would know what to do with it except another C14 owner and even then...
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No one would know what to do with it except another C14 owner and even then...
LOL...there are quite a few C14 owners (and Kawi dealers) that don't know what to do with them...
Rem
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You do realize that you just told everyone how to steal your bike on an open forum?
First of all, I'll take that spare key with me on trips. But to be truthful, I'm not remotely worried about my bike being stolen even if I didn't. And as an FYI, if somebody wants your bike bad enough, they WILL take it, so why be that paranoid? That's what insurance is for ;).
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I had a friend with that train of thought. My thinking is, I may not be able to stop a pro but I can discourage a rookie. :)
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I know that technically, anything can be stolen, but a C14 wouldn't be an easy one.
In fact, I'd like to see a thief or thieves take a C14 with anything less than a 1-ton tilt-deck wrecker...lol.
There were a couple punks on one of the local forums a couple years ago bragging that they could steal any bike in just a few minutes.
I invited them to come over and show me how it's done, and that I'd provide a pickup truck, and a C14.
I offered them a 24 of beer each, and they still couldn't man-up enough to come over and "show me how it's done".
Even if you were able to steal one...they're certainly not easy to start and operate from a "hotwiring" point of view. And, even if you stole one to simply part it out...that would be a losing business plan also...lol.
JMTCW,
Rem
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...and all that is why I usually leave the fob in the tank bag. 8)
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...and all that is why I usually leave the fob in the tank bag. 8)
Ya see Mr. Pink, I think I like your point here...
Worry less, ride more.
8) 8) 8)
Rem
A "smart" thief wouldn't never waste his time trying to steal a C14 in the first place...lol.
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The makin's of a song....
Bad Fob, bad fob, whatcha' gonna' do?
Whatch' gonna' do when it quits on you?
:rotflmao:
Who needs this crazy fob thingie anyway- what was wrong with just twisting wires together and igniting the carbide headlamp when you needed to go somewhere?
Brian
Keyfobs are the gift that keeps on giving...lol;).
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Or a purple head. Now don't blow a gasket about your mother or grand mother being insulted, as I basically fit in that category myself, but am of the male spices. Guess that just constitutes me as a dirty old man. When I bought my 14 used, it came with two ACTIVE fobs. I don't know what this passive fob you are discussing, even looks like. Any pics? tomp
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on the left...
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on the left...
Thanks. Never seen that before. FWIW, don't have one either. With two active FOBs, with new batteries, is purchasing a passive one worth it?
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Thanks. Never seen that before. FWIW, don't have one either. With two active FOBs, with new batteries, is purchasing a passive one worth it?
I can't see any benefit. If you lost an active fob the small passive is a cheap alternative.
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I can't see any benefit. If you lost an active fob the small passive is a cheap alternative.
Thought so, thanks for confirmation. tp
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A "smart" thief wouldn't never waste his time trying to steal a C14 in the first place.
Indeed. It'd probably be the last bike on his list. I never worry about crap like that. If I left it outside at an apartment complex all the time, maybe. But not in my garage, in a safe neighborhood. I ride so little that nobody would never guess when I'm going to ride, and where ;D.
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I know that technically, anything can be stolen, but a C14 wouldn't be an easy one.
In fact, I'd like to see a thief or thieves take a C14 with anything less than a 1-ton tilt-deck wrecker...lol.
There were a couple punks on one of the local forums a couple years ago bragging that they could steal any bike in just a few minutes.
I invited them to come over and show me how it's done, and that I'd provide a pickup truck, and a C14.
I offered them a 24 of beer each, and they still couldn't man-up enough to come over and "show me how it's done".
Even if you were able to steal one...they're certainly not easy to start and operate from a "hotwiring" point of view. And, even if you stole one to simply part it out...that would be a losing business plan also...lol.
JMTCW,
Rem
Of course most stolen bikes are broken down and parted out. There is a lot of risk with a complete motorcycle and you almost always have to have a conspiracy of some sort to falsify titles and such and you have those annoying frame and engine numbers. But there is money in unserialized parts.
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KiPass fobs <---great topic (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/avatars/lol8.gif)
(http://cdn.bandmix.com/bandmix_us/media/160/160412/546819-p.jpg)
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FWIW, I ride my 14 to work as often as possible. I work at a Home Depot in a low income part of town. Was worried about problems early on, but so far, no one as messed with or even attempted to mess with it. Maybe I worry over nothing. I believe it is/has been basically ignored, as it sits at the back of the lot, and everyone knows that us poor employees have to park way back there... tp
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FWIW, I ride my 14 to work as often as possible. I work at a Home Depot in a low income part of town. Was worried about problems early on, but so far, no one as messed with or even attempted to mess with it. Maybe I worry over nothing. I believe it is/has been basically ignored, as it sits at the back of the lot, and everyone knows that us poor employees have to park way back there... tp
The C14 is big, it is not the bike young people covet, you can't just pick it up and put it on a tuck (not without quite a few people), it has a blinking light saying "I am alarmed/armed and will be a problem", and someone that knows what the C14 is will know about the immobilizer technology.
I am far more worried about someone "playing" with it than wanting or trying to steal mine.
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I thought I would share this story of massive stupidity.
I bought my new to me 09 C-14 a few months ago and so far love the bike. When I bought the bike, the previous owner told me he lost the Active FOB, he only had the little or passive FOB, which is what I thought he gave me. I bought the bike anyway because it was mint and a great deal. He told me as well as showed me how to start it with what he said was the passive FOB, holding the FOB to the ignition, etc. For months now I have been starting it like an idiot, holding the FOB to the ignition. I kept looking at this FOB, wondering how big the Active FOB was if the passive FOB was so damn big. After about 3 hours of researching information on this forum yesterday, I found out a few things:
A) It turns out that he gave me the Active FOB, not passive, and although he is a very nice guy, he is a moron.
B) I took his word for what he told me as law, so I am a moron.
C) He had the battery in the FOB upside down, so it didn't work as designed, he is a moron.
D) I never checked the battery in the FOB, so I am a moron.
E) This forum is awesome and thank you guys for all your knowledge!
I am now able to fully start the bike without using 2 hands and can have the FOB in my pocket or on the bike somewhere, which is AWESOME! My next project will be to buy a spare passive FOB, that will be today's research project.
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:)
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I thought I would share this story of massive stupidity.
I bought my new to me 09 C-14 a few months ago and so far love the bike. When I bought the bike, the previous owner told me he lost the Active FOB, he only had the little or passive FOB, which is what I thought he gave me. I bought the bike anyway because it was mint and a great deal. He told me as well as showed me how to start it with what he said was the passive FOB, holding the FOB to the ignition, etc. For months now I have been starting it like an idiot, holding the FOB to the ignition. I kept looking at this FOB, wondering how big the Active FOB was if the passive FOB was so damn big. After about 3 hours of researching information on this forum yesterday, I found out a few things:
A) It turns out that he gave me the Active FOB, not passive, and although he is a very nice guy, he is a moron.
B) I took his word for what he told me as law, so I am a moron.
C) He had the battery in the FOB upside down, so it didn't work as designed, he is a moron.
D) I never checked the battery in the FOB, so I am a moron.
E) This forum is awesome and thank you guys for all your knowledge!
I am now able to fully start the bike without using 2 hands and can have the FOB in my pocket or on the bike somewhere, which is AWESOME! My next project will be to buy a spare passive FOB, that will be today's research project.
Great story! Yes this forum has helped out a lot of us morons ;)
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LOL! That is a hoot!
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Best "motivational" poster ever: a group of people holding hands at a conference table. The caption reads: "Teamwork: because together we are not as stupid as we are individually".
Outstanding. I just wish I had though of it. And it was actually on the wall in the eng. conference room at a company I worked for. I tracked down the gentleman responsible for it being there and he said I was the first one in more than 10 years to notice that it was a 'back- handed' compliment.
:rotflmao:
And so it goes for this forum: collectively, we are less stupid than we are individually. And I do mean that in the nicest way possible.... with a big dash of humor. :-)
Brian
Great story! Yes this forum has helped out a lot of us morons ;)
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I thought I would share this story of massive stupidity.
I bought my new to me 09 C-14 a few months ago and so far love the bike. When I bought the bike, the previous owner told me he lost the Active FOB, he only had the little or passive FOB, which is what I thought he gave me. I bought the bike anyway because it was mint and a great deal. He told me as well as showed me how to start it with what he said was the passive FOB, holding the FOB to the ignition, etc. For months now I have been starting it like an idiot, holding the FOB to the ignition. I kept looking at this FOB, wondering how big the Active FOB was if the passive FOB was so damn big. After about 3 hours of researching information on this forum yesterday, I found out a few things:
A) It turns out that he gave me the Active FOB, not passive, and although he is a very nice guy, he is a moron.
B) I took his word for what he told me as law, so I am a moron.
C) He had the battery in the FOB upside down, so it didn't work as designed, he is a moron.
D) I never checked the battery in the FOB, so I am a moron.
E) This forum is awesome and thank you guys for all your knowledge!
I am now able to fully start the bike without using 2 hands and can have the FOB in my pocket or on the bike somewhere, which is AWESOME! My next project will be to buy a spare passive FOB, that will be today's research project.
The battery was upside down? Can't you just turn the fob over? ;)
DO NOT WAIT to buy that extra fob! The passive fob can be had for around $35 plus programming. Check with your dealer, some will sell it for that price (or close) then they might give you a better price on the rest of the work.
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I thought I would share this story of massive stupidity.
I bought my new to me 09 C-14 a few months ago and so far love the bike. When I bought the bike, the previous owner told me he lost the Active FOB, he only had the little or passive FOB, which is what I thought he gave me. I bought the bike anyway because it was mint and a great deal. He told me as well as showed me how to start it with what he said was the passive FOB, holding the FOB to the ignition, etc. For months now I have been starting it like an idiot, holding the FOB to the ignition. I kept looking at this FOB, wondering how big the Active FOB was if the passive FOB was so damn big. After about 3 hours of researching information on this forum yesterday, I found out a few things:
A) It turns out that he gave me the Active FOB, not passive, and although he is a very nice guy, he is a moron.
B) I took his word for what he told me as law, so I am a moron.
C) He had the battery in the FOB upside down, so it didn't work as designed, he is a moron.
D) I never checked the battery in the FOB, so I am a moron.
E) This forum is awesome and thank you guys for all your knowledge!
I am now able to fully start the bike without using 2 hands and can have the FOB in my pocket or on the bike somewhere, which is AWESOME! My next project will be to buy a spare passive FOB, that will be today's research project.
FZ,
Until you get around to getting that spare FOB I STRONGLY urge you to SEPARATE the passive portion of your current FOB from the rest. Take the FOB apart and you will see a small black "chip" in a small slot at the KEY end of the FOB housing. Take a small screwdriver or pick and take this out of the slot. This is the part and you hold next to the ignition to start the bike.
Put it in a SAFE place until you get another FOB and have your bike programmed for it. If you don't do this and lose the entire FOB, you will be in for an expensive lesson!
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I saw this so I went to Ace by my house to see if they could do it. They pretty much banished me from their establishment!
I spoke to the guy there and showed him the video but he simply said they could not do it. I asked if he would at least try it and he said no. Has anyone else tried this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=FdaFCRSicGM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=FdaFCRSicGM)
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That vid has pretty much been debunked. Quite a few have checked and got the same response.
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That vid has pretty much been debunked. Quite a few have checked and got the same response.
Local Ace hardware man tried valiantly for me...even beyond the end of my patience...still no go.
The video is bunk.
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I have managed to get a spare key made. The key in the FOB that can open the saddlebags, gas cap, and remove the seat. It took some doing because most places I took it to, said they don't do motorcycle keys. I even explained that all I wanted was for it to fit in the keyholes but they still told me no. I finally found a place that made it and it works perfectly so that made me happy. I called a Kawasaki dealer by my house about buying a spare passive FOB but that was a disaster. They had no idea what I was talking about and after being on the phone for about 30 minutes, they basically said they couldn't do it. This is going to be a problem but I will keep at it and hopefully report success.
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Search for the passive fob on the Internet, and bring that part number to your dealer to place the order. Easy peasy!
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http://www.kawasakipartshouse.com/oemparts/a/kaw/50a99d8ef87002235ccd8081/ignition-switch-locks-reflectors (http://www.kawasakipartshouse.com/oemparts/a/kaw/50a99d8ef87002235ccd8081/ignition-switch-locks-reflectors)
Part # 21175-0256
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As Nicole posted, you can order the part easily enough. But the bike will have to be programmed to recognize the fob, and I would certainly be wary of a dealer that could not find the fob in the first place would have and be able to use the software needed to make it active.
My suggestion would be to find a dealer that has the software (KDS) and knows how to use it before purchasing a fob; buying a fob will not do you any good if you cannot get someone to program the bike to recognize it. If you cannot get the programming done, there is no point in buying one or more fobs.
Brian
I have managed to get a spare key made. The key in the FOB that can open the saddlebags, gas cap, and remove the seat. It took some doing because most places I took it to, said they don't do motorcycle keys. I even explained that all I wanted was for it to fit in the keyholes but they still told me no. I finally found a place that made it and it works perfectly so that made me happy. I called a Kawasaki dealer by my house about buying a spare passive FOB but that was a disaster. They had no idea what I was talking about and after being on the phone for about 30 minutes, they basically said they couldn't do it. This is going to be a problem but I will keep at it and hopefully report success.
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Key Fobs cost $300??!! Now I have another reason to safely
protect my fob at all cost
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http://www.kawasakipartshouse.com/oemparts/a/kaw/50a99d8ef87002235ccd8081/ignition-switch-locks-reflectors (http://www.kawasakipartshouse.com/oemparts/a/kaw/50a99d8ef87002235ccd8081/ignition-switch-locks-reflectors)
Part # 21175-0256
Thank you!
I will get this done ASAP but I really need to find a dealer that knows what they are doing, yesterday was ridiculous.
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I wouldn't write off this dealer yet. Just because you had a parts department with a sales person who lacked knowledge, doesn't mean the service department is the same way.
A simple phone call to the service dept can solve this quandary.
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I wouldn't write off this dealer yet. Just because you had a parts department with a sales person who lacked knowledge, doesn't mean the service department is the same way.
A simple phone call to the service dept can solve this quandary.
Nicole is right but if I were you, and since the dealer is close by, I'd ride over there and have a chat with the service department.
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You are both correct. I will give that a shot as soon as my spare shows up, hopefully I have better luck. This one FOB thing is stroking me out.
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Don't fight the KiPass, embrace it! If you search the threads, you will find just how magical it actually is.
Just ask Stevewfl, calling Steve... Come in steve
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:hail: All hail the mighty FOB!
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I am slowly learning to simply accept and embrace the FOB. You can't see it but I am doing a little FOB dance!
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I am slowly learning to simply accept and embrace the FOB. You can't see it but I am doing a little FOB dance!
Don't forget to click your heals together three times. Otherwise your beautiful C14 will turn into a moped.
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I am slowly learning to simply accept and embrace the FOB. You can't see it but I am doing a little FOB dance!
It should resemble this:
:banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana
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That actually looks like me too!
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Fob stories never end. It's the gift that keeps giving.
I was ready for a ride last week and left my fob upstairs. I had the passive fob in my tankbag, tied to a string in a pocket. I just reached down and used the passive fob that day. It wasn't the end of the world. Sometimes when I killed it, I would shut it off with the stove knob, and turn it back on before the Kipass locked. Just to avoid going through the motion. ;)
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Last Sunday I placed my fob on the tank in front of my small tank bag before going for a ride. I placed it there just so I could turn the ignition on to raise the windshield to clean it. I got side tracked for a few minutes after cleaning the windshield & then threw on my helmet & took off. I went about 30 miles then came home, I parked the bike & while getting off of it I looked down & there was the fob still sitting on the tank. I can't believe it was still there & felt like smacking myself for being so stupid. I always have the fob in my front pants pocket but this one time I got out of my normal routine & it almost was a very expensive lesson !!.
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Now this is just typical of the uber- wonderfulness that is KiPass: it will not even allow YOU to defeat it! Talk about a tough, reliable system....
Brian
Last Sunday I placed my fob on the tank in front of my small tank bag before going for a ride. I placed it there just so I could turn the ignition on to raise the windshield to clean it. I got side tracked for a few minutes after cleaning the windshield & then threw on my helmet & took off. I went about 30 miles then came home, I parked the bike & while getting off of it I looked down & there was the fob still sitting on the tank. I can't believe it was still there & felt like smacking myself for being so stupid. I always have the fob in my front pants pocket but this one time I got out of my normal routine & it almost was a very expensive lesson !!.
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It should resemble this:
:banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana
That actually looks like me too!
Suffering from a bit of jaundice are we? ;)
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I LOVE the fob. If loving the fob is wrong, I don't want to be right.
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I LOVE the fob. If loving the fob is wrong, I don't want to be right.
It's all about how you express your love... ;)
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Suffering from a bit of jaundice are we? ;)
Just when I think about the happiness that the FOB brings me!
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Don't fight the KiPass, embrace it! If you search the threads, you will find just how magical it actually is.
Just ask Stevewfl, calling Steve... Come in steve
Yes magical is accurate! KiPass is the bomb diggity, and its mad pow-ah resides within the FOB ;D
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Small update.
I finally got the dealer by my house to program the new passive Fob I bought online or so I thought. I took the bike to them along with said Fobs and they were all ready to do it. When I got there, the guy immediately apologized because they programmed another Fob last week on another C14 but they forgot to remove the cable from that bike and they can't get ahold of the guy to get the cable back. So I still have only one Fob, they said they will call me when the new cable they ordered gets there. Good times!
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Small update.
I finally got the dealer by my house to program the new passive Fob I bought online or so I thought. I took the bike to them along with said Fobs and they were all ready to do it. When I got there, the guy immediately apologized because they programmed another Fob last week on another C14 but they forgot to remove the cable from that bike and they can't get ahold of the guy to get the cable back. So I still have only one Fob, they said they will call me when the new cable they ordered gets there. Good times!
Makes me wonder what else they left behind?
(http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/e3bd7df781192ca85a86aa72e3245558714ab816/c=0-70-598-520&r=x404&c=534x401/local/-/media/Indianapolis/None/2014/10/07/635482780474400503-Scissors-in-chest-photo-2-.jpg)
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That looks like it would hurt.
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That looks like it would hurt.
Eventually, after the happy-drugs wear off. But the settlement, even after the attorney takes his cut, will make it feel a lot better!
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I am finally very, very, happy to report that I now possess 2 fully functioning FOBs!!!
Del Amo Motorsports in Redondo Beach Ca. was able to successfully program my spare passive FOB.
They took a total of 40 minutes start to finish with zero snags. They charged me $62.50 labor and I was happy to pay it.
If anyone on the forum is local and they need work done on their C14, I highly recommend them. They are very familiar with our bikes.
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Hey, contrats on that happy, happy KiPass story. But in the end, are they not all happy KiPass stories?
Cuddlier than a fuzzy bear I tells' ya'.
:rotflmao:
KiPass, just like herpes, is the gift that keeps on giving....
Brian
I am finally very, very, happy to report that I now possess 2 fully functioning FOBs!!!
Del Amo Motorsports in Redondo Beach Ca. was able to successfully program my spare passive FOB.
They took a total of 40 minutes start to finish with zero snags. They charged me $62.50 labor and I was happy to pay it.
If anyone on the forum is local and they need work done on their C14, I highly recommend them. They are very familiar with our bikes.