I look at it like this:
I carry a .380 on my hip and .25 on my ankle, will that stop a charging zombie? Maybe, maybe not. So I would like quick access to my real firepower, the Kimber .45 which will most definitely dispatch anything with extreme prejudice. Do I want to be fumbling with the fob or the stoveknob key while a zombie is bearing down on me, no way. I want to be able to unlock the pannier in the most expeditious way possible and the "toilet bowl" mod is the best way I have seen.
Disclaimer: I really don't believe in zombies, but I was in East St. Louis and Washington D.C. in the same 24 time period so I can say that firepower on a bike isn't exactly a bad thing when you find yourself on the wrong side of the tracks trying to refuel at 0200 hrs.
Well, couldn't you just use the small pistol to shoot your way into the saddlebag and get the bigger pistol?
Brian
Well, couldn't you just use the small pistol to shoot your way into the saddlebag and get the bigger pistol?
Brian
Well, couldn't you just use the small pistol to shoot your way into the saddlebag and get the bigger pistol?
Brian
If he had my kinda luck he'd wind up jamming the small pistol while accidentally shooting the bigger pistol while trying to shoot his way into the saddlebag. Then the mini on the ankle would become entangled somehow in his shoelaces (even though they were tucked) and all he'd be left with were the tweezers on his swiss army knife. A formidable weapon in their own right... but not to a zombie. But hey, that's just my luck.
Sorry Jim.
Back on topic.
If anyone needs some knobs, let me know...
I took a stainless nut drilled the threads out , made the id of nut so I could press the key into it . I never remove the big key from the switch . Use the bag key for the gas cap also . Plus I do not need to shut engine off to refuel .
Is there any particular reason why you wouldn't want to turn your engine off to refuel? You must want to keep your crotch warmer......umm, warm.
Weak battery perhaps? I have a good stocker that could help you out.
I was wondering the same thing...
Some people have an aversion to removing the stove key. For me, I still see the implementation of KIPASS to be ridiculous. It isn't a well thought out system. If you still have to use a key for the bags and the gas, then what's the point? If you could, at the least, leave the bags unlocked while riding so you could open them without a key it would be a little better. To me, a normal keyed ignition would be easier than removing the stove key or getting the key off the fob. For me removing the stove key is the easiest way to tame the KIPASS "system," but in doing so it seems to render the "system" pointless.
Is there any particular reason why you wouldn't want to turn your engine off to refuel? You must want to keep your crotch warmer......umm, warm.
Weak battery perhaps? I have a good stocker that could help you out.
I cannot speak for Dave but a lot of long distance riders leave the bike running while fueling because it may be faster and at any rate, they will be getting fuel for such a short time there is no point in shutting the bike off. Fuel stops can be done extremely quickly if you are willing to do them a bit unconventionally.
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Bingo Brain is correct . Also if your battery is weak your Kipass is acting up and you do not want to turn the bike off .
Bingo Brain is correct . Also if your battery is weak your Kipass is acting up and you do not want to turn the bike off .