I went to my favorite Chinese restaurant tonight. Upon leaving I realized I left the key "in" the Ryker the whole time. :opps: Perhaps the bizarre start up sequence kept it from being stolen.
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I went to my favorite Chinese restaurant tonight. Upon leaving I realized I left the key "in" the Ryker the whole time. :opps: Perhaps the bizarre start up sequence kept it from being stolen.
Even I still have problems with the "starting sequence" sometimes after 5,000 miles on our RTL!!Quote:
Originally Posted by MudBug
I have "found" my key in the ignition after a meal too many times to count. Safe to say, you're not the oops Lone Ranger..... Jim
After I stopped using the kill switch to stop the engine, I never left the key in the switch. Twist and pull,
A very good way to remember to remove your Spyder key.Quote:
Originally Posted by RICZ
I have started doing this and it really helps me.
I find that as we all age out, the need is coming. ...... : )
Unless I read the manual incorrectly, I don't think my Ryker has a twist and pull key. It just plugs in. I could be wrong though.Quote:
Originally Posted by RICZ
As I posted before, I’ve won a lot of bar bets When I challenge someone to go out and start my trike. Haven’t lost yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by MudBug
That happened to me more times then I want to admit. :opps:Quote:
Originally Posted by MudBug
We left the ignition key in our 2009 RS in the parking lot of a hotel in Fairbanks Alaska. The bike, with the key in the ignition, was still there in the morning, after a frantic search through our luggage and room.
…..even easier for you then, KnurledNut…….just pull:2thumbs:Quote:
Originally Posted by KnurledNut
Pete
To: Plarimer :clap: :agree: Never lost that bet yet!! :cheers:
I know thar the OP mentioned a Ryker, but I do think that it is pertinent to all rides, 2 as well as 3 wheels. I’ve left my key in my Goldwing when I’ve been in a restaurant (many years ago) and have also done that with my RT. This has happened numerous times. Looking at it positively, nothing bad has ever resulted from my doing this. I think that BRP has made the starting sequence difficult, for non-owners, to discourage problems. I now have and use the IPS key holder from Lamont and park in the garage at night.
You guys take your Ryker key out? It's not really a "key" now, is it? Most people don't know what a Ryker is. If they twist it, as you do with all keys.....
They will think, "What !? This isn't a key. No, I leave it in 90% of the time. But I'm not known to be smart ;)
Correct. If you pull it off while idling, the engine keeps running too according to the manual. I haven't left it idling while I went in a restaurant. Yet. :bbq:Quote:
Originally Posted by KnurledNut
That could fool some people. Experienced thieves will know what's up though :shocked:Quote:
Originally Posted by ziggy
Yes, but if experience thieves want it, you won’t stop them, no matter what you do.Quote:
Originally Posted by MudBug
I haven't only left a key in my RT, but I've left my iPhone mounted to it as well... with the power on. So far, I've been lucky.
Pulling the Ryker "key" off while idling will not shut down the Ryker - you are correct. You mention you haven't left it idling while you went inside somewhere - the Ryker actually does have a 3 minute idle shutdown which I find interesting. If left idling with no ride input for 3 minutes it shuts itself off. It does beep/give warning before doing so to allow for user input.Quote:
Originally Posted by MudBug
I don't mean to hijack this Ryker thread, but I left the key for my RT in the trunk once. I usually stick the key in that Can Am key holder that I wear on a lanyard around me neck. I locked my helmet in the frunck and riding jacket in the trunk. Went into the store to do some shopping. When I came out I reached for the key to get my jacket out to make room for groceries. No key. I checked all my pockets, nothing. My next thought was I locked it in the truck, then realized no way since I needed the key to lock the trunk. I walked around to the back of the bike, there was the key, right in the trunk lock where I left it. Crisis averted.
I have left my key in my RT (2012)for over 5 years now. No one wants those antiques.:roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:
Oh yeah. I forgot about the 3 minute thing. I've never had that happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jdr00ejr
It would be disconcerting to go back out to the Ryker and find the key GONE!
You do not want to leave your key in anything if you are in California...
it will be gone for sure when you come back. If it is a car, truck, van they will
be someone living in it.... Sad state of affairs.
Speaking of phones, I was out for a ride on my heritage softail a couple years ago and I put my phone on the saddle bag while I put my helmet and gloves on. Needless to say I took off and the phone stayed in the parking lot. Very nice gentleman that worked for the post office saw it laying there and tried to walk over and pick it up, but before he could a bus ran over it. The screen was broken and it was a little scratched but the damn thing still work. So he called the first person in my list which was my wife and said he had found the phone and will send it to her. Once we got the phone we took it to a repair shop in for $80 they put a new screen and I still have the phone today. And of course we sent the guy a gift card.Quote:
Originally Posted by MRH
Am I correct in gathering from this thread that many riders use the Engine Cut Off Switch to turn off their bike routinely? I see that switch as something for emergency shut down only. When I stop I put the parking brake on, then turn the key off and remove it. I'm not aware of any advantage to using the Cut Off switch.