So Nutty ... you've never lost anything?? Ever ..???
Not by mistake
So Nutty ... you've never lost anything?? Ever ..???
Yup, I wired the Givi up to the central locking - Great!
Can you leave the plastic key hidden on the bike without it activating the umm.. ignition/start button?
I might be getting a new bike with keyless but I'm not convinced
Advantages
Doesn't scratch the top yoke.
You can't walk away from the bike leaving the key in the ignition (overnight....)
Disadvantages
You can't leave a spare key secreted on the bike for the time you lose your keys away from home.
If you drive away from home leaving the key behind, you're screwed if you stop.
More things to go wrong.
Any others please?
Thanks, Dave
Whilst I was discussing specifications with my my pet salesman, Steve a "mature" lady came in to the dealers show room (Wollaston's actually) asking after her son and husband.
I had a new keyless GS for 2 weeks in Europe.
Just don't lose the key...
You still have to press the button to make it go.
Prefer a normal key, frankly.
Can you get spare keys cut without the chip and all the fancy stuff? That way you could use that for the seat etc and leave your main key in your bike jacket so it is always with the bike when you are.
Both my car and the GS warn you if the key is out of range (about a metre or so), so anyone who gets too far without the key only has themselves to blame.
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That's exactly what I did. Used keys in the post who made a copy, without transponder, from a photo of the key. I use it for the panniers, seat and GPS.
Have a keyless car and bike and wouldn't go back to traditional key if I'm honest. So convenient leaving the keys in my pocket, fueling is nice and easy too. Certainly means you can't do what my wife did and snap the key off in the fuel cap an hour before taking her test! No scratches around the ignition or fuel cap either.
Both my car and the GS warn you if the key is out of range (about a metre or so), so anyone who gets too far without the key only has themselves to blame.
Traditional keys work and I never saw the point of keyless until I had a vehicle with it. There will always be people who like it, people who don't and people who'll refuse to try it as they don't like change. Each to their own.
Don't get me wrong, I like all the bells and whistles as much as the next man, but can someone please tell me why they developed something like keyless ignition but didn't even give a thought to some form of locking mechanism for the Sat Nav?
I understand that this was addressed on the GS but not on the RT - you just need one little scrote to push the button on your alarmed bike and they're off with £400's worth of Nav V!
That's exactly what I did. Used keys in the post who made a copy, without transponder, from a photo of the key. I use it for the panniers, seat and GPS.
Have a keyless car and bike and wouldn't go back to traditional key if I'm honest. So convenient leaving the keys in my pocket, fueling is nice and easy too. Certainly means you can't do what my wife did and snap the key off in the fuel cap an hour before taking her test! No scratches around the ignition or fuel cap either.
Both my car and the GS warn you if the key is out of range (about a metre or so), so anyone who gets too far without the key only has themselves to blame.
Traditional keys work and I never saw the point of keyless until I had a vehicle with it. There will always be people who like it, people who don't and people who'll refuse to try it as they don't like change. Each to their own.
Disadvantages
You can't leave a spare key secreted on the bike for the time you lose your keys away from home.
If you drive away from home leaving the key behind, you're screwed if you stop.
Am I correct in assuming keyless on the GSA would operate the ignition and fuel cap only ?