Keyless - how safe is it really??

[Rusty]

Yes Steve K ... my GTR was an 11 plate with keyless and I loved it .. just so easy, keep it in my jacket pocket and keep my bike in the garage. Obviously cars and bikes are stolen but in the late 80,s over 500,000 car thefts a year .. now down to 50-60,000 so technology has changed a lot and I think for the better and safer of us all.

 

[Wapping]

As the feckers with (and without) keyless ignition rarely secure their awesome steeds with anything much beyond a steering lock, it's all but inevitable that some - but by no means the majority - might be stolen at some point. As the unfortunate bikermates will, more often than not, not know whether their bike was stolen by:

(A) The electronics being hacked

(B) Being simply lifted into a van

(C) The steering lock being snapped and the bike then being pushed away

(D) Perm any two or more from the above

It will be all but impossible to say how the bike's security - or more accurately, the lack of it - contributed (or not) to its loss. So, 'Ride on!' Bikermate, brothers.... and find something else to worry about. If you can't find anything, great but be sure old Johny Boxer will be along soon enough to post his next thread to set the tongues wagging and the cold trickle of fear running down bikermates' spines.

 

[cookie]

... and find something else to worry about. If you can't find anything, great but be sure old Johny Boxer will be along soon enough to post his next thread to set the tongues wagging and the cold trickle of fear running down bikermates' spines.

i suggest: Motorbikes - How safe are they really?

 

[Paul S]

JB's obviously about to order a WC GSA and is concerned about whether he should add keyless to his order

 

[The Grey One]

I had it on my Harley and thought it was pretty useful

We had a couple on a keyless Harley stay with us at our hotel in Austria. She had a spare "key" The only problem was she kept in in a bag that lived in the topbox!

John

 

[GS TRV]

JB's obviously about to order a WC GSA and is concerned about whether he should add keyless to his order

Or a new 1290?

 

[Khulu]

We had a couple on a keyless Harley stay with us at our hotel in Austria. She had a spare "key" The only problem was she kept in in a bag that lived in the topbox!

John

Not the smartest of places to keep it!
By the way I'm going to spend another night next year at your old place as I did this August.
It's a good stop-off location for riding up to the Czech motogp (and buying some more cow bells at Gmund).

 

[Nutty]

JB's obviously about to order a WC GSA and is concerned about whether he should add keyless to his order

Or a new 1290?

Modern bikes don't interest JB. He does enjoy a good wind up though.

 

[theop]

Just got it for the first time on my TB GSA and whilst I also thought it was a useless extra (dealer sort of orders it for you "easier to resell, everyone will have it" blah blah), I kind of got used to it and I also like it.

One benefit is you dont have an eyesore set of keys, fobs etc hanging off the ignition all the time, dangling around and marking the surrounding yoke tops etc.

 

[The Grey One]

Just got it for the first time on my TB GSA and whilst I also thought it was a useless extra (dealer sort of orders it for you "easier to resell, everyone will have it" blah blah), I kind of got used to it and I also like it.

One benefit is you dont have an eyesore set of keys, fobs etc hanging off the ignition all the time, dangling around and marking the surrounding yoke tops etc.

I just have the ignition key which has a rubber fob attached, no need for other keys, I keep those on another fob that can stay safely in my pocket. Low tech I know but it works. and leaves no marks.

John

 

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As the feckers with (and without) keyless ignition rarely secure their awesome steeds with anything much beyond a steering lock, it's all but inevitable that some - but by no means the majority - might be stolen at some point. As the unfortunate bikermates will, more often than not, not know whether their bike was stolen by:

(A) The electronics being hacked

(B) Being simply lifted into a van

(C) The steering lock being snapped and the bike then being pushed away

(D) Perm any two or more from the above

It will be all but impossible to say how the bike's security - or more accurately, the lack of it - contributed (or not) to its loss. So, 'Ride on!' Bikermate, brothers.... and find something else to worry about. If you can't find anything, great but be sure old Johny Boxer will be along soon enough to post his next thread to set the tongues wagging and the cold trickle of fear running down bikermates' spines.

Keyless or not most of the ones stolen seem to be rode away using the scooter power transferred to the GS through a scallys leg, maybe the best deterrent is chop all the scallys legs off

 

[Zx9man]

I have just ordered a new gsa and chose to stay with the key as I will need it to open the panniers and top box so will need to take a key out with me every time I go out

 

[ChazzyB]

I have just ordered a new gsa and chose to stay with the key as I will need it to open the panniers and top box so will need to take a key out with me every time I go out

Er...

Oh forget it.

 

[Rushy]

Er...

Oh forget it.

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[Davel]

 

[Nutty]

Er...

Oh forget it.

Exactly. It's wasted on some.

 

[duckspeed]

I'll explain
You still have to have the key with you even if its key less, otherwise any Herbert could go home on your bike.

 

[Marlou]

I have just ordered a new gsa and chose to stay with the key as I will need it to open the panniers and top box so will need to take a key out with me every time I go out

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[Khulu]

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What, I believe, Zx9man means is that as he's got to have the key with him anyway what is the point of having keyless ignition?
I tend to agree with him on this one.

 

[Zx9man]

Many thanks for putting it in plain English