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Hope the panniers are not all keyed alike...........
The first thing the insurer asked for when my bike was stolen was a photo of both keys.
What a palaver, for a previously simple solution to activating your motor vehicle
Simple Key and ignition = start/lock your vehicle and worked for decades
Now you have to lock your keyless transponder whatsit in your pannier, in another special metal box (which you had to buy) or tinfoil and then take a joe bloggs normal pannier key on your wet outdoor activity
Keyless seems a waste of time
What a palaver, for a previously simple solution to activating your motor vehicle
Simple Key and ignition = start/lock your vehicle and worked for decades
Now you have to lock your keyless transponder whatsit in your pannier, in another special metal box (which you had to buy) or tinfoil and then take a joe bloggs normal pannier key on your wet outdoor activity
Keyless seems a waste of time
Unless you forget your key in the ignition................
... or leave it in a pannier box or seat lock, or twist it out of shape using the seat lock.
... or snap it off in a fuel cap lock.
... a guy I knew left his key in an open top box while he faffed about... another guy squeezed past his bike and bent the key right back.
Keys are a PITA. I love my keyless.
But keyless has a cost, and we all know JB when its time to fork out dosh..............
Not a thing I would pay for, all my vehicles have keys
That's the way I like it
Keyless = Joyless..................and on a GSA you still need keys for the alloy boxes, so where's the benefit???
You lot just follow what the manufacturer's tell you is good for you and pay them extra for Keyless too, just like TFT - they have to put clocks on a bike - so they charge you £600 more for TFT on something that probably cost BMW less than £50 to buy from China
Not a thing I would pay for, all my vehicles have keys
That's the way I like it
Keyless = Joyless..................and on a GSA you still need keys for the alloy boxes, so where's the benefit???
You lot just follow what the manufacturer's tell you is good for you and pay them extra for Keyless too, just like TFT - they have to put clocks on a bike - so they charge you £600 more for TFT on something that probably cost BMW less than £50 to buy from China
Well no, that's a blinkered view.
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I love Contactless as well....
Maybe keyless panniers will be the next BMW hype.............
Well no, that's a blinkered view.
I would have requested keyless.
Riding through winter in the rain, cold and crap I hate having keys and unpredictable locks. Keys become an inconvenience.
I'd much rather bury my keys in a waterproof jacket pocket and leave them there safe and dry.
Dont need them for steering lock, or fuel cap, or ignition.... great.
If you put a spare contactless credit card in your Klim wrist pocket... you dont even have to take your gloves or helmet off to pay for fuel. So you stay warm and dry.
I love Contactless as well....
Yeah, but in defence of JB he lives in Yorkshire. Chip & PIN has only just made it up there and is being fervently resisted as a cheque book is still seen as de rigour for paying for anything over a fiver.
Andres
Yeah, but in defence of JB he lives in Yorkshire.
Chip & PIN has only just made it up there and is being fervently resisted as a cheque book is still seen as de rigour for paying for anything over a fiver.
Andres
Oi
A fiver is a good night out in those parts
Oi
A fiver is a good night out in those parts
I proudly use my cheque book weekly and refuse to give it up, makes the banks do something for their squillions
Cheque books are great