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expatstu · 07-02-2009, 08:28 AM

Any clues on unlocking the ignition? Some guy who was looking to buy my bike tried to 1) stand it in upright position 2) bring tire to straight position, and 3) turn ignition key - all three at the same time. The result was the ignition is now stuck, and I can only turn the key from the "lock" to about 3/4 way to "off" position (which means the wheel stays locked). At first I could not even get the key out, but was able after some fiddling. Before you answer, I tried wiggling the key in every way possible and spraying a lot of WD-40 into the ignition. Please help, I don't want to pay for a house call to get a mechanic to come to me.

longride · 07-02-2009, 08:33 AM

Try pushing down on the key and trying to turn it while moving the front end into different positions and maybe it will pop. Other than that, find the guy that was trying to buy your bike and slap him real hard.

pushrod · 07-02-2009, 08:50 AM

It'd help a lot if you gave us a hint what bike you are talking about...

mscuddy · 07-02-2009, 09:31 AM

Lesson 1: Don't let chimpanzees sit on your motorcycle.

seruzawa · 07-02-2009, 09:34 AM

I'm assuming that the fork lock is stuck. Get a long thin drift pin and a hammer. Have someone wiggle the key in the lock while you insert the drift pin in the flanges underneath the lock and tap on the fork locking shaft that is extending below the fork lock. Try tapping from different directions.

MOKE1K · 07-02-2009, 10:09 AM

Lube? Possibly

mscuddy · 07-02-2009, 10:25 AM

Explosives? Trained helper monkey? A BIG HAMMER?

longride · 07-02-2009, 10:39 AM

"A BIG HAMMER?"

That, or a BIGGER HAMMER!

sarnali2 · 07-02-2009, 12:55 PM

Indeed, you'll need to use a BFH to get those out.....maybe a chisel too....

07-02-2009, 08:28 AM	#1
expatstu Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1	Stuck key/locked ignition Any clues on unlocking the ignition? Some guy who was looking to buy my bike tried to 1) stand it in upright position 2) bring tire to straight position, and 3) turn ignition key - all three at the same time. The result was the ignition is now stuck, and I can only turn the key from the "lock" to about 3/4 way to "off" position (which means the wheel stays locked). At first I could not even get the key out, but was able after some fiddling. Before you answer, I tried wiggling the key in every way possible and spraying a lot of WD-40 into the ignition. Please help, I don't want to pay for a house call to get a mechanic to come to me.

07-02-2009, 08:33 AM	#2
longride Super Duper Mod Man Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Anywhere they let me Posts: 10,484	Try pushing down on the key and trying to turn it while moving the front end into different positions and maybe it will pop. Other than that, find the guy that was trying to buy your bike and slap him real hard. __________________ I'm a knucklehead

07-02-2009, 08:50 AM	#3
pushrod Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Baja 'Bama Posts: 3,478	It'd help a lot if you gave us a hint what bike you are talking about... __________________ You would not understand, this is not how I am... I have become - Comfortably Numb.

07-02-2009, 09:31 AM	#4
mscuddy MODERATOR X Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Next to my still checkin the temp. Posts: 5,444	Lesson 1: Don't let chimpanzees sit on your motorcycle. __________________ A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.

07-02-2009, 09:34 AM	#5
seruzawa Robby Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: 8501 ft. Posts: 16,803	I'm assuming that the fork lock is stuck. Get a long thin drift pin and a hammer. Have someone wiggle the key in the lock while you insert the drift pin in the flanges underneath the lock and tap on the fork locking shaft that is extending below the fork lock. Try tapping from different directions. __________________ I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tanhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain.

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07-02-2009, 10:09 AM	#6
MOKE1K Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kalapana, Big Island Posts: 3,956	Lube? Possibly __________________ "YOU CAN'T BOLT ON SKILL" "The only thing limiting your bike, is you" We survived Bush you'll survive Obama! "the most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. therefore we should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive." --thomas sowell

07-02-2009, 10:25 AM	#7
mscuddy MODERATOR X Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Next to my still checkin the temp. Posts: 5,444	Explosives? Trained helper monkey? A BIG HAMMER? __________________ A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.

07-02-2009, 10:39 AM	#8
longride Super Duper Mod Man Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Anywhere they let me Posts: 10,484	"A BIG HAMMER?" That, or a BIGGER HAMMER! __________________ I'm a knucklehead

07-02-2009, 12:55 PM	#9
sarnali2 Aging Cafe` Racer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sittin' down by my window, lookin' at the rain. Posts: 8,132	Indeed, you'll need to use a BFH to get those out.....maybe a chisel too.... __________________ "Carpe` Throttelum -Loud Suits Save Lives" "All the BMW riders in the room, I want you to leave. Now. Out. "