Bigben
Scooter
Question:
Has anybody had issues with key getting stack in the ignition or gas tank?
Yesterday (Sunday) I pulled up to a gas station after riding in 17 degrees for a while. Shut the bike down and went to remove the key from the ignition and it would not come out... Played around with it for about 10 minutes and it eventually came out.
Inserted the key into the gas tank key hole, but it would not turn or come out. Bought a can of WD-40 and sprayed a little in there, waited 10 minutes and was able to open the gas tank.
I was trying to figure out what happened? Could it be frozen water from the last time I washed the bike? Did the locking Mechanism or the key shrink due to the cold? Has this happened to anybody?
With wind chill factor at an average speed of 70mph, the temp would be between -11 to -24 degrees. Is that cold enough to cause shrinkage in the metal in the locking mechanism in the C-14? I never had this problem with the C-10 , rode it in extreme cold for many years.
http://webmaster10.com/ldr/windchill.html
Has anybody had issues with key getting stack in the ignition or gas tank?
Yesterday (Sunday) I pulled up to a gas station after riding in 17 degrees for a while. Shut the bike down and went to remove the key from the ignition and it would not come out... Played around with it for about 10 minutes and it eventually came out.
Inserted the key into the gas tank key hole, but it would not turn or come out. Bought a can of WD-40 and sprayed a little in there, waited 10 minutes and was able to open the gas tank.
I was trying to figure out what happened? Could it be frozen water from the last time I washed the bike? Did the locking Mechanism or the key shrink due to the cold? Has this happened to anybody?
With wind chill factor at an average speed of 70mph, the temp would be between -11 to -24 degrees. Is that cold enough to cause shrinkage in the metal in the locking mechanism in the C-14? I never had this problem with the C-10 , rode it in extreme cold for many years.
http://webmaster10.com/ldr/windchill.html