No more Floppin' Fob
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Cruiser
Joined: Sep 2009
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From: Houston, TX
No more Floppin' Fob
I also keep the ignition key and the fob on the same ring. I hated the fact it was flopping in the breeze everytime you ride. Poor design from the moco that it is not removeable and you have to leave the key in. Luckily there is a quick fix for it, I just ground the nub off of the key and it is now removeable.
Now I have to see if I can polish the frame around the ignition to the original gloss.
Last edited by SailorDon; Oct 26, 2010 at 10:59 AM.
Road Master
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nope... I've tried. I stopped keeping my fob on my key and keep it in my vest pocket all the time, but have that same dull mark and have tried to do everything save polishing compound to get it back to the same shine and I have gotten it pretty close but no cigar.
Grand HDF Member
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From: Mount Laurel, N.J.
I have always kept the fob in my watch pocket. The key goes there too whenever I park the SB. The thought of the fob banging around in the wind while riding never seemed right to me. Having the little circle clip break and the fob disappearing along the road was a cause of distress.
Road Warrior
Joined: Mar 2010
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I use the key chains that you can separate. Got it at a box store for a dollar. Keep the fob on one end with my truck keys, and the Harley key on the other. Take the key chains apart use the key for the bike and the other keys go in the pocket. What is the big deal about that?
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From: Queens, NY
I have always kept the fob in my watch pocket. The key goes there too whenever I park the SB. The thought of the fob banging around in the wind while riding never seemed right to me. Having the little circle clip break and the fob disappearing along the road was a cause of distress.
seperating the fob/key for me really isn't an option as i'm prone to misplacing things when they're seperated.
to keep it off my frame i put one of those cheap caribiners (clips the climbers use) on the ring and clip it onto one of the cables or lines that are over by my ignition.
it limits the amount of movement the fob has, so it doesn't rub the frame.
Tourer
Joined: Jul 2010
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From: Annapolis, MD
Why do they keep adding more unecessary electrical? Next thing you kow they are going to have a numerical keypad on the side of the tank to unlock the bike and fingerprint recognition to start it. Heck, they might already have that for all i know. Sounds like the whole coding with your blinker buttons, or however that works, is getting pretty close. What's wrong with using your key to start the bike, and the built in neck lock for security, end of story?
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i must have missed this, what do you do? just take off that little tab on there and you can pull the key out?
i have a magnet on the back of mine, works great!
i have a magnet on the back of mine, works great!
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Road Master
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: Northern CA
Yeah I think I saw it in the under $50.00 or less mods. You just glue or a thin magnet to the back of the fob. They even have magnetic strips with adheasive. Then just place the fob on the frame while its attached to the key ring. No rattle or scuffs.
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From: Oregon
Last edited by DYJ; Oct 26, 2010 at 05:25 PM.