Gas tank without lock?
Tourer
Joined: Sep 2015
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From: Tampa Bay,FL
My Boulevard's gas cap lock was matched to the ignition key. My RK of course has no lock. Then again, I have it in the garage at night and if i am away from it in public, it's in a place where it is plenty visible to folks. Lots of thievery and shenanigans around here, so I kind of half to keep one eye open. .
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From: Carlsbad, CA
The pre-Rushmore Ultras had a locking door. It used a barrel lock, that ironically was not uniquely keyed. I replaced mine with a push button that is a lot more convenient. Heck, with the whole thing of worrying about where to put the gas cap, who wants to fiddle with the keys too.
Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2006
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From: Texas
All of my Electra Glides ('95-'06) have come with a locking cap that I replaced immediately with the non-locking button because it just wasn't necessary. (That and I forgot my key a couple of times and nearly ran out of fuel before I got back to the gas station.)
It's a non issue.
It's a non issue.
Really a non issue in my world.
8~\o
Last edited by BornTexan; Sep 25, 2015 at 10:13 AM.
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2014
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From: Wake Forest, NC
I have a different perspective... Not always about stealing gas.
I had an 82 Camaro in high school with no lock on the cap/ fuel door.
Some @ss put sugar in my gas tank and pretty much ruined the injectors on that car. We cleaned it out but never ran the same
I had an 82 Camaro in high school with no lock on the cap/ fuel door.
Some @ss put sugar in my gas tank and pretty much ruined the injectors on that car. We cleaned it out but never ran the same
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From: Columbus, Ohio
Gas tank without lock?
My insurance policy will buy me a helluva new engine in exchange for my $100 deductible. LOL!
Last edited by From_Behind; Sep 25, 2015 at 11:06 AM.
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From:
Hi,
We are having a bit of a discussion in a different community and I figured out this would be the best place to ask:
Is it true that "American bikes don't come with a lock" in the fuel tank lid? As in, anybody can just open the fuel tank without having a key...
That sounds very strange to me, but I thought I would ask the experts first. Are Harley Davidson bikes sold without such lock mechanism?
Thanks a lot in advance!
We are having a bit of a discussion in a different community and I figured out this would be the best place to ask:
Is it true that "American bikes don't come with a lock" in the fuel tank lid? As in, anybody can just open the fuel tank without having a key...
That sounds very strange to me, but I thought I would ask the experts first. Are Harley Davidson bikes sold without such lock mechanism?
Thanks a lot in advance!
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From: Here
I stopped in a small no-where Texas town back in the '80s. After filling my tank I parked across the street from the police station. There was a cop and a couple of old guys sitting on a bench in front of the cop shack. After I ate dinner and came back to the bike the three stooges were still sitting there. I hit the road and about 40 miles later the engine started sputtering. I was able to keep the engine running long enough to run about 1/2 mile to a gas station by leaning the bike to the left to get a little more gas from the right tank. Someone had siphoned around four gallons from my tank while I ate. Wonder who?
Also back in the '80s a friend had a handful of dirt dropped in his tank.
Also back in the '80s a friend had a handful of dirt dropped in his tank.
Cruiser
Joined: Feb 2015
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From: Show Me State
My Ultra has a factory keyed lock on the tank, it opens a hinged lid and then it is a normal screw type fuel cap. My Road King does not have a locked fuel cap.
Right now I am paying $2.60 for 93 octane, so not a huge theft item right now, but I imagine other countries that have $7 per gallon fuel such as Great Britain... fuel theft may be more common and locking caps more standard.
Right now I am paying $2.60 for 93 octane, so not a huge theft item right now, but I imagine other countries that have $7 per gallon fuel such as Great Britain... fuel theft may be more common and locking caps more standard.