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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 08:14 PM
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I'm curious what you have done to secure your Magneto ignition 'CH outside while you are sitt'n in the bar watchin the ladies slide down the pole.

It's not always possible to park it where you can see it.

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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 11:22 PM
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You can put "ignitionlock" into magneto grounding wire, but I think no "crock" tries to start bike they just move it into van or truck and take a way.
In otherhand if someone manage start kickstart ironhead with mag he/she must be some sort of biker :-)
 
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Old Jan 20, 2011 | 09:14 PM
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where is 500miles south of the Arctic circle? Alaska? Yukon?
Is it dark there a lot these days? or is that too far south?
 
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Old Jan 20, 2011 | 09:28 PM
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I used to carry a ten foot length of 70gr transport chain that was plated yellow chrome and chain the bike to anything handy and solid (tree, parking meter) or even wrap it around the bike through the wheels. That was a bitch thou.

then I put a toggle switch in the mag ground line and tucked it under my seat and put a tough disk lock on my rear disk brake and a small chain throught the front wheel and forks.

Now I'm too old to ride it to the level that I did, to the places that I did and my insurance coverage will buy me a nice new harley should it disappear (or a couple older ones). So I have stopped worrying about it and just enjoy the open road.

I did pick up a key switch Mag. cover recently to try....but it looks so flimsy that I'm afraid to put it on in case it shuts me off on the open road.

I was just curious to see what others have done. I searched the threads and came up empty.
 
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Old Jan 20, 2011 | 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by scottfisher
where is 500miles south of the Arctic circle? Alaska? Yukon?
Is it dark there a lot these days? or is that too far south?
No, from old continent... 60ş 27" N , about as far north as Anchorage in Alaska. Here sun rise at 08:20 sun set at 16:12 when you go work it's dark and when you get back it's dark.
 
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