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FYI - If you have the Owners Manual... go to the last page and tear out the Credit Card size thingy, fill it out and put it in your wallet. It has the PIN and instructions AND the Transport Mode instructions. If you trailer your bike or need a roadside tow and you have the security system you will kill your battery and I have read about others who had to replace the ECU ($$$$) because the whole time the bike was being towed the alarm was triggered, lights flashing even worse siren screaming.
I will attach an image... Credit Card PIN and Transport info in your wallet
I had the dealer change my PIN number before I pulled out of the lot. Had em test it too just to make sure.
I have practiced using my PIN to get the bike started by leaving the fob inside.
Carrying a spare battery and replacing the battery every year is smart...
ALWAYS carry a spare battery, AND the card which tells what the PIN is and how to enter it. I learned this lesson a few years back at 2 AM after a "busy" Friday evening at a local waterfront watering hole AFTER the alarm went off. .
Yup. I carry at least one spare fob battery, and I just go ahead and change both fob batteries every other year. The 2032 battery is used in a lot of things and my wife picks up a package of them at Costco every now and then to maintain some around the house. I do know the PIN number--at least I know the number the PO said it was, have never tried using it. I guess if I had to I could pull the manual out of a saddlebag and read how to use the PIN, might have to try it several times, dunno. And, really, not very concerned about it. You see, when I got my first bike with security and 2 fobs, I said to myself, "Self, where is a good place to store the spare fob?" I took the battery out of the spare fob, put the spare fob and battery in an envelope, folded it up, wrapped the folded envelope in a microfiber cloth and buried it under all the chit in a saddlebag.
So, couple of years ago when I went for an after dinner ride into the adjacent semi-rural county and stopped down by the river to take a leak and have a smoke, all was well on a beautiful warm evening getting close to sunset. Well, time to head back, tried to start the bike and all I got was flashing lights and a siren going off. Can you guess who rode off out of his garage and left the fob hanging on a nail in the garage wall? Not a problem !!! Get the spare fob out, insert battery, ride off.
that's too much like work. it is a whole lot easier to just manually enter the pin and start the bike. plus, not every situation is going to be able to be solved by your second fob. there are times that you may find yourself parked in an area where you have too much interference and the bike won't recognize the fob. in that case, it isn't going to recognize the second fob either. the only remedy for that is to either push your almost 1000 lb motorcycle around the parking lot trying to find an area without interference, or enter the override code manually.
Hi all,
I did change the pin on my bike to my birthday. I have my spare FOB zip tied under the seat with the battery in upside down. Probably a good idea to have some spare batteries somewhere stashed on the bike regardless.... goldie
Hi all,
I did change the pin on my bike to my birthday. I have my spare FOB zip tied under the seat with the battery in upside down. Probably a good idea to have some spare batteries somewhere stashed on the bike regardless.... goldie
I really see no reason at all to carry a spare FOB on the bike, or even spare batteries.
I can start my bike using the PIN without the FOB, faster than getting out a spare FOB and inserting that battery the correct way, or changing a FOB battery.
Then I could just ride to the nearest WalMart, Walgreens, CVS, Dollar Store, etc. and buy a new battery if I ever needed too.
I do have a spare FOB, but it is at home in a Fire Safe and I've never taken it out since I put it in there.
Getting new batteries for both FOBs today, 1/3. I'm hopeful that the batteries will cure my "ready to start" issues. It did start reliably last night, but only after waiting about 10-15 seconds for the FOB signal to get through. Very odd.
I want to see the PIN# work. I have the card with the initial PIN# and instructions. I have attempted the PIN# entry many times with no success. I'm thinking that somehow, the PIN# on my card does not match the one in the security system brain. When I attempt the reset PIN# procedure, the FOB stops the process and gets me to the "ready to start" status. When I attempt the PIN# reset procedure with the FOB out of range I just get the 4-way flashing lights.
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