I am leaving in the morning for Panama City for Thunder Beach. I have a spare fob that I would like to take just in case. Will it kill the fob if I take the battery out of it and put it in the saddlebag and keep the battery on me. I did a quick search and didn't see this addressed and don't have time to do a long search since I am still at work and will be until just before I leave. Thanks in advance.

 

No it won't kill it. I have done the same thing, with my spare kept in the luggage with no battery in it.

 

That works fine. I do it all the time on my trips.

 

Thanks bunches for quick reply. Now, back to work.

 

Put the spare fob in something that will stay with you. If someone breaks into the bike all they have to do is install a battery & the whole bike is theirs......... Or learn the manual method to start the bike & leave the extra fob at home.

 

Just put the battery in upside down - that way you won't lose it.

 

It doesn't hurt to keep an extra battery handy. They're cheap enough.

I keep mine in the bag with the registration and insurance card.

 

Where is this in the manual? I have both maint manual (actually that I didn't look into now that I think about it) and the one that came with my bike.

I looked around for it but couldn't find it.

So I assume the FOB's lost or dead and there's a special "procedure" to start bike without it. Don't need the procedure, just where to find it in the manual, assuming it's in there and wasn't a supplement from the dealer I lost.

Thanks for the help. Also like the idea of keeping battery in spare FOB upside down. Will do that too.

J

 

Just put a new battery in the one you keep with you and quit worrying? They're good for a long time, in the fob or out of it...just my

 

Excellent advice. Having that knowledge would eliminate 99.9% of the FOB/fail to start complaints/stories. It's in the owner's manual and if you get "stuck" by a dead FOB battery or FOB loss it is your own fault. (End of rant)