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Message started by Boston Biker on 03/25/09 at 19:55:31

Title: Fork Lock Key
Post by Boston Biker on 03/25/09 at 19:55:31

A new member here. I just picked up an '07 S40. Only after getting home did I realize the fork lock uses its own key (a first for me). The seller doesn't have the key and the local dealer says the only way to rectify this is to install a new lock with keys. True?

Title: Re: Fork Lock Key
Post by Max_Morley on 03/25/09 at 20:01:54

Yes it is a totally different key, If it were me I would search the tech section as I think replacing it is discussed in there. However I seldom lock mine, use a disc brake lock and if I could find a padlock for the back pulley that would really make it hard to move into a van, trailer or PU bed. The fork lock can be sheared off with some effort and then the piece taken out by dropping the fork trees. Max

Title: Re: Fork Lock Key
Post by thumperclone on 03/25/09 at 22:08:47

the local locksmith can fix you up..
why lock the forks anyway?? the savage is one of the least stolden bikes out there<ask your insurance agent
"locks keep honest people honest"

Title: Re: Fork Lock Key
Post by Charon on 03/26/09 at 06:34:49

When I bought mine, new, the dealership couldn't find the fork lock keys. They replaced the whole lock assembly under warranty, saying they could not get keys only. They had two or three other S40s on the floor, and we tried all of those keys in case of a mixup.

Title: Re: Fork Lock Key
Post by photojoe on 03/26/09 at 06:40:21

darn fork lock. After returning from Central America last month, The first thing I noticed was the cover on my bike ripped to shreds. A note from my neighbor stated that "hurricane force winds blew my bike over 4 or 5 times, and the guy down the street picked it up."

Shortly after discussing the event, my neighbors said that they would've moved the bike in their yard, but were unable to because the fork was locked. OK, so that was an extraordinary situation, and perhaps an extreme example.

Really though, if you don't want to shell out the $$$ for a locksmith, the alternatives mentioned previously in this thread will work just fine. Well, it also depends on your neighborhood. If my bike was parked on the street in some neighborhoods I could think of in Manhattan, It would be covered with armor and welded to a light pole. Some thieves have a tendency to remove parts also, not just the bike >:(

Title: Re: Fork Lock Key
Post by prechermike on 03/26/09 at 06:59:39

I used my fork lock a few times, but finally I just quit. It seemed like a little bit of a hassel to me, especially after I got the bike started and had to shut it off to use the key (on the same ring) to unlock the fork. Besides, like I read somewhere a couple of good size guys could pick it up and put it in a pickup and drive away.