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Message started by Savageman on 06/06/16 at 21:25:25

Title: Steering Lock
Post by Savageman on 06/06/16 at 21:25:25

I just realised my project Savage didn't come with a Steering Lock key. The guy gave me 4 keys and i don't have that one. Is there any way to get a key made for it? I think it's a stubby key? Can the tool lid lock be rekeyed to fit the ignition gas tank key? :-?

Title: Re: Steering Lock
Post by verslagen1 on 06/06/16 at 21:45:07

don't bother with the fork lock.

you can re key all the locks if you have 1 key the will fit them all.

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Title: Re: Steering Lock
Post by Serowbot on 06/06/16 at 23:04:26

Wow!... Versy's good!... ;)

Title: Re: Steering Lock
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/07/16 at 03:39:06

That's an Ooold thread.. Reelthing left years ago..

Title: Re: Steering Lock
Post by oldNslow on 06/07/16 at 09:04:16

Quote:

Can the tool lid lock be rekeyed to fit the ignition gas tank key?

The tool box lock should use the ignition key. If yours doesn't someone's already been in there.

Title: Re: Steering Lock
Post by verslagen1 on 06/07/16 at 09:48:00

Generally what happens when someone's lost the cover at speed or when a components gone bad and the dealer replaces it.

Title: Re: Steering Lock
Post by Meme on 06/07/16 at 11:44:45

083A2D3A3C3E363A356E6D5B0 wrote:

I don't think you can rekey the fork lock with the ignition key, as it is a lot smaller.

I broke my only fork key off in the fork lock the day I bought it. Luckily it was unlocked and I just pulled the broken part out. I saved it to have a new key remade, but never got around to it. The fork lock is a pain anyway.

Title: Re: Steering Lock
Post by stewmills on 06/07/16 at 12:58:14

My local locksmith found the proper key blank and it ended up being what they referred to as a forklift key blank. I don't have the number handy, but it may be different than yours anyway depending...

Also, mine didn't require re-keying, I was just getting a copy made.

I used my fork lock the first few month I rode, but quickly got over it and haven't locked it in a couple of years. I do live in a secure area and work is a safe place to park also so I have no worries.

FWIW, my 2008 is separate from the ignition. Maybe on some older models it was the same?

Title: Re: Steering Lock
Post by verslagen1 on 06/07/16 at 13:12:33

6A6D7C6E747075756A190 wrote:

The fork lock key was never the same as ignition.

Title: Re: Steering Lock
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/07/16 at 16:24:37

I took all the stuff outta my gas cap. A screwdriver would open it. It was apart so I could put a thin plastic shim in it. I also stuffed the neck and sanded the top sealing lip. If you leak fuel, test the top, see if it's flat. Some oil on the little raised area and a piece of glass..

Title: Re: Steering Lock
Post by Kris01 on 06/07/16 at 18:56:18

I never could get that stupid fork lock to work anyway. Besides, how many Savages/S40s have you ever heard of that were stolen? Nobody wants 'em. If mine ends up missing one day, I'm going looking for one of you guys! ;D

Title: Re: Steering Lock
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/08/16 at 04:11:22

Smart.. Might as well start with the likely suspects.

Title: Re: Steering Lock
Post by Kris01 on 06/08/16 at 19:26:37

Nobody else would take it. But I still love her!

Title: Re: Steering Lock
Post by Dave on 06/13/16 at 16:23:48

Bump

Title: Re: Steering Lock
Post by batman on 06/13/16 at 16:34:47

The fork lock is a pain and if you lock it and break the key off trying to unlock it you're in trouble,and if someone wants your bike two people can pick it up and toss it in a van faster than you can spit (gone in 60 seconds ring a bell?).

Title: Re: Steering Lock
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/13/16 at 17:11:55

I don't even know how many times I pulled into a store and realized as I was digging for the key that I had left it in the ignition.
If I was serious about it I would get a lock for the wheel.
The hassle and$$ to get a key, And, even when it's working great, it's a pain.

Title: Re: Steering Lock
Post by WD on 06/16/16 at 11:07:53

Pull the forks. Knock out the lock. Trim the lock mount flush, weld up the hole, paint the repair. Put the forks back on.

I work in a bad neighborhood, and have left the key in the ignition for hours at a time. Still have the bike, you can't give one away usually, so theft is a non-issue.

Title: Re: Steering Lock
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/16/16 at 17:32:43

WD, you live in that neighborhood. They KNOW you.. nobody wants to die over a frikken Savage.

Title: Re: Steering Lock
Post by WD on 06/17/16 at 11:17:44

627D7B7C61665767576F7D713A080 wrote:

WD, you live in that neighborhood. They KNOW you.. nobody wants to die over a frikken Savage.

Actually, I live 28 miles away from there.

Everyone thinks it is an old HD, Indian or English bike, since it doesn't look like a Savage anymore.

The Southern Cross decal, with a web address that leads to a politically incorrect/suspect site, "might" have something to do with it...

;D

Title: Re: Steering Lock
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/17/16 at 13:12:10

The
Nothing is for Sale sign

The
Keep out
The
No trespassing
The general

1313 Mockingbird Lane
feel..

Can't hurt.