Oh Crap!

[nhchris]

Will everyone who has bent the ignition key by bumping into it while it is in the seat lock please raise their hand.

[betoney]

34 minutes ago, nhchris said:

Will everyone who has bent the ignition key by bumping into it while it is in the seat lock please raise their hand.

Whenever I remove the seat, the key goes right back in the ignition for exactly that reason.

[koth442]

I bumped it, but fortunately I haven't bent one. That being said, I think I'll adopt betoney's method.

[wordsmith]

Done it more times than I care to admit.   Key is made of cheese.   Fortunately in the GT the key is now well-placed to avoid that - see pic with BMW tag..   Good enough reason to swap?

Edited July 28, 2019 by wordsmith

[texscottyd]

29 minutes ago, wordsmith said:

Done it more times than I care to admit.   Key is made of cheese.   Fortunately in the GT the key is now well-placed to avoid that - see pic with BMW tag..   Good enough reason to swap?

Interesting.   Yet another refinement detail that Yamaha improved with the new model Tracers...  

The more you look, the more subtle differences you find.  

[bugie]

You can add the GT Luggage to that. I have even managed to bend the key in my pocket

[wordsmith]

34 minutes ago, bugie said:

I have even managed to bend the key in my pocket

As the celebrated but risque American film-star Mae West said "is that a bent key in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me?"

[stumpy]

My wifes Kawasaki versys key is like lead.  Twists in the ignition ...junk

 

[DavidS]

I had duplicate keys made for mine, the metal is much better, and it doesn't bend.