Did you mean the trunk and saddlebags not the steering lock?So here's a question: I rarely lock my bike (2018 Airbag), but if I did lock it, could I unlock it if when I returned to it a few hours later the battery was dead?
When I say I don't usually lock my bike, I mean I don't crank the handle bars over; just leave them straight.maybe I am missing the obvious here, but - you say you rarely lock your bike.....does the bike not automatically lock when you walk away with the fob?
or are you leaving the fob on the bike?
and if you came back to a dead battery, remove side cover and charge the battery....or hook up jumper cables to a good battery = your bike will unlock & then start it
This is a good practice. Also, if you take a road trip with another rider, give the other rider the spare key to carry in his/her trunk (or saddlebag). On my road trips, swapping keys or fobs is standard practice.Thanks, everyone. I am aware of all that. Just another reason everyone needs to make sure there's a spare key available hidden somewhere on the bike.
How is that any different than the old bike?Thanks, everyone. I am aware of all that. Just another reason everyone needs to make sure there's a spare key available hidden somewhere on the bike.
It's not different in any practical sense--got to have a spare key--but people are much-more used to thinking about spare ignition keys than they are about spare fob keys.How is that any different than the old bike?
Loose the key while walking around, you got a problem.
Lock key in trunk or side bag, you got a problem.
I agree. There are practical limits to "Be Prepared." The logical extension is that you'd have to drag a spare Goldwing behind you. Still, hiding a spare key on the bike requires minimal effort. A lithium-battery jump-starter requires a little more effort and expense, but considering there's a known problem with the 2018 staying on when it's not supposed to, it could save you from a very bad time if you and a passenger got caught with a dead battery somewhere that was in one way or another dicey.Meh. You can pull a trailer full of gear for all the "what ifs", or you can prepare for the most common what ifs based on your own experience and just take the rest in stride.
Must be worn out by now.I keep my spare key in my wallet. been doing that for 30 years.
A known problem? Really? Of the thousands of 2018s sold, where is the data showing it is a problem? Yes, I am really asking, because it is not a problem known to me.but considering there's a known problem with the 2018 staying on when it's not supposed to, it could save you from a very bad time if you and a passenger got caught with a dead battery somewhere that was in one way or another dicey.
I did not say it is a big problem, just that it is a known problem (note the use of passive voice). There have been multiple reports of dead batteries on this forum, some attributed to a bad batch of batteries, some attributed to a glitch (or maybe it's a feature) in the ignition system not always fully turning off. I assume there have been reports on other Goldwing forums as well, but I don't know that as I don't visit any others.A known problem? Really? Of the thousands of 2018s sold, where is the data showing it is a problem? Yes, I am really asking, because it is not a problem known to me.
I did not say it was a big problem, either. I took your statement of it being a "known" problem to mean known by Honda. If that is not the case, I wouldn't consider that a problem, anymore than the tie rods not being exactly 171 mm are a problem.I did not say it is a big problem, just that it is a known problem (note the use of passive voice).
Something is a problem only when Honda knows about it?I did not say it was a big problem, either. I took your statement of it being a "known" problem to mean known by Honda. If that is not the case, I wouldn't consider that a problem, anymore than the tie rods not being exactly 171 mm are a problem.
Nope, but it isn't a problem just because a few people claim it is a problem, either.Something is a problem only when Honda knows about it?