Had forks off doing steering head bearings last night...this morning I find my fork lock will only work when turned to the right. Will not worj to the left. Dark in parking garage...dont feel any cables or wires binding....ideas?
Some people say the OEM key is weak and will break off in the ignition.Why not?
The OEM key is not made of the strongest possible material.Some people say the OEM key is weak and will break off in the ignition.
I'm thinking you could get a replacement key cut using an aftermarket blank that is made of stronger material than the OEM key, but it would only be good for the locks, wouldn't let you start the bike. That's what I did to get a spare key for my Mustang, so I can get into the car in case I ever have a senior moment and lock the ignition key in the car. It also will lock/unlock the glove compartment and trunk.Thanks for the clarification re. key strength. In my case, the lock doesn't seem to take more force than the ignition.
Since my bike has HISS, am I right in thinking it is of little use replacing the key, as I will have to replace it with (an equally weak) Honda key (with transponder)?
I think you may have misaligned the for legs and have a slight twist between upper and lower trees causing the lock pin to not line up on the left. Loosen absolutely every bolt and the axle aslothe fender bolts and brake line brackets absolutely anything tying the fork legs together, then line up the fork tube with the top of the upper tree and torque the pinch bolts on the upper tree. Have someone support the back of the bike upright while you do a few plunges of the front forks to line everything up. Torque all the pinch bolts evenly bit by bit side to side so you don't do all one side then the other. careful not to bump or disturb anything while doing this. That should line things up and the lock should work.when I torqued the stem nut down, it moved the tree downward and miss aligned the lock dowel and the hole in the frame.
I tore it all apart again tonight, re-adjusted everything, and made sure I tightened them down this time to keep the top tree from moving again.
Seems to have worked, I can now lock and unlock it to the left, just not as easy as to the right for some reason.
I'm considering locking the pin into the frame, then loosening all the fork bolts and then re-doing them to see if that helps.
Anyone got any better ideas?
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Hi Peter:Since my bike has HISS, am I right in thinking it is of little use replacing the key, as I will have to replace it with (an equally weak) Honda key (with transponder)?
I think you may have misaligned the for legs and have a slight twist between upper and lower trees causing the lock pin to not line up on the left. Loosen absolutely every bolt and the axle aslothe fender bolts and brake line brackets absolutely anything tying the fork legs together, then line up the fork tube with the top of the upper tree and torque the pinch bolts on the upper tree. Have someone support the back of the bike upright while you do a few plunges of the front forks to line everything up. Torque all the pinch bolts evenly bit by bit side to side so you don't do all one side then the other. careful not to bump or disturb anything while doing this. That should line things up and the lock should work.
No problem glad it helped outI have got to stop working until early morning hours in the garage
Removed wheel and loosened everything etc.
Lock now works....thanks much!
I got lazy and did one fork leg at a time....and I know better.
Had forks off doing steering head bearings last night...this morning I find my fork lock will only work when turned to the right. Will not worj to the left. Dark in parking garage...dont feel any cables or wires binding....ideas?
I did my steering head bearings a year ago and have the similar problem. Steering lock no longer works. Been planning to take a look this year and see what is up.I think you may have misaligned the for legs and have a slight twist between upper and lower trees causing the lock pin to not line up on the left. Loosen absolutely every bolt and the axle aslothe fender bolts and brake line brackets absolutely anything tying the fork legs together, then line up the fork tube with the top of the upper tree and torque the pinch bolts on the upper tree. Have someone support the back of the bike upright while you do a few plunges of the front forks to line everything up. Torque all the pinch bolts evenly bit by bit side to side so you don't do all one side then the other. careful not to bump or disturb anything while doing this. That should line things up and the lock should work.