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Started by super_namer, May 18, 2006, 05:19:13 PM

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super_namer

May 18, 2006, 05:19:13 PM
Hey guys,

I've searched all over this forum and i've read that you can take the seat off. I don't have the Owners Manual with me so i don't know how to take it off to use the helmet lock.

Can someone help me out?

Phaedrus

#1
May 18, 2006, 05:21:14 PM
Just stick the key in to the lock and twist it and you will feel it "click" (unlock) and pull up on the rear of the seat a lil..and it will come right off. Happiness is.  :thumb:
Richard died in a motorcycle accident that was at no fault of his own.  We lost a good friend and good member of this board.  Though Rich may be gone, his legacy will live on here.

Photos from the June '06 Northeast GStwin Meet

RVertigo

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May 18, 2006, 05:32:10 PM Last Edit: May 23, 2006, 11:48:44 PM by RVertigo


:thumb:

super_namer

#3
May 18, 2006, 05:34:32 PM
i have an 05' 500f

I'll go look if there is the key hole in the rear left. if not ill use Phaedrus' method.

Alphamazing

#4
May 18, 2006, 05:46:12 PM
Quote from: super_namer on May 18, 2006, 05:34:32 PM
i have an 05' 500f

I'll go look if there is the key hole in the rear left. if not ill use Phaedrus' method.

The '04+ bikes have the same tail plastics as the '01+ bikes.

And that's the lock Phaedrus was talking about...
'05 DR-Z400SM (For Sale)
'04 GS500E (Sold)

Holy crap it's the Wiki!
http://wiki.gstwins.com/

Phaedrus

#5
May 18, 2006, 06:59:47 PM
Ya..the seat locks onto the frame of the bike for "security".
Richard died in a motorcycle accident that was at no fault of his own.  We lost a good friend and good member of this board.  Though Rich may be gone, his legacy will live on here.

Photos from the June '06 Northeast GStwin Meet

bbanjo

#6
May 18, 2006, 07:12:49 PM
Just remember to take your key out after you're done when you park it  :oops:

Not that I've ever left mine in while parking over night outside in Philadelphia. (thanks karma)
No time to wash the bike

annguyen1981

#7
May 18, 2006, 09:36:06 PM
Quote from: bbanjo on May 18, 2006, 07:12:49 PM
Just remember to take your key out after you're done when you park it  :oops:

Not that I've ever left mine in while parking over night outside in Philadelphia. (thanks karma)

Yeah...  I've never left my key in the seat lock for two weeks...  Nor have I ever left the key in the ignition for 8 hours... :oops:

2007 YZF-R6 - Purchased 7/03/07
2004 YZF-R6 - Stolen 5/25/07
2004 GS500f - Sold to Bluelespaul
Killin' a Kitty

ajgs500

#8
May 18, 2006, 09:40:06 PM
You really cant be serious........

annguyen1981

#9
May 19, 2006, 08:46:12 AM
Quote from: ajgs500 on May 18, 2006, 09:40:06 PM
You really cant be serious........

Uh...

Um...

2007 YZF-R6 - Purchased 7/03/07
2004 YZF-R6 - Stolen 5/25/07
2004 GS500f - Sold to Bluelespaul
Killin' a Kitty

pandy

#10
May 19, 2006, 12:42:51 PM
Yup, I've never left my key in my bike for 8 hours at work...never!  :icon_lol:

And welcome to the board, super_namer!  :cheers:
'06 SV650s (1 past Gixxer; 3 past GS500s)
I get blamed for EVERYTHING around here!
:woohoo:

3imo

#11
May 19, 2006, 12:49:52 PM
This thread will remain with me forever.

Classic.

Welcome Super namer.  welcome. :cheers:
Not the brightest crayon in the box, but I can still be seen from a distance.  ;P
QuoteOpinions abound. Where opinions abound, mouths, like tachometers, often hit redline. - STARWALT

Jarrett you ignorant my mama...

trumpetguy

#12
May 19, 2006, 12:53:40 PM
It is often easier for me to unlock the seat if I press down slightly on the center of the seat while turning the key.  It avoids that "key feel like it's about to snap" feeling.  Since I only have one key, that's an issue!   Maybe I should get a duplicate... :cookoo:
TrumpetGuy
1998 Suzuki GS500E
1982 Suzuki GS1100E
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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and not clothed." -- Dwight D. Eisenhower

RVertigo

#13
May 19, 2006, 01:00:03 PM
Quote from: trumpetguy on May 19, 2006, 12:53:40 PMIt is often easier for me to unlock the seat if I press down slightly on the center of the seat while turning the key.  It avoids that "key feel like it's about to snap" feeling.  Since I only have one key, that's an issue!   Maybe I should get a duplicate... :cookoo:
Get a copy of your get

AND

Lube up the seat latch.  White Lithium Grease is your friend!

ajgs500

#14
May 19, 2006, 02:29:19 PM
Hey I was wondering if anyone could tell me how to open my car doors????

pandy

#15
May 19, 2006, 03:19:54 PM
Quote from: ajgs500 on May 19, 2006, 02:29:19 PM
Hey I was wondering if anyone could tell me how to open my car doors????

Next person who picks on a newbie or their newbie questions is gonna be banned for a week!  :2guns:  :flipoff:

(If you think she's kidding, try it and find out!  :icon_twisted:)
'06 SV650s (1 past Gixxer; 3 past GS500s)
I get blamed for EVERYTHING around here!
:woohoo:

Phaedrus

#16
May 19, 2006, 04:50:53 PM
Yeah, I don't think anyone should be picked on for asking what might seem liek a "dumb" question to many of us.  Everyone is at different levels. If we weren't, this forum would be dull and boring.
Richard died in a motorcycle accident that was at no fault of his own.  We lost a good friend and good member of this board.  Though Rich may be gone, his legacy will live on here.

Photos from the June '06 Northeast GStwin Meet

FearedGS500

#17
May 19, 2006, 08:01:21 PM
nothing like leaving your key in the bike and searching forever to try and find it then relize you left it in the bike  :cookoo: :cookoo: :laugh: :laugh:

RVertigo

#18
May 19, 2006, 08:02:57 PM
My first Newbie question was:

"How do I adjust the chain?  Is it hard?"

Then...

"I broke my oil-filter cover stud...  What do I do to fix it?"

:icon_mrgreen:

trumpetguy

#19
May 19, 2006, 09:20:50 PM
Quote from: ajgs500 on May 19, 2006, 02:29:19 PM
Hey I was wondering if anyone could tell me how to open my car doors????

With the wireless remote, of course!!! :o
TrumpetGuy
1998 Suzuki GS500E
1982 Suzuki GS1100E
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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and not clothed." -- Dwight D. Eisenhower
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