Help, someone tried to steal bike and and I cant use my key.

[TCARZ]

Jeff, please let us know how it turns out. What an epic event. Hope everything turns out ok.
I'm gonna guard my GS like it was a a a Bimmer or somethin! 

[BadgerBiker]

I park my GS next to my roommates beemmer. That's my security.  I'm looking forward to having a garage again soon though, its nerve racking to park out where anybody with some motivation and muscle can grab it. Or mess it up with a screwdriver apparently

[burning1]

My GS500 doesn't have an ignition. Generally disconnect the negative cable on the battery.

[Twisted]

He said it is underground and would need to be pushed up the parking ramps to get it to street level. Instead of having to push it use a vehicle to pull it while someone holds the bike up...

Sorry I misread and thought you said to tow the bike down the street with another vehicle.

[Cosimo_Zaretti]

I doubt the OP is asking how to steal a bike, Only someone who didn't want to do further damage to their bike would ask what do with a partially broken lock.  A thief would just finish the job.

I have a bike with no steering lock, it was busted long before the bike came to me.  Nobody's ever tried to steel my beaten up old GS, although a few people have moved it cos it was in their way.  In my first few weeks of riding I tended to forget my keys, and I left it in the city a few times with the keys still in it and people still ignored it.  I've broken that habit fortunately.  Unless you have a much nicer example than me, I can't see why anyone would touch it.

Getting a dolly under the front wheel would be my pick but you might be able grab a strong friend and see if you can lift the whole front end with one of you on each handlebar, if it's possible you can then get a third friend to push from the back while the two of you walk along with the front raised.  I've seen youtube footage of three guys grabbing a disclocked bike off the street and shoving it in a van doing this, they ignore the steering and disc locks and just get on with it.  I have no idea how hard it is to lift the front of a GS between two people, especially with the lock on, but it might be worth a shot.

I'm trying to picture how low this ceiling is, could you get a pickup truck or a van down in there?  That might save you dragging the thing up a steep basement ramp.

[GSjeff500f]

No, its a terrible design. The roof is so low that there are signs posted no trucks or vans allowed, there are also many water pipes that hang below the roof, when i was able to ride the bike out, if I was to lift up off the seat I would take my head off. I drive a little Dodge caliber and my attena hits every pipe when coming or going.

[Cosimo_Zaretti]

I had to google what a Dodge Caliber is, I'd never seen one in Australia.  It looks like a fairly solid vehicle, do you have a tow bar?  If you can sort out a tow vehicle, then you just need to rent a box trailer for a couple of hours and find some ratchet straps.

If you end up attaching the bike to a ute or trailer, you may benefit from a thread I posted a couple of years ago when I first got my bike license.  http://www.perthstreetbikes.com/forum/f14/securing-bike-ute-86849/.  There's some good replies in it on how to secure a bike.

Your other possibilities are pulling the steering lock out, or seeing if a local mechanic is prepared to make a house call.

[werase643]

why not just remove the top tripple and take it(the top tripple) to your bike shop and have them replace the ign switch in the top tripple
takes about 10-20 min to remove the top tripple
yes, you will have 2 keys   saves a tow bill

or buy an ign switch
and have a locksmith make a house call to replace the ign switch
if he/she is half a$$ed good he/she can make the tank and seat lock match the ign sw for more money

[Cosimo_Zaretti]

Or go to a wrecker and buy the ignition switch, seat lock, tank cap and keys from the same bike.  They often turn up on ebay as a set.  That's probably what you'll end up doing once you've managed to get it home.

Hunt around the second hand market for something like this.  http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Suzuki-GS500F-2004-model-Complete-Lock-Set-/390303260081?pt=AU_Motorcycle_Parts_Accessories&hash=item5adfe31db1

[GSjeff500f]

Alot of good ideas and now I just got to make one work, Wish people would just leave other peoples stuff alone.. but I guess that wishful thinking. One way or the other, Im getting it out of there sunday.

[GSjeff500f]

Well I got her out, actually tied a couple skate boards to the front and rear tire and myself and three mates pushed her out. it sucked, but its done. Got it to my new place, now need to get it fixed, but at least its out of the dungeon.

[TCARZ]

Glad to see she's finally home. Good luck with the repair and keep in touch. 

[Toogoofy317]

Don't be suprised if your insurance still goes up   Isn't Progressive in Canada  at the very least try to get AAA or something. Geeze even AT&T has roadside assistance with the cell phone plans.

While I understand that the OP was not trying to steal his bike if you put the information out readily it takes a crook 5 sec to google it. I'm all for making it harder on them even if that means I gotta carry more insurance with lower deductible because I can't hotwire a bike. Which is kinda easy if you can get a certain part off and the fork isn't locked.

Glad you got what you needed.

Mary

[GSjeff500f]

No progressive aint in Canada, Insurance rates dont change unless I put in a claim. Plus the home I bought actually put me at a lower rate cause its a better area then the apartment I had and the underground that made things so difficult moving the bike. Might look into CAA for the possibility i could need a tow at some point in the future. Just glad its at the house and in the garage and can really try and get it repaired now.