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Title: ingition damn thing
Post by: bcutrufelli on November 08, 2004, 06:14:42 PM
for soem reason i stick the ket in and it wont unlock the wheel.  Worked fine yesterday tried  for a while and it just wont work.  Anyway has anybody ever replaced one before?
Title: ingition damn thing
Post by: weaselnoze on November 08, 2004, 06:30:48 PM
u'rs has a wheel?! damn im jealous :).  u have to push down on the key and then turn. also pull the bars towards the tank while turning
Title: ingition damn thing
Post by: bcutrufelli on November 08, 2004, 06:38:02 PM
still cant get it , I dont get it it worked yesterday and it works it the fuel tank and the gas tank but I'll be damned if its going to budge for me
Title: ingition damn thing
Post by: weaselnoze on November 08, 2004, 08:18:07 PM
the key doesnt turn at all? does it at least push down?
Title: ingition damn thing
Post by: Kerry on November 08, 2004, 10:58:52 PM
Over time my bike has gotten to the point where I have to push the left handgrip forward just a bit before the key will turn.  It's not a design feature -- some surface(s) must have slowly worn down somewhere.  :dunno:
Title: ingition damn thing
Post by: Ed89 on November 09, 2004, 12:13:46 AM
Maybe it was dropped while in the "lock" position.  Someone knocked over my bike once and I had some problem unlocking it after that.

Cheers,
e.
Title: ingition damn thing
Post by: Kerry on November 09, 2004, 12:26:30 AM
Hmmmm.  Come to think of it, mine has been dropped a time or two on the left side, too.  Perhaps my steering head stop is "notched" and allows the front end to turn just a tad too far to the left?  :dunno:
Title: ingition damn thing
Post by: Cal Price on November 09, 2004, 12:33:58 AM
To lock or unlock the steering on my '03 the bar position is quite critical, it has been from new. I have to push the left grip right "into" the tank.
Title: ingition damn thing
Post by: bcutrufelli on November 09, 2004, 08:39:04 AM
i will try some more tonight i will try again tonight but i tried alot last night.  The suzuki dealer told me to use a little lube in the lock I will try all of your suggestion man is it frustrating me
Title: ingition damn thing
Post by: scratch on November 09, 2004, 08:43:30 AM
If you ride in the rain alot, squirt some WD40, Liquid Wrench, or some lube that diplaces water into the keyhole. I also spray some on the key and insert it into the ignition and turn it, repeatedly.
Title: ingition damn thing
Post by: bcutrufelli on November 09, 2004, 02:43:32 PM
i'll try wd 40 tonight also
Title: ingition damn thing
Post by: Mk1inCali on November 09, 2004, 04:04:04 PM
Ditto to Scratch's suggestion...works for me!
Title: ingition damn thing
Post by: bcutrufelli on November 09, 2004, 04:20:31 PM
thanks everybody scratch's suggestion worked wd-40 is awesome.  At first i had some reservations about spraying that in there but it worked great.  MK you said it works for you how often do you have to do that