At first glance one might think "well, that's minor" ...... but actually, no it's not.
Question ..... how does one open the back (pillion) seat when the key is not unlocking the latch. Answer ..... ????
Why isn't the key working ?? ... you will be wondering ..... well, an inocuous design (flaw ?) is the reason and I recommend you all take a few minutes to fix it.
So, when you get a chance, unlock the seat and look at the point where the outer cable is captivated into a small black bracket with a slotted, push in system, allowing the inner cable to activate the latch. Both the seats use the same system.
The problem for me was this. The pillion seat cable jumped out of that slot for some reason on my last ride, probably due to our typically bumpy country roads here in NZ or possibly because I had accessed my small roll of tools I keep stored there on my last outing.
Whatever the reason for it happening, once that cable is out of that slot, turning the key to activate the latch no longer works it.
When you can't open the pillion seat with the key operated cable latch, as far as I can tell anyway, there is no way of getting either seat open.
Please do enlighten me if there is another option.
Maybe some of you still don't grasp the significance of this minor issue.
You now don't have ANY WAY to get under the seat .. no tool access or, for what supposed to be my reason, no battery access.
Long story a bit shorter, my battery charge was low due to a tracking device I have installed (I assume) and I had forgotten to connect the trickle charger after my last ride two weeks ago.
How did I get in then ?
Here's the thing, I had a pretty carbon fibre pillion seat replacement cover ......... and now I don't.
Nuff said on that.
Solution ?
Very simple ... use a small zip tie to firmly captivate the cable to the bracket so it can't jump out.
Seriously, take the time to do it cos it could save you alot of grief and money ... no need to ask me how I know that now.
Question ..... how does one open the back (pillion) seat when the key is not unlocking the latch. Answer ..... ????
Why isn't the key working ?? ... you will be wondering ..... well, an inocuous design (flaw ?) is the reason and I recommend you all take a few minutes to fix it.
So, when you get a chance, unlock the seat and look at the point where the outer cable is captivated into a small black bracket with a slotted, push in system, allowing the inner cable to activate the latch. Both the seats use the same system.
The problem for me was this. The pillion seat cable jumped out of that slot for some reason on my last ride, probably due to our typically bumpy country roads here in NZ or possibly because I had accessed my small roll of tools I keep stored there on my last outing.
Whatever the reason for it happening, once that cable is out of that slot, turning the key to activate the latch no longer works it.
When you can't open the pillion seat with the key operated cable latch, as far as I can tell anyway, there is no way of getting either seat open.
Please do enlighten me if there is another option.
Maybe some of you still don't grasp the significance of this minor issue.
You now don't have ANY WAY to get under the seat .. no tool access or, for what supposed to be my reason, no battery access.
Long story a bit shorter, my battery charge was low due to a tracking device I have installed (I assume) and I had forgotten to connect the trickle charger after my last ride two weeks ago.
How did I get in then ?
Here's the thing, I had a pretty carbon fibre pillion seat replacement cover ......... and now I don't.
Nuff said on that.
Solution ?
Very simple ... use a small zip tie to firmly captivate the cable to the bracket so it can't jump out.
Seriously, take the time to do it cos it could save you alot of grief and money ... no need to ask me how I know that now.
