Something to put on my keys to protect my yoke

[DrDonnyBrago]

Anyone use some sort of key protector to keep keys from scratching their yoke to pieces?

Don't want to keep my keys in my pocket in case I get impaled during an off and it's a PITA having multiple sets of keys knocking around. Does anyone have a good solution?

I was thinking of getting one of those key holders that security guards use to stop their keys jingling, but they look huge and come with a belt loop.

Any ideas?

[MarkJ]

A few spare keys I've had in the past came with a small tube that was pushed over just the teeth of the key. No idea if you can buy them. Maybe make something out of a straw and a cable tie?

[L4Isoside]

My SV had a carbon look yoke protector thing, put on by previous owners.

But I don't actually keep all the keys together, I have the bike key on a gel lanyard type thing (From wemoto!) and the rest of the keys in my pocket.

[pinkyfloyd]

You can get yoke protectors for most bikes that just stick on. Much the same as tank protectors only yoky!

https://www.cjaccessories.co.uk/images/T/cbryoke.jpg

That kind of thing.
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[Clayton32]

https://www.tartantrader.co.uk/oblong-detachable-keyring-p-599.html

you could put the bike key on the side that detaches and other keys on the other side, and maybe put the other side under the seat if you dont want them in your pocket.

[N cee thirty]

tape or something ?
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[pinkyfloyd]

If i seperated my keys I'd end up losing something. I keep mine together and live with the scratches.
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Teflon-Mike:I think I agree with just about all Pinky has said.

[angryjonny]

When I say "kept separate" I don't mean each one has its own drawer in the house. Just that the bike key sits on its own... the rest are on appropriate keyrings, or under the seat with the disklock etc. It's only one extra key to keep track of.

[pinkyfloyd]

Mr Angry my friend. I have enough trouble keeping track of one keyring If they are not in the bike or in my right outside pocket then I havent a clue where they are. Creates mayhem in summer when I dont use my jacket for walking around town etc.
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Teflon-Mike:I think I agree with just about all Pinky has said.

[Paxovasa]

I only have the ignition key, the alarm fob and the disc lock key. My house key, padlock keys, gate key, and work keys are on a seperate keyring.
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[DrDonnyBrago]

I can barely remember to bring my house keys when I leave in the morning and they are required for the door and the garage, if I could separate them, I'd give it a week before I came home without them and have to go back to work .

Yoke protector isn't a bad idea, detest the look of carbon (especially fake stuff) so I'll have a look around for something plain.

I am hoping to find something like this but a lot smaller, this one is 5 inches long:

https://www.georgia-outfitters.com/images/9029.gif

[pinkyfloyd]

[Teflon-Mike]

My step-father is a bugger for big bunches of keys.
Number of times I've had to shift his car & impaled my thiegh on one of them turning to look over my shoulder to reverse!
They also wear out ignition barels. I've lost count how many times over the years he's had locks jam on him or keys wear out.
Daft thing, I'd have thought he'd have learned, as he had a penchant for old Morris Minors, with notably weak and worn ignitions, and on at least two of them they keys used to fall out the lock!
Became quite common at tone time to see him pull up outside the house, then apparently leave the car running, for twenty minutes.... turned out he'd not got out, was just crawling around the floor looking for the fallen keys so he could turn it off!
and on at LEAST one occassion he drove off and went back where he'd come from becouse they had fallen through a hole in the footwell!

Irrelevent.... amusing... but irrelevent.

Old time biker in my youth, warned me to the dangers of having bunched keys on a bike. Youonly need one ot two keys on a bike, never have more keys than you need. They fall out. (old lucas switches, in the days when they were mounted on the side-panel) He also advised carrying a spare for when they did.

Slightly different problem, but the same principle.

I have bike key, disc-lock key & chain padlock on the ring, and thats it.... except on the Vf keys that have the key for the paniers too.

What about, one of thise 'split' key-rings things? Metal or plastic snap between two rings, so you can put bike keys on the one end, allothers on the other, and simply snap the bike key-ring off when you need it. Keep the main bunch in pocket, & only have the key you need in the ignition?
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[Gazdaman]

Most people would put a yoke protector on the top yoke rather than trying to cover the keys.

How about one of these:

https://img24.imageshack.us/img24/9562/615j7nswjwlsl500aa280.jpg

Then you can keep /just/ the bike key on this keyring, then separate it from the bunch when you want to use the bike.

Gaz

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[Pedd]

a mobile phone drawstring pouch ???
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[The Tot]

My mechanic told me he had to replace a complete lockset on a CBR600RR because somebody's bunch of keys had so many items on it, it basically buggered the lock. Cue £400 job for new lockset and reprogramme the ECU for the immobiliser.

As a result I now ONLY have the bike key and a keyring. Everything else attaches via

https://3rdrock.com.au/public/html/images/TA0003%20key%20ring.JPG

House keys, Disk Lock keys etc. I do the same as teflon mike. Keys in a drawstring bag with rest of wallet under pillion. Job's a good un. Ordinarily, I just have my keys in my zipped jacket outer pocket.

Yoke protector. You CAN just cut out a clear vinyl sheet if you're not into the blingness of farbon. I can't however because my yokes have been cast and subsequently powdercoated. The texture doesn't permit good adhesion.
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