Dropping your keys while kitted up. It's all about balance.

[UnknownStuntm...]

So all the CSB imgurs at the ready, kids.

I park in a quiet, unassuming motorcycle bay at work. Sometimes, another bike appears after me, and dissappears mostly before I leave. I know of this phantom because quite often my mirrors are moved, or I've found my bike in a slightly different position. I'm not massively peeved about this, it's life and I could live in that there Lahndaan and come back to a lot worse. But pushing my mirrors in has made me want to find the person responsible and tell them to use another spot if it's too tight, there are only about 20 on site to pick from. Or to push his fucking bike right over and kick the fucking thing in.

So today as Karma decreed, I get my opportunity. Saw some lanky streak of urine walking over to my bike, and saw his bike for the first time. Some Yam enduro thing. I also see him drop his keys and fully square volley them about 25 yards into a bush - all without knowing, as he was fully rain-kitted. Hahahahahaaaa!

Should I go get the keys and hide them? Do nothing and let the mirror bender deal with his own issues? No, as I chuckled under my breath, I went over, picked the bunch out of the bush and made my way across the car park where I held them out to a frantic, gangly, apologetic bender. He was very thankful, and I got my opportunity to tell him about the other places to park if it gets a bit tight. Another apology and no stamped-on motorbikes.

I just KNOW I'm going to lose my keys later.

[notbike]

This thread:

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[XBIKER]

The number of times I found bikes with keys left in the ignition

I just used to pop them into a polly bag and jam them under the clocks or into the fairings where the panicking rider would eventually spot them......... "who stuck this rubbish in my bike?"

OH, RIGHT, EH THANKS

Never did meet any of them as they were all at work in offices etc while I was out on the road but always saw the bikes back in place the next day, so obviously they got their keys!

I would have to charge them 5 pence for the bag these days.....

[Dave70]

[Rogerborg]

Springy thingy, clip them to your jacket (or groin).
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[KnuckleShot]

I'm exactly the same, leaving the keys in the ignition unless I'm going home haha I've done it loads going to my parents and a couple of times going town
I've not done it for a few weeks now

[Nash GT]

Glad to see I'm not the only one who does this
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[Robster]

Saw a very tidy R1200GS in the undie ground car park in Chinatown-Soho with keys in the ignition, was right tempting to take it for a jolly but I'd be late for work
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[Vracktal]

I once left the keys for my KLE in the ignition in Soho for an entire day and nobody touched it.

Will try again tomorrow.
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[Alpha-9]

Done it a couple of times like a twat, luckily never had an issue like stolen bike/missing keys

Also seen a few keys in ignitions at work, have dropped them into reception and left him a note

Didn't want to leave it hidden in his bike in case he didnt find them
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[stevo as b4]

Bit off topic, but I've left some keys in the back door of a transit van in Handsworth once for about 2hours, and both the keys and van were still there afterwards!

[KnuckleShot]

I don't want to keep leaving the keys cause 1 day some twat will get off with them.

[SQL]

I remember blind panic when I went get my keys out of my draw at work to go home, after searching for about half hour was going to get my other half to drop the spares to me, went down to the bike and they were sitting in the ignition.

[sidewinder]

I found. The keys still in a cb500 in the local car park.no rider was around so gave them to the parking attendant.saw him later and said he gave them back to a very panicked Young lad....
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[Tungtvann]

I've said this story before, but I left my keys in my bike whilst parked up in Luton town centre. Fellow biker next to me saw them and came and found me! Very surprising for Luton.

[Dave70]

[Alpha-9]

lol so I leave my keys in the ignition all day at work today

Thread thread came to mind
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