I am an idiot.. A no start story

[Ward]

My fob is currently in the van and the bike is three miles away. Presumably, if I press the button now the wifi symbol will flash red for "off"?

Yep !

 

[Gimlet]

Yep !

Will try that and report back!

 

[Kiwicol]

Yep, it will. You're only turning the Fob on or off with that switch on the fob, just saves the battery. (in the fob) I've always turned mine off when I finish riding for the day & take it inside, just what I've always done & no issues so far. I did buy a spare new fob battery to keep on the bike in case it goes flat on me while I'm out. Yeah I know I can start using the fender method but having a new battery is also easy.

 

[CrzystghndKC]

I bought the bike used. I guess it was shipped with the FOB still turned on. I never turn it off and the battery still lasts a very long time. Not sure of the purpose, really. None of my cars have on/off switches. The bike did come with a manual, but I've always been of the "reading the manual is the last resort" school of thought- but, then again, look where that got me...

My father always told me "When ever everything else has failed, read the instructions".

 

[Journeyman]

My father always told me "When ever everything else has failed, read the instructions".

Yes, and the key is to first wait until everything else fails

 

[wjb]

My dad had some choice sayings too.

"If you can't fix it with a hammer there must be something wrong with it."

"If you would just worry about yourself you'd have PLENTY to worry about!"

While driving he'd yell out the window: "Come on lady, the sign says yield, not give up and die!"

"I have a frog in my throat, must have come from the creek in my back"

Yeah, dad had some good ones.

 

[mo8414]

So you never tested to see if the bike would start with a spare key with the brackets from the panniers on? I'd test it out to make sure you can get close enough to the location to start the bike incase tou ever do need to do it that way.

 

[Journeyman]

So you never tested to see if the bike would start with a spare key with the brackets from the panniers on? I'd test it out to make sure you can get close enough to the location to start the bike incase tou ever do need to do it that way.

It will start that way

 

[dd14x]

Yep, it will. You're only turning the Fob on or off with that switch on the fob, just saves the battery. (in the fob) I've always turned mine off when I finish riding for the day & take it inside, just what I've always done & no issues so far. I did buy a spare new fob battery to keep on the bike in case it goes flat on me while I'm out. Yeah I know I can start using the fender method but having a new battery is also easy.

Assume you also keep that Allen key needed to open that fob up

 

[Kiwicol]

Yep, it's in with the rest of the "emergency tools" I carry about with me, in the bottom of that tail pack.