Steering lock stuck

[rawlove123]

My bike has been outside I tried to move it in but it is stuck in the locked position ..I don't know if frozen or rusted ...wd40 in hole and around did not help...what can I do???

[hrbgnzlz]

Mine has been wanting to do that to! I don't know how I get it unstuck, don't really have a technique. I've just been wiggling the key around. Sometimes I have to push the key down and then to the off position.

[fir_chan]

My bike has been outside I tried to move it in but it is stuck in the locked position ..I don't know if frozen or rusted ...wd40 in hole and around did not help...what can I do???

Sometimes I had to turn the handlebar a little to the right and press & wiggle the lock with the key inserted!

If course I never had ice in my part of the world!

[rawlove123]

I have wiggled jiggled and nothing

[MajorChipHazard]

When you unlock the bike you have to compress a spring before you turn the key. Make sure your 1.) Inserting the key all the way. 2.) Pushing downward on the key until it stops moving. 3.) Turning the key to the on position while maintaining pressure on the internal spring.

 

When simply turning the bike on/off you can just turn the key but when unlocking you must push down with a fair amount of pressure before turning the key

Edited December 16, 2013 by MajorChipHazard

[gnath9]

Mine has been wanting to do that to! I don't know how I get it unstuck, don't really have a technique. I've just been wiggling the key around. Sometimes I have to push the key down and then to the off position.

 

I am pretty sure you have to push down and turn ... it may even say "push & turn" on the switch .... too cold for me to go out and look 

[rawlove123]

Yes you do have to push down to lock and unlock ... pushing won't help me though

[MajorChipHazard]

I think it does say that but I remember it being ridiculously hard to notice. And Ill be honest, my friend told me about this the first time I locked my bike. I cant say for sure that I would have figured it out on my own hahaha

[MajorChipHazard]

Well I highly doubt that its rusted. Maybe try to get some heat on it. You can either run an extension cord or lift the front wheel and have someone help you move it. But still, I dont see ice being that much of an issue. I would think you could break through it pretty easy

[Billi Ji]

It shows that they are risky, like locking fuel caps. ....Don't ever lock your steering when you are out in the bush! ?

[eyeopenher]

there has been a few times it locked up on me, i just turned the bars a little bit both ways and she unlocks... i am sure you are flailing her all around by now and have tried doing this with the bars... lol  

 

its kind of like turning the wheel of your car all the way before you take your key out of the ignition... you have to turn the wheel a very little bit while turning the key to unlock it again.

[Hege]

I don't know about steering lock, but my key got stuck in on a trip so I couldn't get it off.. I guess the hole fills up with crap pretty quickly. Lots and lots of Wurth Rost Off and it's all good again. ?

[eyeopenher]

i will say this too, my key is a little finiky to get in the hole sometimes.....   ( save your comments wise asses... lol) maybe its me with gloves on, but sometimes she just doesn't want to go in...  i'm not monkey fisting it either...  i believe finesse will get you farther then force...  or i should say most times... lol

 

Edited December 19, 2013 by eyeopenher

[mickey mathers]

I  have the same problem but can t turn the key to lock the steering so I am afraid more to leave the bike somewhere , should I go to the mechanic ?

[Blackshirt]

I’ve had good luck cleaning/conditioning lock sets with a product called Deoxit. It is marketed for cleaning electrical connections (awesome on switches and such…), but flushes and leaves a dry coating that prevents oxidation in key holes, too.

 

[mickey mathers]

20 minutes ago, Blackshirt said:

I’ve had good luck cleaning/conditioning lock sets with a product called Deoxit. It is marketed for cleaning electrical connections (awesome on switches and such…), but flushes and leaves a dry coating that prevents oxidation in key holes, too.

 

I solved it with a spray called 'solve it' . Just sprayed inside the ignition key hole and it worked right a bit after. Thanks

[mickey mathers]

9 minutes ago, mickey mathers said:

I solved it with a spray called 'solve it' . Just sprayed inside the ignition key hole and it worked right a bit after. Thanks

[RKF]

Check to make sure your key is not bent/twisted either. Only the ignition lock goes that deep so you are twisting it when you use the gas cap or the helmet lock. That’s next on my list to get some shorter keys made for those 

Edited November 2, 2021 by RKF
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