Keep forgetting me keys

Just out of curiosity how many of you forget to take the keys out your ignition or is it just me? done it about half a dozen times in last few weeks parked me bike in wolves went done a bit of shopping come back to bike park couldnt find me keys in me pocket and sure enough there they are in the ignition must be a lot of honest folks in wolves but got to be a matter of time
never do it in the car but suppose i have to lock the doors
i get off the bike take me gloves and helmet off and suppose i forget to take keys out im not a new rider had bikes for years but getting so forgetful
wot was i saying again

[Drew Carey]

Yarp....me done that......at work.....they sent an email out to 1400 people saying "Would the owner of the Blue Suzuki please report to reception"........

[flymo]

Oh man, the other night I was working in my garage on the race bike. Its a large double garage that opens onto a road at the rear of my house, about 80 feet away from the house and out of sight.

Its got my race bike, power tools, generator and piles of other stuff. So, I got distracted by the kids wanting their scooters and managed to go out to the boozer with my dad for the night.

I left the main garage doors wide open, keys in the bike, garage alarm off etc all night and half of the next day. Nothing missing at all. Phew!

[TSM]

ive done it near the start of my biking life, i used the kill switch and then forgot to take the key, now, i turn the bike off (dont use the kill switch much) by the key and take it out imediatly and have it on a lanyard too

if its in a city centre then the thieves most likely won't nick it - they'll think its a baited bike. but i still wouldn't do it although the missus did in the middle of town once and sure enough it was still there when she got back.

Probably the worst thing about it is i strap my helmet to the side of bike save carrying it around with me wot more would they want

I'm thinking this thread is going to be flooded - should have asked us how many haven't forgotten to......um......

I've ridden up the street having forgotten to put my helmet on

If you go to any bike shop you can get stretchy cable designed to remind you to take a disc lock off. Might be worth buying one (for a whole £2) to connect to your jacket + key!

Word of warning: If your bike is stolen by the key your insurance won't cover it. CCTV in a town centre would pretty much confirm how it had been taken.

I leave the key in the ignition all the time in the hope it'll be gone when I get back. It's not worked so far. I guess people just know a pile of poo when they see it.

[the_lone_wolf]

i went on holiday for a week, locked the wheel with a disk lock and locked the key for that under the seat. came back to find i'd left the ignition key hanging out of the seat lock