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maybeinoregon t1_iu2mgk8 wrote

Reply to comment by Butterbuddha in Down on chips, Toyota goes back to basics with car keys by Risay117

I have keyless and key BMW bikes, and this I know…a key works 100% of the time. A fob doesn’t work - for an infinite amount of reasons - at the most inconvenient time lol.

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Butterbuddha t1_iu3qgla wrote

True but in that scenario can’t you click in a code and ride off anyways? I can in my Harley. Certainly more convenient to immediately replace the battery rather than keep doing that, though.

I just replaced the battery just recently as a matter of fact, the bike was slow to wake up when I switched on the ignition so I knew it was getting to be that time. The kick in the nuts is also replacing the spare fob battery too which I used literally zero times lol but better safe than sorry!

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maybeinoregon t1_iu431bc wrote

No, they give you a skinny wallet key (looks like a key, about as thick as a credit card) to put near the radio transmitter to unlock and start the bike. And you have to do it without moving the bike, or you might set off the alarm.

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Butterbuddha t1_iu44p72 wrote

That’s crazy. You would think Bimmer would have an electrical back up and Harley would have a key. Instead I have to remember a 5000 click sequence. Go figure.

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