I did the iPhone photo of the start code the first day. I would also suggest you practice it in the comfort of your garage, rather than having to do it first time, in a rainy, dark parking lot 500 miles from home.

Lesson learned! Do not ever! I mean ever! Store your key fob on the bike. Put it in your pocket!

I can't believe anyone would turn it off then lock it in their bike. That was the first thing on my mind. Never store in on the bike.

I purchased an extra fob and hid it on the bike where it's accessible but not visible. I put the one I use in the cubby while riding and in my pocket when I get off but never turn it off. 7:11

My 2020 came with 2 fobs, and 2 emergency codes. I keep the codes in my phone contacts. Great info in this video! I keep the fob in my pants pocket since I don't usually take my pants off and put them in the trunk!

@patrickcooper1122

3 ай бұрын

Lolol....Good Idea!

@nwflyer7197

3 ай бұрын

hahaha when do you unusually take your pants off and put them in the trunk..... I don't really want to know..... Ride safe brother

It took me 10 minutes to open it, it was very easy to remove the right fairing and you now have access to the cable that opens the pocket.

Glad you did this video Cruiseman! It was a valuable reminder!

Excellent information once again Cruise. Thank you.

Great advice!

Many 'locksmiths' don't know how to pick locks these days, but will happily still charge you to try. There are many less obvious places to hide the emergency key on the bike. Also a good idea to seal it in tape to prevent rusting.

I just followed my salesman's advice: get a copy of the emergency key made and hide it in an accessible spot on the motorcycle. I also followed his suggestion to print out a label with the start code and stick it to the inside of my right saddlebag lid. No worries!

You may be aware Traxxion has a video where he drills a small hole in the lid then puts a small plug in the hole. If locked out he removes the plug, takes a pen, etc. and hits the switch to open the door.

@cruisemansgarage

3 ай бұрын

That will only pop the gas cover

@garlandlabat4922

3 ай бұрын

That only open the door to your gas cap.

@samuelpruitt4351

3 ай бұрын

One of the first things the deal told me when I purchased, never put the thing in that side picket

He puts out super content. I will receive a new GW next week. I have watched all his videos during the winter. I am all set.

A suggestion...remove your hard key from the smart key and find a clever location to hide the hard key on your bike! I asked a tow truck driver to find my hard key, as a test, and he said it was not there, even after I told him where it was located! I disguised the key and it can be easily retrieved by me. Good Rides

@philtil8977

3 ай бұрын

@@roadglide Sorry but I am keeping my spot to myself. You find yours! Good Rides

Hi Cruiseman, thank you for making this video. I had not thought about that. I sure want to avoid this predicament!

Well Max at Traxxion Dynamics has the perfect solution. I purchased Max’s solution and installed it a few weeks ago and then left for a 3 week ride to Texas. So what is the solution? Traxxion Dynamics cabulation installation. It does 2 import improvements. First it takes the cable from the electronic solenoid that pulls the cable to open the side pocket door when you push the button with the key fob close. You simply remove the cable from the solenoid actuator route it down to the back top of the motor. The Kit comes with an anodized aluminum cable holder that allows you to reach down pull on the cable and open the door without the motorcycle operating or in this case if you had locked your key fob in the side pocket. No one will ever notice the cable and it ensures that you will always be able to open the side pocket and then open your gas tank cover. The second cool thing about the kit is that it gives you a cable that you attach to the actuator for the cubby box that holds your cell phone and it runs a cable down to the left side back top of the engine and uses the exact same aluminum black anodized cable holder. This allows you to open the phone cubby by reaching down and pulling on the end of the cable. it is also advised that you disable the push button on the cubby phone holder box, so that when it is shut, no one can push on the button and open the box. Once again, the cabling and its new location is so hidden on the bike that no one would know it was there. I have used it flawlessly for the past three weeks and I must say it solves the problem of having your side pocket door not open to put fuel in the motorcycle and it allows you to shut your cubby where no one can get to your cell phone. Neither one require using the key fob. I would advise anyone with a. 2018+ Goldwing go to the Traxxion Dynamic website and check it out. I will end with I appreciate Cruise Man, addressing this issue, but I think that. Max has all of us Goldwing owners a great way to solve this problem and lock the cubby with the phone. Best of luck to all. - James

Thanks Cruiseman!!!!!!

Better get that 2024 Wing !

Great info!! How did he finally get into the bike?

If you look at the video that Max did for the side pocket. It won't matter if you left your key in there

So simple...just clip your smart key to your belt loop with a good clip. Don't put it in your jacket, or on your bike. Also...in Canada, new Goldwings come with 2 smart keys and also a spare emergency key. There's a couple great "secret" but accessible spots on the Wing to fasten this 3rd emergency key, using a small plastic zip lock bag and Gorilla Tape. Easy to cut an extra as well. To go one step further, I carry a couple of spare 2032 batteries with me whenever I'm put on the bike...just in case I get the warning, or my smart key dies while on the road. On long multi-day or multi-week trips, I bring along my 2nd smart key just in case I lose the 1st one...

A clarification. Honda's emergency start procedure requires both saddlebags to be open. The trunk does not have to be open, too. Check the owners manual in the Activating the Electrical System in an Emergency section.

Maybe someone else has done this too. I took a piece of ABS plastic and cut it to fit inside my glove box I attached it with double stick tape. It’s separates the two odd shaped spots in the front. I use those odd shapes now for my home keys and the other for my Goldwing key. Works perfectly for space that otherwise is useless

Ahhhhh… i think I would keep the smart key (fob) in my pocket.

I have 2 key fobs and keep the extra,turned off, in my left saddlebag. Also have just a key that I keep taped inside the rear access cover.

I had a similar experience with my 23 Triumph Tiger GT Explorer. I carry the smart key in my front right pocket on my riding pants. I guess I forgot to zip up my pocket and the key fell out somewhere on my ride home on a 200-mile trip. I stopped at a roadside park to stretch for a minute and of course shut off the bike. When I was ready to go again it would not start. After figuring out I lost the key I had to get my wife to drive 80 miles to come and pick me up and take my bike to my dealer. I didn't get an extra key when I bought my bike because they had to order it and it and hasn't come in yet. I definitely will be more careful when carrying my smart key in the future.

Do you have a video resetting the park brake on 2024 DCT

This truly feels like a made up problem. I groaned when you started to describe the issue. Most people. know better. We also keep a spare key well hidden on our long-distance tour bikes for these possible issues. Further, we all took pictures of that tag with our smart phone and then tagged that picture as a favorite. Further, I have an entry in my contacts that is this code. I keep the original on my dresser with my extra "stuff" and could call my wife from any phone anywhere and get her to repeat the code to me. Most people I know that own a Goldwing also keep a spare battery in their glove box. Oh, and I've discovered that keeping the key on the bike when stored keeps it alive much longer and I don't have to remember to turn it on or off. If I kept it on my keyboard next to the garage door it was close enough to the bike that the battery went flat in a couple of weeks or so. Keeping it on the bike seems to work just fine at home.

I just had an extra smart key made. I store it in the glove box. (This is what happens when you comment before listening to the entire video LOL.)

Max Mcalister sells a kit to put a cable for the side pocket and the gas cap pocket you wouldn’t need the smart key

I did that same thing I had to break into my side pocket I now have a spare key!

@cruisemansgarage

3 ай бұрын

Did you have to replace the side pocket?

Had a similar experience except I accidentally left the ACC active when I left the bike for my work day. Came out after work and the bike battery was dead. Oh...and then discovered my fob key was no longer in the fob. Couldn't open the side bag to get to the battery, so a dispatched road assistant and I took about 45 minutes of trying to pry the side paneling enough to touch the jumper cables to the battery posts. Then trying to keep the paneling pried, the jumper cables connected, and starting the bike with only 4 hands. Finally got it started. Went to the local Honda motorcycle shop and orded three blank keys to have cut by a local motorcycle lock smith.

@cruisemansgarage

3 ай бұрын

I know when I ordered a second fob from Honda it did not come with a blank key, so I need to order a couple of those as well.

Yep just another reason why I will never sell my 2016 f6b, good advice though for 2018 and above owners!

I bought a 2018 in the USA. Yes, it came with only one SmartKey, but has the small key inside SmartKey, and an additional key that I always keep in my wallet. I later bought, and programmed a second SmartKey to bike, and also a second mini key for second SmartKey. And I keep a spare battery in my unlocked cubby, just in case. And pictures of my emergency start-up codes in my phone, which I always keep with me. Primary SmartKey in my front pant pocket all by itself. I think I have all my options covered.

@Asidebar

3 ай бұрын

I made the Honda dealer give me a second key fob as part of the deal.

Good video. I have a 2018 and bought an extra FOB for some security. After seeing this, I decided I should check my extra FOB metal key. Guess what? It won't turn in the lock. Still investigating.

@SmittyAZ

3 ай бұрын

My BMW and KTM needed VIN / ID verification / proof of ownership and they cut the switchblade key. The BNW is user programmable.

For the European Models, you always receive a second FOB with the GW.

My 2018 came with 1 smart key and 2 spare keys.

Honda Canada gives us 2 key fobs when we buy a GoldWing. I keep the spare fob in an inner pocket of my jacket. I never ride without wearing my jacket so the spare key is always with me.

Got to be smart with your smart key.

Where did I put that code???

That's the only thing the dealer told me when I bought the bike.

To my knowledge, even if you had the key to use the mechanical lock to open the saddlebags, trunk, and start the bike using the codes, it still does not unlock the side compartment door. You need some sort of secret release (string/cable) for the side door pre-installed. (Traxxion/homemade) Also, if you put for active fob in your jacket and put your jacket in your trunk, anyone could start the bike. It's active. Bottom line: Just like your car, do not lock your keys inside. duh!

I ordered a second fob shortly after I lost the one that came with my bike. Cloned it and it stays in the house.

I also keep in a spare battery in the center console incase the battery dies while im out. If you have a utopia backrest keep the metal key inside the zipper of the foam pack. Not the pocket provided on the back but the zipper for removing the foam back itself. It's not quite so obvious to would be thieves.

@Asidebar

3 ай бұрын

There are lots of places to hide a key on a GW

I think I will install Traxxion cable lock and unlock Eliminate the electrical part

After you go through the emergency start procedure and get the bike started, will the side pocket, trunk, and saddlebags all close and open as long as the engine is running?

@cruisemansgarage

3 ай бұрын

Yes.

If you never turn off your fob, will the battery last for for a year when you do the smoke detectors? I don't think that my Grand America, nor KTM 1290 SAS's fobs have a shut off switch. The batteries last for well over a year. Maybe they go into a low power mode? (The batteries last long enough for me to forget how to change them.) My BMW has an emergency (passive) key that is hidden behind an access panel. The sweet spot prox sensor for it is on the gas tank. My Triumph fob can be switched off. Wow, I forgot to mention my Harley fob, but the bike can be started with your customizable PIN code.

I would never lock my FOB in the bike….. that doesn’t mean I couldn’t lose it! I practice the emergency start procedure (after watching the video) before my long trips and make a 100% sure I know where my code picture (usually buried 150 pictures back!) is located

Fobs can be kind annoying. I gave my wife a fob for the car and they she wanted to leave it in her purse locked in the car. That was frustrating. Depending where the receiver is and how sensitive it is, that can leave your car or motorcycle open to anyone. I can open the trunk with the switch in the bumper and the fob in my pocket. It is a problem because I like having the backup in case I somehow lost it and really don’t want to carry two keys in my pockets.

1st world problem

How is possible that you have only one key...I have two smart key every one with mehanical key plus one additional...what is different beetwen US and Europe😮??

OUCH!!

So how did perry get his side door open? Did he hire a lock smith or did he break the door?

@cruisemansgarage

3 ай бұрын

Neither. There is a reason I cant say. Yet.

@frankward8003

3 ай бұрын

You would have to remove the fairing side panel to have access to the fairing side pocket...then you would simply pull on the release cable and the pocket door would open..not hard at all to do

Mr. Cruiseman, my problem is somewhat different. I have a 2018 Goldwing with a brand new Motortrike Kit installed. It did not come with the tag showing the emergency start procedure and, as you said, no second key fob. I traced the bike to the state where it was originally sold hoping I could get the Dept. of Motor Vehicles to tell me who the original dealer was. But, no luck. The DMV declined based on their privacy laws. I asked a Honda Dealership to pair a new key fob for me and they said it's not possible since it no longer has a left saddle bag. So, what are my options? Suggestions anyone?

@cschym2705

3 ай бұрын

Call Honda America and with proof of purchase and identification they will send you the code.

@garlandlabat4922

3 ай бұрын

@@cschym2705 Thanks!

Keep the emergency code in your wallet on something also in case you lose your phone when your out

There is a reason God made pockets on your jeans.

My bike didnt come with the emergency key...which i only found out when my battery died.

I thought you were going to tell us how to into trunk etc without your smart key. If you can't remember to handle a smart key any better thanto lock it up then you should walk for wwhike

I put my smart key on BMW 1600 GTL in key lock on lock of the small box on side of the bike ,not good place for security,but how store motorcycle ,it takes lot to get my bike out parking position Chris Hurst TX 🇬🇧

@s.k.y_kitty3godward850

3 ай бұрын

@@roadglide which bakery is that

@roadglide

3 ай бұрын

@@s.k.y_kitty3godward850 Texas Bakery

@roadglide

3 ай бұрын

@@s.k.y_kitty3godward850 Texas

@roadglide

3 ай бұрын

@@s.k.y_kitty3godward850 The one on hardwood & hurstview.

@roadglide

3 ай бұрын

@@s.k.y_kitty3godward850 Corner of Harwood Ave & Hurstview Ave

I made a copy of the key in the key fob and just carry it in my wallet. Leaving your key stored on your bike could let people get into your bike.

@garlandlabat4922

3 ай бұрын

Could also let somebody ride off on your bike, yes?

@cruisemansgarage

3 ай бұрын

@@garlandlabat4922 only if they had the emergency code.

@alanhassall

3 ай бұрын

Smart key or the backup metal key? I have a Concours14. I never store the fob on the bike because it is like leaving the key in the ignition. Unlike the Goldwing, the backup key will open the saddle bags, remove the saddle and open the gas cap.

@tomboyd224

3 ай бұрын

@@cruisemansgarage: That's why I don't bother to hide my emergency key. It goes into the center storage cubby along with spare batteries for the fob. Note that I'm talking about the larger emergency key that also comes with the bike, not the smaller one that hides away in the fob. Edit: FWIW, the fob stays in my pants pocket. And, if I'm going on a multi-day trip, for insurance I'll stash the second fob (turned off) into my luggage that goes into the trailer.

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C'mon man! 🙂

I have no idea where Caliente comments are coming from...your video has helped me so much Cruise. I didn't know race was a part of it...don't listen to a white guy...I don't get it. All about the bike...evidently not for everyone.

Why on earth would you not keep the key on you , truly ridiculous to leave the key in the bike 🤷‍♂️

@Asidebar

3 ай бұрын

Ditto

Only an idiot would ever put any key fob in something lockable that is controlled and locked by that particular key fob. Put it in the center cubby that doesn't lock, and remove it when you want the bike to lock or keep it with you. Really isn't that complicated.

Don’t you just love technology?

Another reason to keep my 2003! Too much technology will trap you eventually.

@cschym2705

3 ай бұрын

Dude, the 2018+ is awesome. It's a large comfortable sport bike with an adjustable windshield.

@Supernaut2000

3 ай бұрын

@@cschym2705 “Dude” I don’t see how your dumb comment relates to Cruiseman’s dilemma.

@jeffreylindenwhite7930

3 ай бұрын

​@cschym2705 AGREED...and the ride is INCREDIBLE ( except the seat, good for only 3 hours of riding comfort ), but the DCT is undeniably a superior bike. He owes it to himself to do a test ride on this 6th generation Goldwing. It convinced ME. 😊

You should have bought yourself Harley

Hearing some are having trouble with engine case damage from hitting something low. Anyword on that issue

THAT IS RILEY GOOD ADVICE LOVE FROM MISSISSIPPI USA 🇮🇱♥️🇺🇲

what sort of moron would deliberately lock a key with the box they are locking? that is why I use a lanyard