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Whats On Your Keychain?

Discussion in 'Hangout Lounge' started by schooter, Nov 7, 2008.

  1. schooter

    schooter Active Member

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    Kinda bored so i thought about posting this.
    On my keychain i have a Yamaha flashlight, a John Deere tractor, a Bud light flash light, and a michigan tech thing, ill post a pic later... lol, i find these key chain flashlights very useful for looking in the tank. oh ya, i also have a flashing thing that flashes LANCE all the time, may add that too.
     
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    a key...
     
  3. MiCarl

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    Just a little LED light. It's about the diameter of a nickel and 3 nickels thick.
     
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    schooter is going to rip all that crap off after he has his first adventure changing out a failed ignition tumbler from excessive key weight.

    i have lost track of how many customers have their vehicles towed in claiming that it keeps shutting off...........after hours of checking all the possibilities ill find that their 800lb key chain museum is pulling down on the ignition key hard enough to turn it off over bumps.

    on my truck keychain:
    - 1 house key
    - 1 truck key
    - 1 keyless entry fob
    - 1 tool box key
    - 1 POWERSTROKE rubber tag

    MUSTANG:
    -1 car key
    -1 car keyless entry fob
    -1 house key
    -1 horse trailer key
    -1 horse head shaped clip

    BIKE:
    -1 bike key, no ring, and no other b.s.
     
  5. MiCarl

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    I'm surprised I haven't ever had to replace a tumbler for my wife. She's got a wad of crap on her key that fills both my hands.

    And she still spends half her life looking for them......
     
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    I have an old Ken Schrader # 36 M&M rubber key chain with bike key and key for rotor lock.
     
  7. SQLGuy

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    A mini garage door opener, so I don't have to park the bike in my sloped driveway while I open the garage.
     
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    1 motorcycle key and 1 toolbox key on a 1 " key ring

    This is exciting
     
  9. TIMEtoRIDE

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    All my car-truck-house-shed keys are on a single carabiner (snap loop)
    not too complex.

    All my running bikes have 1 key on a simple keychain- - my 900 is on a red rabbit's foot.

    All the keys I don't use everyday are labeled, organized, and stashed.
     
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    4 keys on a carabeaner thats it, the only thing in the ignition is the keys(yes I have two one work ign. the other the tank and such) when I ride the rest are put away. Thats the beauty of it keys are quick on quick off and secure. I guess 6 keys when I take the bike out and park it I put the keys back on the Beaner
     
  11. bigfitz52

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    Norton: Ign key and steering lock key (yep, they're different and came that way) on a small leather "Norton" keyfob.
    '81 Yamaha: key. Although looking for a tasteful fob that won't rattle about.
    '83 Yamaha: key. Although looking for a tasteful fob that won't rattle about.
    VW/house: VW "switchblade" key/module device thing, miniature piston on connecting rod, office key #2, house key, PO box key, office key #1, toolbox key, unknown padlock key.
     
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    house key and bike key pice of leather
     
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    on the bike key only have a round spark plug gap thingy
     
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    Ignition key, tank key, small thing to connect it to my 'normal' keychain. Although since I noticed the small pocket near my left hand on my riding jacket I put the bike key in there, instead of on my big keychain.
     
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    A Honda emblem. sorry. :oops:
     
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    Bike and house key with a small nylon strap. Too many keys on the bike just flop around.
     
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    Motorcycle key and a fob that says "Dad" from my daughter. Every time I look at it I am reminded to be careful on the bike so I can see her again.

    Jim
     
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    Adjuster for the Vista-cruise and a Harley Davidson FOB.
     
  20. danmar1963

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    I just have the bike key and a small rubber hula girl.
     

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    I have two seperate keyrings, one for the bike and the other for everything else.
    Bike keyring includes: ignition key, key to unlock fairing pocket, key to unlock hard bags, 2 barrel keys to fasten hard bags onto the brackets, old keyfob from Lynnwood Motoplex, where I bought the bike, snap hook to hang keys on my belt loop when not in use.
    Other keyring includes, car keys, house and shop keys, keys I use at work, leather keyfob I made from an old boot lace, round multi screwdriver thing which comes in handy sometimes. This keyring stays in my pocket when not in use.
    I have lost many things over the years, but in all of my life I have yet to lose a keyring. (knocking on wood) Can anyone else say that?
     
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    Yup never lost a key or key ring...
     
  23. stormothecentury

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    My bike's just got the bike key, a small carabiner, and a lucky penny (can't hurt, right?)

    My regular keys have all my keys on one of those double rings that splits in the middle. One end has a remote unlock, two car keys and a Pogues bottle opener. The other end has my house key, a trailer air-line lock key, a parking lot gate key, key to my mom's house, two keys for my dad's place, and three keys (one door and two padlocks) for my band's practice space.
     
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    85 XJ700 Maxim: one key, no ring.
    75 R90S: one key, no ring.
    in my pocket, a micro swiss army knife, holding 1 house key, 1 mailbox key, 1 airplane key (Grumman AA5 Traveler), 1 VW Eurovan key.
    I HATE keys, especially those that are huge. No, I never lost a key, but I've misplaced them a few times, on 3 occasions had to break into the house to get the not-lost keys.
     
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    btw I resent being called a "Gear grinder". shall I fire off a couple hundred posts to change that?
     
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    guess not, it only took 1.
     
  27. schooter

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    nice thread hijack.
    this is what i decided to keep on my keychain:
    [​IMG]
     
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    Seems my post from last night has been deleted / gone missing -- so I'll repost.

    I've got the bike key, cable lock , disc lock, luggage key, home key & garage key -- all on this spanky cool keychain:

    [align=center][​IMG]
     
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    nice, i bet alot of people would pay like 20 bucks or more for that xj owners group thing
    gosh i hate my bike when the pictures are huge and blown up
    and those red wires are for my LED lights, i need a better place to put the switch
     
  30. MiCarl

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    Me three.

    I do however have quite a few keys that I've apparently lost whatever they go to.
     
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    i have 3 rings on a carabiner, one has just my yamaha key, one has just my honda key, and the third has a house key, truck keys, car keys, and a padlock key for the shed, nothing else, who needs all that fancy shtuft hanging down, beating up the ignition, paint when you unlock ur doors, its killer on car doors having then things drag across the paint all the time.
     
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    bike key , house key on a one inch ring with a toonie that i knocked the center out of so i could use it as a keychain
     
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    bare key on the yamaha, original folder key for the bmw, no chain
    and the knob made for the bmw seat key, stays in the lock, no one knows it's a key
    when i had a bike with a chain i always had a master link on the key
     
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    Bike key allways in the bike and the spare on keychain with house key and nail clipper. Just hate all the rattle it would make. :D
     
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    My truck: key to truck, garage, house, post office box, work office, Catapillar loader/dozer, no idea what for, toolbox I no longer own, key fob, 2 pet health insurance ID tags.

    Bike: one bike key on a red "Remove Before Flight" ribbon.
     
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    Polock,
    I like the look of your 'key that isn't a key'. I may replicate it.
     
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    HA, I was going to start a thread about key fobs, as opposed to what is on the fob.
    My bike key is on a heavy duty piece of leather that is fold over so it is twice as thick.
    It is shaped like a paisley pattern and sawn around the edge.
    The small end has the ring through it.
    I have had this fob for 22 years.
    It's been on every bike I've owned since.
    I've crutched my ass through the wrecking yard to retrieve this fob, from my mangled cycle.
    I have no ability to post a pic, I wish I could.
    :D
     
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    With my bike key, I have a green carabiner from my first and only(to date) benefit ride. On my other key ring I have both door keys, ignition and trunk key to my <sigh> '88 topaz, shop key, post office key my wedding band(can't wear it to work) and my spare bike key. :D
     
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    My bike key is on a rubber key chain that is the Manitoba flag with my name on it. I had to snatch it up while I was in Winnipeg because it's really hard to find stuff with my name on it.

    My other key ring is a blue caribener with my van key and lock Fob, a Chevy Key chain, a house key, office keys, and a key chain that says World's Greatest Mom.
     
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    My bike key is on a small key chain garage door opener along with just a house key. Makes it easy to get into the garage when I pull up the driveway.
     
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    Geez, I had to go look :)
    An old red "Cycle World Magazine" rubber...whatever you call it. For Christmas my kids got me a digital tire pressue gage/flashlight that will take its place
     
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    rubber advance auto parts funny car
     
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    Exactly as the PO gave to me... ignition key, gas key, disc lock key, and a pair of pewter dice.
     
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    Doesn't the gas cap open with the ignition key on your bike? It does on mine. :?:
     
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    One "lobster claw" clasp for attaching it to my belt or back pack. Oh and the key...
     
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    house key, car key, Work key, Maxim key, Twinstar key thats it fun times....
     
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    The PO swapped parts at some point so there are two keys. Naturally I can never remember if it's the gas key or the ignition key that works the seat lock...
     
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    I have a real, baby gator paw on mine. I started my XJ with a copy key I had made that did NOT have the paw attached to it and the bike severely misbehaved that day. I haven't started or ridden the bike without it since.

    I have since transferred the gator paw to my Warrior key. I don't need any problems with that big boy.
     

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    No such thing as a keychain at my house, the keys for each car/bike stay in the vehicle they are needed in. Kind of nice ,just jump in the car and go, no fumbling for keys. I have not locked my house in years and probably could not find a key to it if I had to. The only thing locked at my house is the gun safe .
     
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    Sure could use one of them bikes you got there...does the garage fit into that no lock thing? 8O
     

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