The key is used for 'Locking" and "Unlocking" the ignition lock. As long as the lock is unlocked, you don't need the key to ride the bike. But, neither does anyone else. When you walk away from your bike, anyone can jump on it, turn the switch on and ride off on it. That's why us old timers used to have the manually operated petcocks on our bikes. We'd turn the gas off. Most crooks wouldn't think to check to see if the gas was turn on. If they tried to steal your bike, they'd get just about out in the road and the bike would shut down due to no gas in the carb.
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Steve
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