[Pete]

Lately I've had to push and jiggle the key a bit to to unlock the forks. Anyone else have this problem? Is there a trick to making it less likely?

 

[sendler]

Spray

Lately I've had to push and jiggle the key a bit to to unlock the forks. Anyone else have this problem? Is there a trick to making it less likely?

I sprayed mine with lock tumbler spray.

 

[Rio]

I sprayed mine with lock tumbler spray.

Yeah I could barely get the key in once. Sprayed WD40 on it, worked.

 

[tom]

I’ll have to give those a try, mine has been starting to stick too.

 

[250 Tom]

I never lock my front forks. Hmm have to try it and see how it works

 

[Aufitt]

No problem, it just means you washed your bike lol.

Inox on the key then insert it.

 

[Macca]

If you have not got the forks all the way to the left when they are locked it will cause some issues turning the key

 

[CBRboii]

I used Inox on my ignition barrel myself and a few weeks down the track same issue sticking again, I travel aprox, 110 k's to and from work each day even in the rain, wash the CBR once a week or fortnight... I ended up flushing it out with Inox, Blew it out with compressed air, and inserted Graphite powder, inserted key a few times and gave it some turns and removed excess with my breath... its been over 1000 k,s since and have not had the same problem

 

[Bob]

If you have not got the forks all the way to the left when they are locked it will cause some issues turning the key

+1 - key hard to get in and also turn if you don't have the steering as far left as it goes.

 

[Aufitt]

Wash your bikes with the key removed.

 

[shisoshin]

thanks to members recommending wd40 which solved my jammed ignition/lock..
ride in rain, been rained on, so now place a [red] cap from a coq10 [supplement]
bottle i had handy, over the ignition/lock.. small lip under cap fits nicely between
barrel and holder, thus making ignition/lock waterproof with key out/parked..

preference would be a rubber cap for fit, but this fix does the trick..

 

[vighnesharavindakshan]

wd-40 or bit of
lube if you dont mind a sticky key