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RE: Seat lock with panniersActually, talking of panniers, ignitions and =
keys, I found myself in a very intriguing, if uncomfortable situation =
that morning my bike failed to start.

The panniers were on, the saddle was off and my friend was recharging my =
battery from the house via an extension lead.=20
Imagine my dismay when we start the engine, it kicks in, and I'm =
delighted - only to realize that I then have to somehow keep the engine =
running (for fear that there is only enough juice in the battery after =
this short charge to start it once!) AND put the saddle back. First of =
all, you can't replace the saddle without taking off the panniers. =
Secondly, I couldn't take the panniers off without taking the keys out =
of the ignition, as both my ST keys are on the same ring (silly me, I =
guess). If I'd jump-started the bike or done it through cable jump =
leads, I would have been even worse off.
If you're now thinking - stupid man, why not just push the saddle down =
into position - that's what I meant earlier, that it took me ages trying =
to do that, until I realized that there was some kind of rubber =
interface missing.
The moral of the story must be to keep both keys separate (is that a =
pain, or what?) and to do everything else in some clear and logical =
order - don't ask me which one though.

Thanks for the tips about where to put my rubbers - I'll try =
experimenting this weekend.
I think I have some WB40 somewhere!!

Tim

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<DIV><FONT color=3D#008080 size=3D3><STRONG>Actually, talking of =
panniers, ignitions=20
and keys, I found myself in a very intriguing, if uncomfortable =
situation that=20
morning my bike failed to start.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#008080><STRONG>The panniers were on, the saddle was =
off and my=20
friend was recharging my battery from the house via an extension lead.=20
</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#008080><STRONG>Imagine my dismay when we start the =
engine, it=20
kicks in, and I'm delighted - only to realize that I then have to =
somehow keep=20
the engine running (for fear that there is only enough juice in the =
battery=20
after this short charge to start it once!) AND put the saddle back. =
First of=20
all, you can't replace the saddle without taking off the panniers. =
Secondly, I=20
couldn't take the panniers off without taking the keys out of the =
ignition, as=20
both my ST keys are on the same ring (silly me, I guess). If I'd =
jump-started=20
the bike or done it through cable jump leads, I would have been even =
worse=20
off.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#008080><STRONG>If you're now thinking - stupid man, =
why not=20
just push the saddle down into position - that's what I meant earlier, =
that it=20
took me ages trying to do that, until I realized that there was some =
kind of=20
rubber interface missing.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#008080><STRONG>The moral of the story must be to =
keep both=20
keys separate (is that a pain, or what?) and to do everything else in =
some clear=20
and logical order - don't ask me which one though.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#008080 size=3D3><STRONG>Thanks for the tips about =
where to put=20
my rubbers - I'll try experimenting this weekend.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#008080><STRONG>I think I have some WB40=20
somewhere!!</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT =
color=3D#008080><STRONG>Tim</STRONG></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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