I had one of the first Harley Pan Americas. It has a problem with fob interference. If you park in the wrong place, including at the dealership, the bike is dead. As if there’s no fob. My BMW will kill the fob if I leave it in my tank bag. This video is a great help for anyone who doesn’t read the manual!
This is very helpful and I wish I had known about it sooner. I lost my keys yesterday after leaving them in the top box lock. About 2 miles later I noticed the key light flashing on the dash. Of course silly me stopped the bike and it wouldn’t start again. So I had to walk back to where I was last stopped at and luckily I found them at the side of the road.
That 'tapping technique' is almost exactly the same as you could use on old rotary dial phones back in the days people used to put locks on the dials to stop unauthorised used. 🙂
Nice video m8 really helpful It was good to meet you today and thanks for taking the time to chat I'm still shocked how light the ADV350 actually feels even with my leg problems Cheers Keep the Sticky Side Down
Well just picked up my 2024 ADV 350 yesterday this is good to know, Question the dealer only gave me one key fob is that customary, they all spoke Thai.
@@daveclarke5766 AFAIK a new bike will have two fobs and two emergency seat openers. In the UK at least, this seems to be the case. Did they give you the tag with the emergency code on it?
I bought my ADV 350 in Thailand. They only gave me one smart key and 2 emergency seat openers along with the emergency code tag. This issue has happened to me twice in the year I have owned the bike. I left it 5 minutes or so and in each case it came back to life but this solution is good to know. My owners manual is in Thai 😊. I have copied the code and procedure to my phone
I've owned mine for nearly 2 years. At about 6 months I had the bike lock me out while out at a party. I used this method to open and start my bike. I had been having issues with the bike not recognizing the key for some weeks before. I reported this to my local Honda dealer and they put a warranty claim in for a replacement. Honda agreed to the claim. All fixed and I've never had any issue subsequently. However, I spoke to the mechanic who did the work and he gave me a rundown on what was replaced. So we obviously needed a new ignition switch also 2 new replacement keys and a replacement ECU, add to that large parts of the body work from front to back being removed to swap the parts. If you are out of warranty this is a £1600 + VAT job. After 2 years has passed and you are out of warranty this could easily be half the value of the scooter, 3 to 4 years and you have to start thinking is it worth fixing. The lame argument that its convenient to have the keys in you pocket and not have to rummage around in your pockets is an aspect I could do without as I've never had an issue with a boring key. Add to the inconvenience of not just having the key but the bulk of having carry the black seat opening key, the card with the key code on it a spare key battery just so you can make sure that's not an issue I would advise that you keep a copy of the emergency start sequence as I can guarantee that you wont remember what you were meant to do at 10.30 on a rainy night. Not so convenient now. After all of this I have to say that the ADV for me has been the best all-around scooter I've owned but I will be looking to replace it once the warranty has run out and try to find a scooter with a normal bog standard key. Even cheap scooters such as the Honda 125 cub have the same system and would be a technical right off in insurance terms in about one and a half years.
TL:DW? :D 0:56 How to open the seat using the opener tool 2:18 How to unlock and start the ignition with just the secret ID number for your bike 8:29 Remember to make sure your fob is activated!
I had a SH350i, couldn't see the point of the complication. Sometimes several tries before could get it started. Never would have again. Now have Triumph Speed 400 with normal key.
@@zootius same as you were showing in the video. The motorbike was acting up and would not start. We followed step by step the processes and it finally started. Only thing is we had to repeat the process again afterwards so probably need to figure out what s wrong with the help of the dealer.
CB1000R owner here. Was just about to get an ADV350 as a general purpose bike. Your video is no doubt very helpful for those who have this bike already. But as far as I'm concerned there is no way I'd buy this otherwise reputable machine until Honda eliminate this basic, critical defect.
@@mrhouse3826 There's a magnet in the hex head that is also required for it to work. I think the Suzuki Burgman has a similar mechanism. But yeah, I wouldn't keep anything really valuable under the seat.
This is no fun at all! Thieves are probably scrambling to Honda dealerships (or better yet, getting an hex wrench the correct size) and emptying ADV 350 trunks right and left! Why would Honda manufacture something so vulnerable? We all know thieves don't rest (unless they are on vacation), always devising new methods to take what's not theirs...
I had one of the first Harley Pan Americas. It has a problem with fob interference. If you park in the wrong place, including at the dealership, the bike is dead. As if there’s no fob. My BMW will kill the fob if I leave it in my tank bag. This video is a great help for anyone who doesn’t read the manual!
Thank you. This helped me greatly. Was able to start my bike using your instructions .
This is very helpful and I wish I had known about it sooner. I lost my keys yesterday after leaving them in the top box lock. About 2 miles later I noticed the key light flashing on the dash. Of course silly me stopped the bike and it wouldn’t start again. So I had to walk back to where I was last stopped at and luckily I found them at the side of the road.
@@Moto350ADV unlucky, but lucky too!
@@zootiusit could have been worse so glad I found them again.
That 'tapping technique' is almost exactly the same as you could use on old rotary dial phones back in the days people used to put locks on the dials to stop unauthorised used. 🙂
Very useful info, if slightly disconcerting ;) Thanks for sharing.
Excellent video mate I learnt something new thanks
Nice video m8 really helpful
It was good to meet you today and thanks for taking the time to chat I'm still shocked how light the ADV350 actually feels even with my leg problems Cheers
Keep the Sticky Side Down
@@christaylor8784 yay good to meet you Chris 😊
Very useful instruction video. Best I've seen. Well done.
Any odia where I can purchased a hexagon key to unlock seat as I've misplaced mine ebay or other places
Top trick and tip ! This is a great help from you !!! 🙏
Great tip!! One to definitely remember for sure!! Thanks ❤
Great video 👍🏼
Thanks for sharing👍
Brilliant video thanks very much for sharing 👍👍
Great Video, very valuable information. Many thanks.
Good video & very helpful, thank you!
Well just picked up my 2024 ADV 350 yesterday this is good to know, Question the dealer only gave me one key fob is that customary, they all spoke Thai.
@@daveclarke5766 AFAIK a new bike will have two fobs and two emergency seat openers. In the UK at least, this seems to be the case. Did they give you the tag with the emergency code on it?
@@zootius yes they did. i thought 2 fobs were standard too.
I bought my ADV 350 in Thailand. They only gave me one smart key and 2 emergency seat openers along with the emergency code tag. This issue has happened to me twice in the year I have owned the bike. I left it 5 minutes or so and in each case it came back to life but this solution is good to know. My owners manual is in Thai 😊. I have copied the code and procedure to my phone
Very useful. I'm off for a test ride on it next week.
Let us know what you think!
Thanks very much for the information 👍👍
I've owned mine for nearly 2 years. At about 6 months I had the bike lock me out while out at a party. I used this method to open and start my bike. I had been having issues with the bike not recognizing the key for some weeks before. I reported this to my local Honda dealer and they put a warranty claim in for a replacement.
Honda agreed to the claim. All fixed and I've never had any issue subsequently. However, I spoke to the mechanic who did the work and he gave me a rundown on what was replaced. So we obviously needed a new ignition switch also 2 new replacement keys and a replacement ECU, add to that large parts of the body work from front to back being removed to swap the parts. If you are out of warranty this is a £1600 + VAT job.
After 2 years has passed and you are out of warranty this could easily be half the value of the scooter, 3 to 4 years and you have to start thinking is it worth fixing. The lame argument that its convenient to have the keys in you pocket and not have to rummage around in your pockets is an aspect I could do without as I've never had an issue with a boring key.
Add to the inconvenience of not just having the key but the bulk of having carry the black seat opening key, the card with the key code on it a spare key battery just so you can make sure that's not an issue I would advise that you keep a copy of the emergency start sequence as I can guarantee that you wont remember what you were meant to do at 10.30 on a rainy night. Not so convenient now.
After all of this I have to say that the ADV for me has been the best all-around scooter I've owned but I will be looking to replace it once the warranty has run out and try to find a scooter with a normal bog standard key. Even cheap scooters such as the Honda 125 cub have the same system and would be a technical right off in insurance terms in about one and a half years.
@@spudedwards5129 I agree, on balance this system is more trouble than it's worth.
Great that mate, cheers
Great video mate 👍
Perhaps a video instruction to access the battery? Thanks.
Will do, when I've done it myself :)
TL:DW? :D
0:56 How to open the seat using the opener tool
2:18 How to unlock and start the ignition with just the secret ID number for your bike
8:29 Remember to make sure your fob is activated!
I had a SH350i, couldn't see the point of the complication. Sometimes several tries before could get it started. Never would have again. Now have Triumph Speed 400 with normal key.
You saved me TX!!!!
Cool! What happened?
@@zootius same as you were showing in the video. The motorbike was acting up and would not start. We followed step by step the processes and it finally started. Only thing is we had to repeat the process again afterwards so probably need to figure out what s wrong with the help of the dealer.
I will have to remember to bring some twisty pliers next time I’m out stealing ADV’s😂
Good video & very helpful,
Have try that on my Honda 160cc scooter, often the fob battery is the culprit, now i have spare batt i put in my bike.
Foarte util clipul mulțumesc
Ma bucur sa ajut :)
Another tip, don't keep Garage Remote in same pocket as Keyless Remote as signals interfere due to close proximity.
Very interesting
Very useful; thank you.
Less than one year on... my ADV350 just started playing up.
great stuff, thanks
Brill!
Very good, but what a lot of hassle Honda created with very little reason (nobody found it difficult to use a key).
CB1000R owner here. Was just about to get an ADV350 as a general purpose bike. Your video is no doubt very helpful for those who have this bike already. But as far as I'm concerned there is no way I'd buy this otherwise reputable machine until Honda eliminate this basic, critical defect.
@@m2menuiserie540 Sorry what defect though? It's never let me down. All I'm doing is showing people that if it ever did fail, there's a backup plan.
I think the people who have had a problem might have had the fob in a pocket with other stuff or keys and accidentally pressed the disable button 🤔
Change the batteries in your key regularly and you won't have 'problems'. The battery MUST be replaced at least once every two years.
So anyone with a hex key can access ur luggage!?
Hmm thinking twice now about purchasing one of these.
@@mrhouse3826 There's a magnet in the hex head that is also required for it to work. I think the Suzuki Burgman has a similar mechanism. But yeah, I wouldn't keep anything really valuable under the seat.
This is no fun at all! Thieves are probably scrambling to Honda dealerships (or better yet, getting an hex wrench the correct size) and emptying ADV 350 trunks right and left! Why would Honda manufacture something so vulnerable? We all know thieves don't rest (unless they are on vacation), always devising new methods to take what's not theirs...
It's not just a hex shape - it's got a magnet in it too! The height of technical sophistication 😆
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