Sad story. I've had everything know to man happen to my cars in the past. Keyed, tires slashed, paint got shaving creamed/stained the paint, stolen stereo, punched, etc.

Keep us updated.

 

I definitely will... YouTube is just taking a little time to process the video. Plus my upload speed is extremely slow so it's still uploading...

but yeah, I have tried the WD40 yet, probably will later on today. But yeah thank you so much for all your posts so far! I hope with the video things will be more clear!

 

They may have tried to pick the lock and knocked some of the tumblers out of place just enough to cause a problem. I'd suggest having a mobile locksmith come take a look at it if not that then take it to a dealer.

 

when you get this problem fixed watch for the old match stick in lock trick.!! (paper matches with head torn off)

on mine i never use the damn thing for fear it will screw up on a road trip.
so if they want my bike take it but dont let me see you doing it. i have a dark side

 

this is how mine works. Key will not turn unless you turn your bars to the right a bit first.

 

If you can turn the bars far enough to push the bike in a straight line, something is messed up or someone messed with it. With it locked, the bars shouldn't move very far from the left stop.

 

If I remember right, I think only the first part of the key goes in. For the bar lock.

 

You made me go check!

Mine actually goes all the way in, but I could see how these things differ.

 

N1..that's a bad deal. I too have been stolen from so many times with my Business I cant even hate them anymore. Reminds of record fire at White Sands shooting pop up targets. It was a joke going back on the bus to Ft Bliss " no reason to shoot those things, they just keep popping up again !!!"

I really like the Phoenix area too bad it's gone that way but thieves are like cockroaches they just eat the dead ones and make 10,000 more.

Damm shame with a new Scoot. AAA would toe it,seems like that's what you shoud do get it over to a shop, Hang in there Bud !!!!!
JonMon www.deckmastersllc.com

 

There's a pin that holds the locking mechanism to the neck. You can see it on top of the boss that the lock sits in (protruding from the neck). You can see it peeping over the edge of the top bearing race in the first pic (shiney semi-circle). It's about an 1/8" diameter.
Here's the simple mechanism. You can see the lock barrel in the neck:


Here, you can see the hole near the top of the stem that the barrel goes into. Unless that hole is wobbled out, I don't see how your bars could turn much when the lock's barrel is engaged.