Didn't you get the equipment list "window sticker" for your bike? Didn't the salesman review the equipment with you? Have you set up a PIN for when the battery in the FOB fails?

 

I bought the bike second hand so I don't have all the options and history for the bike. I wish I did have all that stuff. I'd have fewer questions for sure.
Thanks

 

That explains a lot. My last question is the most important. If you haven't set a PIN, and learned how to use it, you will marooned when the fob fails and will be asking how to start the machine so you can get home.

 

Thank you for bringing that to my attention btsom! I thought I had the code but I couldn't remember it or find it. I have now reprogrammed it and have it saved in a safe place so I will not get myself in trouble.

 

Just bought a 2020 RG Limited. Came with an owners manual.

Boom manual not included, that's a download.

 

Try this. With front wheel pointed straight, rotate ignition switch counterclockwise so #8 is at the12 O'clock position. While pushing down on switch, insert key and rotate clockwise to the #3 position and remove key while still in the #3 position. The ignition switch should now be locked, and will not rotate clockwise. Turn front wheel full left, and the fork lock will engage. Now try to start the bike without using the key.

FWIW, I could not find the word "keyless" in the online version of the 2017 Touring Models Owner's manual, although I'll admit I only read the section related to the ignition switch.

 

Because your buddy's bike is CVO, and yours is not. His keyless ignition switch IS the OFF/RUN switch on the right hand switch module. Thumbing the switch to OFF cuts power to everything. If accessory mode is desired, it's done by pressing, and holding the trigger switch on the left hand switch module.

 

I did exactly as you suggested and even with the forks locked, the engine still starts. That really surprised me. The key simply has no effect on the ignition.

Keyless is not mentioned in the Switch section; it is mentioned in the Security section.

 

Your bike is equipped with a keyed ignition switch. There should be no power to either the ignition circuit, or the accessories circuit when the switch is in the OFF, or FORK LOCK position, whether or not the key is in the LOCK, or UNLOCK position.



My guess would be a defective ignition switch. About $100 if you replace it yourself.