steering lock on buddy 50

krdirect · Post by **krdirect** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:04 am

How do I make the steering lock work? nothing i do on my buddy 50 seems to lock the steering.... i bought it slightly used and the previous owner didn't know either. Is the 50 not lock-able?
Thanks!

bigbropgo · Post by **bigbropgo** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:08 am

when the key is in the off position, turn the key and the handlebar to the left at the same time...at the same speed. you'll instantly know if you have done it right. once the steering is locked the key can be removed.

krdirect · Post by **krdirect** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:32 am

oh thank thank thank you! i would never have figured this out!

bigbropgo · Post by **bigbropgo** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:35 am

make sure you can do it before you thank me.

and welcome to modern buddy. tons of great info here.

Cheshire · Post by **Cheshire** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:58 am

I don't know about a 50, but on my 125 you don't have to turn the handlebars with the key to lock the column. You do have to have the bars almost all the way to the left. It keeps me from straightening the bars when its locked.

digital-entropy · Post by **digital-entropy** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:28 am

Cheshire wrote:I don't know about a 50, but on my 125 you don't have to turn the handlebars with the key to lock the column. You do have to have the bars almost all the way to the left. It keeps me from straightening the bars when its locked.

Ditto on my 150 International. I always turn the handlebars to the left, then rotate the key to the left and remove. Works like a charm!

KABarash · Post by **KABarash** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:36 pm

digital-entropy wrote:
Cheshire wrote:I don't know about a 50, but on my 125 you don't have to turn the handlebars with the key to lock the column. You do have to have the bars almost all the way to the left. It keeps me from straightening the bars when its locked.
Ditto on my 150 International. I always turn the handlebars to the left, then rotate the key to the left and remove. Works like a charm!

There seems to be a kind of a 'sweet spot' where it engages, sometimes a bit of a 'wiggle' of the handle bar helps it lock on mine.

DennisD · Post by **DennisD** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:03 pm

KABarash wrote:There seems to be a kind of a 'sweet spot' where it engages, sometimes a bit of a 'wiggle' of the handle bar helps it lock on mine.

Ditto.

TVB · Post by **TVB** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 5:07 pm

The handlebars have to be positioned so that the left handgrip digs directly into your abdomen as you reach for the keys, before it will lock. If you can reach they keys comfortably from the left side, the handlebars are in the wrong position.

DennisD · Post by **DennisD** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:23 pm

TVB wrote:The handlebars have to be positioned so that the left handgrip digs directly into your abdomen as you reach for the keys, before it will lock. If you can reach they keys comfortably from the left side, the handlebars are in the wrong position.

Gee, I've never locked mine while still on it. Maybe I'm missing a fun moment?

TVB · Post by **TVB** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:14 pm

No, I'm talking about locking it while standing on the left side of it. The locking position for the handlebars is just really awkward for that.

DennisD · Post by **DennisD** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:06 pm

Oh, ok. I usuallly lock mine from the right since I've started using the sidestand instead of the center stand. I step off on the right side.