Today I managed to lock myself out of my 2005 GL1800. I was in a hurry at Palo Alto airport before a flying trip to Napa valley with Vaibhav and Pooja, so I did something I never would normally do – putting my jacket in the trunk. Now I typically just pop the trunk using the key fob while the whole lock system remains locked. The moment I shut the trunk lid I realized what just happened. To add insult to injury, I also recalled that the spare key was in an inside pocket of the jacket. Darn !
My fellow CA2Q chapter winger Susie gave some suggestions but that was for a GL1500. I wished she could come for a rescue but she was at Mesquite NV on a rally. It almost looked like I had to tow the bike when as a last resort I did a google search from 3500 feet in the air. I landed on Steve Saunders goldwing forum where a neat electrical solution is outlined: GL1800 trunk lockout fix
What a relief after an awesome flight. My roomie Piyush brought a bicycle allen key set which had the 6mm hex key I needed, plus some picture hanging wire. I had to borrow an adjustable spanner from the airport fueling guy and the seat came off without much fuss. Initially I thought the red wire in the 14-pin grey connector block is the target but it didn’t work. I read through the page and found that for a 07 model the blue wire was to be connected to battery +ve to unlock the trunk. It worked !!! Very valuable lesson learnt before my long trip. I am going to keep a 6mm allen, an 11mm crescent spanner and a wire in one of the unlocked compartments.
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