Seems to me like the first day I had my 08 baby home in the garage, and wanted to roll it out Saturday morning to wash and wax it, I couldn't turn the key either. Stood there and scratched my head, then for some reason pulled on the left handgrip (towards the tank) and the key turned.
This has never happened again, but reading this I think I'll go mess with it again and see if I can recreate the problem.
By the way, blue, there is no way he could have the key out of the ignition on a ZX-14 (unless mine is an anomaly - grin) unless the triple tree is locked. I remember wondering about why I couldn't get the key out the first time, too.
Ok, ok, read the manual. I know..... mea culpa
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