Why won't my seat open???

[Hurricane*Sara]

What am I doing wrong?  I push and turn the key to the left....and....nuttin' happens.
I've opened it before and had no problems.

That keyplate thingie is a PITA, BTW.  You can barely read the lettering on it.  I'm still trying to figure out what the two position are at the farthest left.

And I presume there is not a way to manually open the seat, since, well, I guess that would negate the security feature of having a key.  Or is there?

TIA

~Hurricane*Sara

[catman2130093]

Hi Sarah-mine also grew reluctant to pop open,and here is what helps.  Turn the key to the unlock position after the ignition has been on,and put a little lube on the latch.  That teeny bit of lube made all the difference. Good luck!

[wordslinger]

...i'm not familiar with the gv250, but if there issa cable from keyslot, to seat latch, a good tug on the cable might release the latch...


...i've done that on my a50 before, when i locked my keys in the seat...



peace

[catman2130093]

Hi Sarah-mine also grew reluctant to pop open,and here is what helps.  Turn the key to the unlock position after the ignition has been on,and put a little lube on the latch.  That teeny bit of lube made all the difference. Good luck!

PS-the position all the way to the left will lock the forks,if you have them turned to the farthest left you can steer them..

[Hurricane*Sara]

Thanks, everyone.

The seat finally decided to open    So while I had it open, I sprayed it with some dry silicone lube.  Now it seems to be working fine.

Another one of those little mysteries, solved -- sort of.

I appreciate the help!

~Sara

[Rudolf]

Mine had 27033 Km's (about 16797 miles) ridden when I've bought-it.

[Peters]

Check the screws on the latch under the seat. I had them loosen up to the point one fell out and I barely go the seat open.