It’s hard to believe a tiny slice of cut metal could make the difference between starting your motorcycle and roaring away – or being stranded and having to spend potentially a couple hundred dollars on a flatbed tow for the bike and an Uber for your butterfingered self.

But it happens – the loss of your key. Here’s how to cope, and a few handy tips to save you time, money and aggravation.

*Keep all your keys together, all the time

Nobody likes to ride with their big ball of keys hanging off their ignition, banging around. But get in the habit, whenever you’re off the bike, of attaching your little motorcycle key together to the ring where your car keys, house keys and assorted plastic grocery discount cards live. It’s an extra step and an inconvenience, but it’s much easier to lose a little key than your whole set.

*Establish a mental place where your keys live, all the time.

For me, there are only two places my keys live – in the ignition, or on a metal hook right next to my front door. They don’t go in my pocket, on a table, the kitchen counter or anywhere else but the hook. If I’m on the road in, say, a hotel, I immediately establish a place for the keys and say to myself, a couple of times if necessary and out loud, “The keys are in the safe” or “The keys are on the counter next to the television set.” Losing things requires a certain level of unconsciousness, but you can train yourself to be mindful – the same way as you’re mindful about closing your door once you’re inside a house, or putting on your seatbelt in a car whether you want to or not – and then it’ll become second nature.

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Source:forbes.com

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