originally posted in tech, but i think that was the wrong forum so i deleted and derbyed here:

so, being that im a huge dumbass, im going to make my long story short.  After 7 hours and 4 trips to sears hardware (which is my bad because all of that was absolutely unnecessary), i was able to finish my Competition Werks Tail chop with Light Werkes Integrated light. when i went to close the seat, i noticed it wasnt locking so i started to troubleshoot... i ended up removing the lock cable from the key lock (the one you have to relocate) and replace the seat. the seat went in fine and even locked.... except now i cant unlock it!  

any suggestions?

btw, i bought the 'smoked' version and noticed the blinkers are kind of dim... is this normal? the brake light lights up nicely but i would imagine in sunlight the blinkers would be a little difficult to notice.  any thoughts on this? also my blinkers flash faster than normal now too....

which bike?

Quote from: zooom on February 06, 2013, 08:17:40 AM
which bike?

2009 M696

hmmm. with a CW tail kit, i would just cut it open and throw it away, because that's about where it should be anyway. it's trash.

Quote from: Raux on February 06, 2013, 09:58:45 AM
hmmm. with a CW tail kit, i would just cut it open and throw it away, because that's about where it should be anyway. it's trash.

+1 Unfortunately im running the same kit and i hate it.  BUT sometimes one has to make due.

You should be able to trigger the lock open by pulling on the wire the lock activates under the seat.
I have a tail chop on my S2R1K and when I have my Ventura rack on the frame covers the lock, I just use my key and put tension on the wire
and it pops open.
This may be of no use to you and what ever model your bike is 
But I hope it is 

I take it you tried pushing down hard on the back of the seat while turning the key to relieve tension/pressure??

there are gaps in the CW where you might be able to fish out the end of the cable with a wire hangar. try that.

thanks for all the replies! ill try tonight to see what i can do.