Patent ID: 7834745

Claim:
An ignition, theft deterrence, and records keeping system for a vehicle comprising: a motorcycle having a front wheel, a rear wheel, and a seat therebetween, the motorcycle further including a motor for powering one of the wheels and a pair of handlebars interconnected to the front wheel, a compartment located beneath the seat, a push button operatively connected to an ignition, the ignition having an activated state and a deactivated state, wherein the push button can selectively start the motor when the ignition is in the activated state; a solenoid operated steering lock, the lock having a secured orientation preventing the rotation of the handlebars and front wheel and an unsecured orientation permitting normal movement of the handlebars and front wheel; an operator worn transponder which sends out identification signals in response to first receiving triggering signals; a transmitter positioned within the compartment and operatively interconnected to the ignition, such that when the push button is depressed the transmitter sends out triggering signals for receipt by a nearby transponder; an antenna, microprocessor and memory all operatively interconnected to one another and positioned within the compartment, the memory storing a pre-determined identification signal relating to the motorcycle, the antenna adapted to receive identification signals from the transponder, wherein the microprocessor compares identification signals received by the antenna against the pre-determined identification signals stored within the memory; a controller operatively interconnected to the microprocessor, ignition, and steering lock, wherein when the microprocessor determines that the signals received by the antenna match the pre-determined identification signals stored within the memory, the controller brings the ignition into the activated state and the steering lock into the unsecured orientation; an antenna and a microprocessor with a memory associated with a vehicle service center, the memory storing maintenance records associated with the vehicle and personal information associated with the user, wherein the service center antenna continually sends out triggering signals for receipt by the transponder, and wherein the service center microprocessor compares identification signals from the transponder against pre-determined identification signals, and wherein the microprocessor permits access to the vehicle records and personal information upon a match between the identification signals and pre-determined identification signals.