aniwack
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I had one arrive last night on a wrecker. Owner sent it in for a no-start. In the process he's lost his only key. How up a creek are we talking with a new ignition?
Key code not tied to S/N.Just a guess, but . . . can't a dealer look-up the key code from the bike serial number and provide a new key?
Shuey
The only problem may be if the non ignition locks only use a portion of the key tumblers and the ignition uses more.The locks themselves should be key-coded. The fairing compartment lock may be the easiest to remove.
They are not locksmiths. The old guys who knew this stuff (guys who defined themselves by their work) are retiring (or have already). The kids coming up do not know the trade. Sam the locksmith retired near me, and sold his business to some guy who operates out of a truck. Sam had a shop with two walls of key blanks and a dozen different key machines (some had micrometer adjustments, some were the standard copy a key type). The new guy could not copy my Guzzi key, and had no idea where to find a blank. One of the real remaining locksmith shops had a stack of keys on the wall that fit and made a copy for me in minutes.No locksmith in Atlanta will do it. Let me rephrase, they DON'T KNOW HOW TO. The hourly employees are dumbfounded.
Damn, now everyone knows!Smack the mirror cover off and see if a spare is hiding in there. A lot of st owners hide a extra key in there...
No key available here.I send them my vehicle data and a photo of the ignition key.
Switch mirrors...Damn, now everyone knows!
Only need a picture. Probably doesn't have that either though.No key available here.