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PostPosted: 11:26 - 18 Sep 2008    Post subject: lost my 2nd set of keys grrr, helo Reply with quote

lost the spare key for my 400 bandit and i've read about locksmiths being able to cut new keys given barrel codes etc etc. Is that gonna work for the import bikes or am i gonna have to get a new barrel, tank lock and seat lock??

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PostPosted: 11:34 - 18 Sep 2008    Post subject: Re: plost my 2nd set of keys grrr, helo Reply with quote

chillyman0 wrote:
lost the spare key for my 400 bandit and i've read about locksmiths being able to cut new keys given barrel codes etc etc. Is that gonna work for the import bikes or am i gonna have to get a new barrel, tank lock and seat lock??


If you've got the other key, the one that you use daily you can get one cut from that can't you?

Or is the title of the thread completely wrong...?

I have heard of Locksmiths making keys from the lock without having another key but it is pretty expensive.
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PostPosted: 12:09 - 18 Sep 2008    Post subject: Re: plost my 2nd set of keys grrr, helo Reply with quote

They probably can - talk to them first.
Be a bit cheaper if you can get the lock off the bike and too them - they'll then take it apart and go from there.
Generally I think there's a code or something which they read off the inside of the lock, stick it into a computer and it makes a new key for you.
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PostPosted: 12:23 - 18 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

I had this done afew yrs back with a boot lock for a car was around £25 i think was a good key never had problems
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PostPosted: 12:34 - 18 Sep 2008    Post subject: Re: plost my 2nd set of keys grrr, helo Reply with quote

MarJay wrote:

If you've got the other key, the one that you use daily you can get one cut from that can't you?

Or is the title of the thread completely wrong...?

I have heard of Locksmiths making keys from the lock without having another key but it is pretty expensive.


yeah sorry i meant ive lost both keys, original and spare :S

i managed to get the barrel off after tediously turning 40mm long screws 1/8th of a turn a time for aboiut half an hour Mad so i will try a locksmith to see if a key can be made to fit Thumbs Up

also, any ideas if a new key made to fit the ignition will fit the tank etc??
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PostPosted: 12:38 - 18 Sep 2008    Post subject: Re: plost my 2nd set of keys grrr, helo Reply with quote

Providing it's the same key for all, it will fit all.

You'll need a proper automotive locksmith, not just a side-ally key cutter. Ring a few up and ask if they'll do it for your bike and how much, etc.
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PostPosted: 13:58 - 18 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Get a spare cut so you don't have to do this all over again.
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PostPosted: 15:47 - 18 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi,
if the barrels got a code on it, locksmith should be able to cut you a key (+a spare!)
if no code, take it to any bike shop (in fact locksmith should be able to do this as well) & they will send it to that guy in camden, keys galore, i think its called. & he will cut u keys for around 30 quid.
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PostPosted: 17:01 - 18 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

stirlinggaz wrote:
Hi,
if the barrels got a code on it, locksmith should be able to cut you a key (+a spare!)
if no code, take it to any bike shop (in fact locksmith should be able to do this as well) & they will send it to that guy in camden, keys galore, i think its called. & he will cut u keys for around 30 quid.
cheers,
GAZ


hey, cheers yeah i got the barrel out and am taking it to an auto locksmiths tomorrow, they said they would cut a key for £25 Very Happy
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PostPosted: 18:47 - 18 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

chillyman0 wrote:


hey, cheers yeah i got the barrel out and am taking it to an auto locksmiths tomorrow, they said they would cut a key for £25 Very Happy


The second one will be cheaper as they will use the first as a template.
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PostPosted: 19:09 - 18 Sep 2008    Post subject: Re: plost my 2nd set of keys grrr, helo Reply with quote

MarJay wrote:
I have heard of Locksmiths making keys from the lock without having another key but it is pretty expensive.


In - fast bikes dec 2003 page 87
Remarkably unlike car manufactures the blokes that make bikes don't keep a record of barrel or key numbers for their products. This isn't a big deal until you lose both your keys - hey Carl? The problem is you can either hot wire your bike (and try and brake the steering lock if it's on) or replace the ignition switch. If you go this route you'll have to drill out the anti-tamper bolts that hold the ignition switch to the top of the yoke, and replace them, and you've got the problem of having to replace the seat lock as well. This is all a heck of a lot of hassle, and it could cost you a fortune, but there is another way.
There is a small key shop in London that will cut you a set of keys from your existing ignition switch. Oh yeah, you can send them the whole top yoke complete with ignition switch, so you don't have to mess with the anti tamper bolts as well. It costs £30 for the first key but the best bit is that they keep a record of the key and can send you another one for only £6.50. So if you are the careless type, Fred dodge at keys galore in Camden (0207 586 9741) is the man to call.


I don't think 30 quid sounds all that bad... Don't fancy having to pay the postage on it though Wink.
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PostPosted: 13:19 - 21 Sep 2008    Post subject: Re: plost my 2nd set of keys grrr, helo Reply with quote

djr wrote:


In - fast bikes dec 2003 page 87
Remarkably unlike car manufactures the blokes that make bikes don't keep a record of barrel or key numbers for their products. This isn't a big deal until you lose both your keys - hey Carl? The problem is you can either hot wire your bike (and try and brake the steering lock if it's on) or replace the ignition switch. If you go this route you'll have to drill out the anti-tamper bolts that hold the ignition switch to the top of the yoke, and replace them, and you've got the problem of having to replace the seat lock as well. This is all a heck of a lot of hassle, and it could cost you a fortune, but there is another way.
There is a small key shop in London that will cut you a set of keys from your existing ignition switch. Oh yeah, you can send them the whole top yoke complete with ignition switch, so you don't have to mess with the anti tamper bolts as well. It costs £30 for the first key but the best bit is that they keep a record of the key and can send you another one for only £6.50. So if you are the careless type, Fred dodge at keys galore in Camden (0207 586 9741) is the man to call.


I don't think 30 quid sounds all that bad... Don't fancy having to pay the postage on it though Wink.


naah i took it to my local auto locksmiths and he took the barrel apart and matched up a code that was on it to a database and just plugged it into his machine and cut me a new key, simple as that, £29.50 for the work including 2 keys =]
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PostPosted: 13:33 - 21 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thats quite scarey really?
So i could go steal a bike, whip the barrell off and get some keys made up for tht barrell.
sounds pretty dangerous to me.
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PostPosted: 19:41 - 21 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you have to get a key cut from a lock, always use the ignition barrel because sometimes the seat and petrol cap use simpler locks.

A key made from the ignition barrel will work on those (assuming you have a matched set), but not necessarily the other way round.
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PostPosted: 10:52 - 16 Mar 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'll be sure to send off to Chicago when I need new keys Rolling Eyes
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Elgin Locksmith sexually abused my hamster, for that reason I'd advise you against doing business with them. Thumbs Down
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