How to hotwire a bandit 12 or get the key out

[Hahadumball]

title says it all..
dad was a spoon and snapped the key in his ignition...

any easy way to hotwire it or and tips on getting the key out?

pm me on hotwiring obviously in case of tea leafs
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Fin: no matter how much I look at It I can't understand what was going through my head, all I remember is going about 80 and redlining it to stop it seizing.
360 Deg... Five 1/4 turns. :- Teflon-Mike 18 Jan 2015

[Hawkeye1250FA]

[Tankie]

remove the lock complete and turn upside down, bang down on wooden surface ,sharply, the broken blade should move out of the barrel a small amount, grab it with a pair of pliers or forceps.
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[Evil Hans]

[SamFishlock]

A broken key extractor set is about a fiver. Youtube removing keys and have a go. Very easy.

[Tankie]

Good idea, if you can wait for a day or 2,defo if the steering lock is engaged.
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[Hawkeye1250FA]

Dont take it to bits and leave it on the pavement though.

That definitely wouldn't end well... Even though I'm sure you wouldn't do it.
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[MCN]

Buy a £5 broken key extractor set off amazon.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Walker-Locksmiths-WL341-Broken-extractor/dp/B007X08BJW

Or even try gluing the broken key onto the broken stump using superglue.

I know it sounds fantastic... But...


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[RhynoCZ]

Hot wiring should be simple enough. There's no immobiliser, figure out what wire combination gives you power to the rest of the bike, done. There will be 4 to 5 wires, all having the same colour.

A friend of mine's bike was stolen and then returned by the 5-0. The thief wired in an old switch from a desktop lamp. Flicking the switch would turn the ignition ON/OFF. My mate ripped that out, bought a new ignition barrel, wired it in himself and it was working again.

Extraction of the key, try a strong magnet (if the key is magnetic).
OR, and that is not a popular answer, call a locksmith. He'll have it out in no time, the MCN's £5 tools should work as well.
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[thx1138]

I had similar problem with snapped key in Zontes, see thread in workshop.

In the end took barrel and bits of key to locksmith who cut new key for £10

[Hahadumball]

derp posted on my phone was supposed to be in the workshop section.

tried glueing the old part to it but no joy, its snapped mid way so cant really see much of it, ordered a new lock set which will be monday ish, steering lock isnt on
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Fin: no matter how much I look at It I can't understand what was going through my head, all I remember is going about 80 and redlining it to stop it seizing.
360 Deg... Five 1/4 turns. :- Teflon-Mike 18 Jan 2015

[Kickstart]

[Stoker]

Removing a broken key
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuP-T_drKFU