Cost of a key

[usranger74]

I stopped by the local dealer today to replace a Nomad key I lost on a recent trip.

Cost = $22.00 http://s2.images.proboards.com/tongue.gif

[stewdogg]

I lost my key last year and took my ignition to my local lock smith and he made me a key for $2.50... i had 3 made :) He had Kawasaki keys just like the original... works like a charm

[Hacksaw]

My locksmith doesn't have any motorcycle blanks, I ordered 2 blanks off Ebay and took them in to have cut, he charged me $1.00 to cut both keys.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2006-2007-2008-2009-Kawasaki-Vulcan-Nomad-1600-Key-/290600148458?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item43a91e5dea#ht_490wt_772

[AlabamaNomadRider]

Cost of getting keys made has sure gone up through the years.

[macmac]

Same deal. Local hardware store has blanks, and I went to a smith, for low dough he cut and test each key. I don't like keys that state a make name one bit.

[ponch]

Be glad your key doesn't have a chip in it.

[egetaseb]

Mine also cost about $22. I went to about three locksmith shops and they did not carry bike keys. I wish I thought about ebay.

[ringadingh]

I bought a blank on Ebay a few years ago for $7.00 and had it cut locally.

[recumbentbob]

I lost my key last year and took my ignition to my local lock smith and he made me a key for $2.50... i had 3 made :) He had Kawasaki keys just like the original... works like a charm

WOW, you removed the whole ignition????

[cnc]

An Ilco X121 DC3 should be a common key blank at most places that cut keys and works just fine with a light filing on both flat surfaces. I think I paid around $2.00 for both the key and cutting.

[pkohlstedt]

I got mine at Ace Hardware they used silca blank kw14. got a few extra too

[usranger74]

Well, let that be a lesson. http://s2.images.proboards.com/tongue.gif I should have inquired here as to the best way to get a key. I made some notes and if there is a next time (and there will be) I think I can get her done cheaper than $22 http://s2.images.proboards.com/shocked.gif

[nomadtom69]

My locksmith will even cut a harley trunk key has the blanks for $5 and the Kawasaki I think I paid $3 for key and cutting them. I got two extra I now have 4 keys

[hammer]

Roger that Tom. I got a spare HD trunk key and 2 ignition keys cut for $15 at the local locksmith.

[dkdixie]

I got mine at Ace Hardware they used silca blank kw14. got a few extra too

Most locksmiths also carry Silca KW14 blanks. I think I paid 2.00 couple years ago.

[Cajunrider]

My dealer cut me one for $7.00

[Loafer]

Are you guys losing these keys? Or did you get a bike with only one key?

[cnc]

Are you guys losing these keys? Or did you get a bike with only one key?

Getting old is hell, didn't you know? http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif
In my case I still have the two kawa keys, I just wanted a spare to carry in my wallet.

[nomadtom69]

I do not leave my key in the switch when I ride and even though I have a long leather strap on it I found it almost out of my pocket a time or two so I had some made to put in billfold in case I lost one on the trip I have 2 original ones just a thing I do I even do it with my truck keys

[Loafer]

Just wondering what was up... Thanks.

[stewdogg]

I lost my key last year and took my ignition to my local lock smith and he made me a key for $2.50... i had 3 made :) He had Kawasaki keys just like the original... works like a charm

WOW, you removed the whole ignition????

yeah, it comes out real easy... couldn't get the bike started to get the ignition switch to the locksmith so, I had to remove it.
That was my lesson in only having one key for the bike. I always make a spare key for new vehicles to avoid this precise issue. Guess I got a little lazy and paid for it :)

[ponch]

Keep a spare in your wallet. I do as my bike came with a valet or temp key. It's composite with a chip in it.

[Cajunrider]

I had the two originals. I had one cut to keep in my wallet. It's come in handy once already when I stopped for fuel and shut the ignition off. I had forgotten the keys home. In my garage, I keep the ignition between Off and On so I can start it without the keys.

[Badger: Black Hills]

I've had several keys made at a local lock shop. I keep an original at home and use it to have copies made. Copies of copies just get worse and worse. I, too, carry an extra in my wallet. By the way, I haven't lost any, I know where they all are. One is in the Badlands, one is in my yard, one is on Beartooth Pass in the snow.

[Loafer]

I've had several keys made at a local lock shop. I keep an original at home and use it to have copies made. Copies of copies just get worse and worse. I, too, carry an extra in my wallet. By the way, I haven't lost any, I know where they all are. One is in the Badlands, one is in my yard, one is on Beartooth Pass in the snow.

http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

[recumbentbob]

Really weird. I read this thread 2 days ago and now I lost a key.
Going to a locksmith this AM and get a couple made.

I think I know where mine is..........somewhere in the house.

[skeeter]

Really weird. I read this thread 2 days ago and now I lost a key.
Going to a locksmith this AM and get a couple made.

I think I know where mine is..........somewhere in the house.



rest easy there Bob. It's either in the recliner or the couch. http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

[Tim Cooper]

I usually buy the blanks from a reputable seller on ebay for about $6-$8 each and my local Plainfield Locksmith (http://www.plainfield-locksmiths.com/) charges $15 to cut them. It is becoming more common for locksmiths to have the cutting equipment for the special keys of today's cars...soon to be NO key at all. The blank has to be the "short" blank, the longer ones won't work. With the blanks you reuse the electronic guts from your old broken key.

[Dario smith]

Typical Locksmiths (https://www.facebook.com/Owens-Locksmith-Solutions-Elmhurst-486719324832179/) charges $80-$100 callout fee and $20-30 or so per lock, additional keys cost extra.

[damiamartein]

Usually a locksmith (http://www.locksmithbocaraton.co/) cost around $50-$60 for making a normal blank key but Dario the prices that you are sharing are much good. Tell me the name of that firm who's providing such reasonable services.

[Glenn54]

Johnny's Lock and Key in Hemphill Tx copied my key for $6 to $8 each. He had the blanks in stock. They don't look like the original key but I didn't care.

[recumbentbob]

This is funny, I traded my Nomad in on a Victory in Feb 2014, I rode to my local locksmith to get 2 extra keys made.
The keys for my Victory required a blank for a Kawasaki.
They work perfectly....

[Archer]

I need to get keys made for my 2012 Vaquero. It only came with one, and it's getting worn and a bit bent.
Does anyone know what type of blank I would need to get? I've not had any luck at hardware stores or locksmiths around here (Ottawa) to get a blank, so I'm thinking ebay?
Thanks,

[Spondulas]

I had two keys made for my 2013 Voyager at the local locksmith for $ 6.59 total. Locksmith said X91, X105 was the correct key stock. Both keys worked perfectly. My Kawasaki key number was G 8382.

BTW, the new keys look more like door keys to a house instead of keys for the motorcycle but for the $ I saved, I can live with it!

[Peg]

I've had a couple of keys cut after I lost one of the originals, plus I had ordinary keys cut to glue into knobs for the fairing cubby's.

The part number you're looking for is 27008-1211 for the OEM key. And here's a link for an Ebay search (https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=27008-1211&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.TRS0&_nkw=27008-1211&_sacat=0), which is where I got all mine.