ignition keys

nomad · 07-16-2008, 05:32 PM

how do i get one? the blanks i bought off of ebay didn't work out...i went to napa and the guy messed one up. not his fault...he warned me that he wasn't real good with bike keys. oh well. the kaw dealer said i needed "codes". so how does one go about getting a replacement key? when i bought the bike all i was given was one key.

07-16-2008, 05:46 PM

The code is on a metal tag on the key ring with the original keys. It's gone. Forget it.

Take that key blank and good key to a real locksmith. He'll make one that actually works, and he might be able to fix the one the NAPA guy made, and it'll cost less than the dealer.

**coacha** · 07-16-2008, 07:53 PM

My key had a code on it for the blank style. There is a guy on ebay that if you contact him, he can get the right blank for you to take to a locksmith. I got lucky and a local locksmith had the blanks that would work in stock. Cost me $10 for two keys.

07-16-2008, 08:24 PM

Yup. Locksmiths are one time when it can really pay to go to a professional.

csguru · 07-16-2008, 08:36 PM

I have a buddy who is a master locksmith and fixed me right up with a couple of spares.....

You shouldn't have a problem if you find a locksmith shop (not a hardware store or Home Deposit/Lew's) but if you do let me know and I can see about getting the blanks from my buddy and sending them out to you.

**ringadingh** · 07-16-2008, 09:18 PM

I bought my blank on Ebay, and the hardware store cut it for me. And it works.

**scion0** · 07-16-2008, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by csguru

I have a buddy who is a master locksmith and fixed me right up with a couple of spares.....

You shouldn't have a problem if you find a locksmith shop (not a hardware store or Home Deposit/Lew's) but if you do let me know and I can see about getting the blanks from my buddy and sending them out to you.

I may take you up on that...

chainsaw · 07-17-2008, 03:37 PM

I got an extra key made at the dealer. It worked and I figured if he screwed it up, it was his problem. He did well the first time. The cost was $9.75. To much. You would think for what you pay for a bike, you would get more then one key with it. Ah, customer service these days. I wonder where that went too?

Yellow Jacket · 07-17-2008, 03:45 PM

My 06 came with two keys from the dealer. I bought an extra blank from the dealer. I don't remember how much I had to pay for it but I do remember that I thought it was kind of high. Dealer couldn't cut the blank so I went to a local Ace Hardware. They still have the old manual key cutting machines unlike Home Depot, et al, which have automated machines that can't do anything out of the ordinary. The guy at Ace wouldn't even let me pay for cutting the blank! By the way, I go there first for stuff now.

**ringadingh** · 07-17-2008, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by "CHAINSAW"

I got an extra key made at the dealer. It worked and I figured if he screwed it up, it was his problem. He did well the first time. The cost was $9.75. To much. You would think for what you pay for a bike, you would get more then one key with it. Ah, customer service these days. I wonder where that went too?

Dealer here wanted about $20.00 to cut a key. Ebay was about $8.00 and hardware store charged about $2.00 to cut it. No local locksmiths had blank keys, and the wholeasaler where they get their blanks wanted them to buy a minimum of 10 blanks at a time.

dogdoc · 07-17-2008, 04:01 PM

All new nomads do come with 2 keys but used ones might not.

**scion0** · 07-17-2008, 04:26 PM

My '07 came with two but same problem with trying to get blanks at various places. The local dealer wants 16 bucks each!!

hoosme · 07-17-2008, 08:33 PM

I had a locksmith here in Louisville, KY make me 3 keys for $2.50 each, and they all worked fine.
Look around, use the phone book.

aj · 07-17-2008, 08:52 PM

I guess I'm lucky, I have a locksmith who works for me. Had a fair bit to do with them over the past 25 yrs and over here there is a very big skill and knowledge gap between the good ones and the bad. When I picked up my bike (2nd hand) the guy had 3 keys, given I have relocated the bike 3 states away I'm pretty confident the 4th,5th or 6th key wont be used. Just a prompt for anyone who is buying second hand!Get a good front wheel lock as well.
:) :)

panomad · 07-17-2008, 09:03 PM

A local dealer did not have the equipment to cut the key even with the code. But, he was willing to sell me a Kawasaki blank for only $12.00. Now that's customer support.

I went to a locksmith instead. $4.00

07-16-2008, 05:32 PM	#1
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07-16-2008, 05:46 PM	#2
Guest Posts: n/a	ignition keys The code is on a metal tag on the key ring with the original keys. It's gone. Forget it. Take that key blank and good key to a real locksmith. He'll make one that actually works, and he might be able to fix the one the NAPA guy made, and it'll cost less than the dealer.
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07-16-2008, 07:53 PM	#3
coacha Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 6,259	ignition keys My key had a code on it for the blank style. There is a guy on ebay that if you contact him, he can get the right blank for you to take to a locksmith. I got lucky and a local locksmith had the blanks that would work in stock. Cost me $10 for two keys. __________________ Ron "Coach" Allan, Haysville, KS 1999 Nomad Wine and Red "KawaTanker" 2009 BMW R1200RT 2003 BMW K1200LT "Magic Carpet" DOA 11/7/2015 VBA #00291 IBA # 41995 DS #320 '08 Elkins, WV; '09 Helen, GA; '09 Custer, SD; '10 Stanton, VA; '11 Maggie Valley; '12 Townsend, TN; '13 Estes Park; '13 Blairsville, GA; '15 Eureka Springs; '16 Helen; '18 Custer, SD
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07-16-2008, 08:24 PM	#4
Guest Posts: n/a	ignition keys Yup. Locksmiths are one time when it can really pay to go to a professional.
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07-16-2008, 08:36 PM	#5
csguru Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 179	ignition keys I have a buddy who is a master locksmith and fixed me right up with a couple of spares..... You shouldn't have a problem if you find a locksmith shop (not a hardware store or Home Deposit/Lew's) but if you do let me know and I can see about getting the blanks from my buddy and sending them out to you. __________________ 2006 1600 Nomad 2004 Shadow Sabre KawaNow 00539 VROC 27039 KD8FMG <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=fd1ba75e-1098-4403-8785-772de5dd81c4" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?txt=Cacheaholic+Extraordinaire&uid=fd1ba7 5e-1098-4403-8785-772de5dd81c4&bg =2" alt="Profile for csguru" /></a> Login or Register to Remove Ads
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07-16-2008, 09:18 PM	#6
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	ignition keys I bought my blank on Ebay, and the hardware store cut it for me. And it works. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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07-17-2008, 03:37 PM	#8
chainsaw Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,732	ignition keys I got an extra key made at the dealer. It worked and I figured if he screwed it up, it was his problem. He did well the first time. The cost was $9.75. To much. You would think for what you pay for a bike, you would get more then one key with it. Ah, customer service these days. I wonder where that went too?
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07-17-2008, 03:45 PM	#9
Yellow Jacket Top Contributor Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fayetteville, Georgia Posts: 5,792	ignition keys My 06 came with two keys from the dealer. I bought an extra blank from the dealer. I don't remember how much I had to pay for it but I do remember that I thought it was kind of high. Dealer couldn't cut the blank so I went to a local Ace Hardware. They still have the old manual key cutting machines unlike Home Depot, et al, which have automated machines that can't do anything out of the ordinary. The guy at Ace wouldn't even let me pay for cutting the blank! By the way, I go there first for stuff now. __________________ Bob KawaNOW/VBA 210 Green/Silver 2006 Patriot Guard Riders 2009
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07-17-2008, 04:01 PM	#11
dogdoc Top Contributor Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,263	ignition keys All new nomads do come with 2 keys but used ones might not.
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07-17-2008, 04:26 PM	#12
scion0 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Peoria, Illinois Posts: 1,507	ignition keys My '07 came with two but same problem with trying to get blanks at various places. The local dealer wants 16 bucks each!! __________________ ___________________ Mike "Scion0" VBA#: 0097 Former VBA North Central Asst Regional Leader St Jude Rides Peoria to Memphis Rider Retired MSgt, USAF (1979 -99) "Don't sweat the small stuff, and it's all small stuff!" Current ride: 2012 H-D Ultra FLHTCU (Black) Past ride: 2007 Black Nomad
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07-17-2008, 08:33 PM	#13
hoosme Jr. Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Louisville Posts: 35	ignition keys I had a locksmith here in Louisville, KY make me 3 keys for $2.50 each, and they all worked fine. Look around, use the phone book.
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07-17-2008, 08:52 PM	#14
aj Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 419	ignition keys I guess I'm lucky, I have a locksmith who works for me. Had a fair bit to do with them over the past 25 yrs and over here there is a very big skill and knowledge gap between the good ones and the bad. When I picked up my bike (2nd hand) the guy had 3 keys, given I have relocated the bike 3 states away I'm pretty confident the 4th,5th or 6th key wont be used. Just a prompt for anyone who is buying second hand!Get a good front wheel lock as well. :) :)
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07-17-2008, 09:03 PM	#15
panomad Jr. Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lancaster PA Posts: 2	ignition keys A local dealer did not have the equipment to cut the key even with the code. But, he was willing to sell me a Kawasaki blank for only $12.00. Now that's customer support. I went to a locksmith instead. $4.00
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