Cost of a key

usranger74 · 08-16-2011, 03:18 PM

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

Cost = $22.00

stewdogg · 08-16-2011, 03:27 PM

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 · 08-16-2011, 04:49 PM

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-...a#ht_490wt_772

AlabamaNomadRider · 08-16-2011, 05:31 PM

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

macmac · 08-16-2011, 05:53 PM

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 · 08-16-2011, 06:43 PM

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

egetaseb · 08-16-2011, 07:14 PM

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** · 08-16-2011, 07:22 PM

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

recumbentbob · 08-16-2011, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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????

**cnc** · 08-16-2011, 08:13 PM

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 · 08-16-2011, 08:33 PM

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

usranger74 · 08-16-2011, 08:56 PM

Well, let that be a lesson.

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

**nomadtom69** · 08-16-2011, 09:26 PM

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 · 08-16-2011, 10:33 PM

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

dkdixie · 08-17-2011, 03:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pkohlstedt

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.

08-16-2011, 03:18 PM	#1
usranger74 Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: La Vista, NE Posts: 4,060	Cost of a key I stopped by the local dealer today to replace a Nomad key I lost on a recent trip. Cost = $22.00 __________________ Bill (usranger74) Blake 2016 Goldwing VBA # 1505 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-16-2011, 03:27 PM	#2
stewdogg Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 175	Cost of a key 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
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08-16-2011, 04:49 PM	#3
Hacksaw Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Northern Kentucky Posts: 457	Cost of a key 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-...a#ht_490wt_772 __________________ Harley Ultra Classic VBA# 01712 VROC# 37712
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08-16-2011, 05:31 PM	#4
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	Cost of a key Cost of getting keys made has sure gone up through the years. __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181
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macmac Sr. Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tamworth New Hampster 06 1600 Posts: 12,484	Cost of a key 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. __________________ 06 1600 Nomad Just call me Mac molon labe come and get it Login or Register to Remove Ads
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ponch Sr. Contributor Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Way East Valley Posts: 12,014	Cost of a key Be glad your key doesn't have a chip in it. __________________ Ponch VBA 0019 VROC 8109-R BMWMOA 162849 BMWRA 41335 BMW: When you care enough to ride the very best. My Motorrad Blog My Motorrad YouTube 2009 BMW R1200RT Previous bikes:2007 Nomad \| 2001 Vulcan 800 Classic \| 1984 GPz750 \| 1978 KZ1000A2 Rallies: Custer '09\|Prairie Du Chien '10\|Crescent City '11
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08-16-2011, 07:14 PM	#7
egetaseb Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 238	Cost of a key 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. __________________ Be careful what you ask for, you just might get it. KawaNOW #00755
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08-16-2011, 07:22 PM	#8
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	Cost of a key I bought a blank on Ebay a few years ago for $7.00 and had it cut locally. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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08-16-2011, 08:13 PM	#10
cnc Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal QC Posts: 12,034	Cost of a key 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. __________________ Norm Ward 2008 blue / silver nomad kawanow / VBA #01136
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08-16-2011, 08:33 PM	#11
pkohlstedt Jr. Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: arizona Posts: 42	Cost of a key I got mine at Ace Hardware they used silca blank kw14. got a few extra too
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08-16-2011, 08:56 PM	#12
usranger74 Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: La Vista, NE Posts: 4,060	Cost of a key Well, let that be a lesson. 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 __________________ Bill (usranger74) Blake 2016 Goldwing VBA # 1505
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08-16-2011, 09:26 PM	#13
nomadtom69 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Maryville, Tn Posts: 2,656	Cost of a key 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 __________________ (NomadTom69)Tom Green Previous bikes - 2004 BMW R1200 CLC 2006 Nomad 1600 Black -1985 BMW K100 RT VBA #001609 Viet-Nam Vet 71-72 Maryville , Tn. Maggie Valley '11-Townsend '12-Estes Park '13- Copperhead fall rally "13- Elkins WV '14- Eureka Springs ' 15- Helen Ga. SE Rally '16
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08-16-2011, 10:33 PM	#14
hammer Sr. Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,329	Cost of a key Roger that Tom. I got a spare HD trunk key and 2 ignition keys cut for $15 at the local locksmith. __________________ Hammer aka CrocHammer KawaNow#00988, VROC#26389, VR#2202 Abbotsford, BC, Canada 2006 Black Nomad
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