Key cutting questions

[maggot]

Gonna go and get a spare key cut for the bike tomorrow, don't envy losing my keys without a spare!
Just wondering if there's anything more necessary than showing up with your cash and your key? Like proof of ownership or anything?

Cheers

[FJRider]

No ..........

[DrunkenMistake]

Nah man, My misses got mine cut while I was at work, took all of 20 mins to get 3 keys cut (my original key was worn and bent) .. but make sure you ring them first, we found out that only one place in Dunedin does Keys like my bikes one

[maggot]

Cheers guys, was just curious, thought maybe there might be issues cutting a spare if you couldn't prove it was yours.. such as someone getting a spare key cut for a courtesy car to 'pick it back up after hours' or the like.

[Blackshear]

Nah mate, unless it says 'don't make a copy of this fucking key' on the key, should cost you 5-10 bucks maximum, depending on the key.

Source: All _normal_keys_ I own.

[Henk]

Only thing I would add is that as soon as you get back to the bike try the new key in all the locks it should operate.
Had to wheel my TT600 yam into a key place once to get the new key tickled up so it would work.

[Mom]

Cheers guys, was just curious, thought maybe there might be issues cutting a spare if you couldn't prove it was yours.. such as someone getting a spare key cut for a courtesy car to 'pick it back up after hours' or the like.

Keys get cut all the time, best advice is to make sure they work :yes:

Most keys for really important things can not be cut by any joe bloggs key cutter, they are security type keys.

[matdaymon]

I got a spare cut only a couple of weeks ago. Took longer for me to walk to the locksmith (which is only down the road a couple of hundred meters) than it did for him to cut the key. Took no time at all, just walked up, presented key and blank and boom. Done.
I remember target or fair go (one of them) did a story on how easy it was to get a key cut and then steal a car or something a couple of years ago though

[maggot]

I remember target or fair go (one of them) did a story on how easy it was to get a key cut and then steal a car or something a couple of years ago though

That's what I was thinking along the lines of as regards to showing proof of ownership, but no worries, shall be keyed up with a couple spares by this time tomorrow :yes:

[Gremlin]

The FXR150 is a simple bike, but check on the locksmith / key cutter first. Sometimes they have keys for Kawasaki, Honda, Suzuki etc, and not all have the keys, as there is a basic shape it needs to conform to.

As said, check all the cut keys afterwards in all the locks.

If the bike was more complex (if someone digs up this thread at some point), you'd need a key from the manufacturer, and then cut by a key cutter.

Next level up, you get extra keys brought in for you, by the manufacturer, up to a finite limit, they are introduced to the ECU, and the engine recognises the key etc. More and more bikes are heading down this route.

Ultimate moral... don't lose any keys, have spares. :yes:

[Owl]

If the bike was more complex (if someone digs up this thread at some point), you'd need a key from the manufacturer, and then cut by a key cutter.

Next level up, you get extra keys brought in for you, by the manufacturer, up to a finite limit, they are introduced to the ECU, and the engine recognises the key etc. More and more bikes are heading down this route.

Just to add to this.

Some locksmiths can do aftermarket transponder keys and code them to your vehicle at a much lower cost than the manufacturer/dealer. They even have 2-piece keys, so if you damage the key shaft, you can replace just that without the drama of a whole new key.

Also as others have said, test the key in all applicable locks. On two occasions, I've had key cutters struggle with vehicle keys and tell me I'd have to get a replacement from the dealer. They were both full of shit and our local mobile locksmith was able to complete the task in seconds.