A key problem.

[Brett]

Went out this eveing to the fireworks show in the domain,a nd thought I was being very clever taking the bike to avoid traffic.
Comes time to leave, i reach for the pocket that is a dedicated home purely for my bike key, and behold, the magician key is nowhere to be found. After a helluva lot of searching, it was nearing 11:30pm. Luckily for me, my family were also there...in a cage, so hey gave me a ride back to our place where I thought I had a spare key safely stored. Turns out the two keys have eloped with each other.
We went back into town to where it was parked, and loaded it up onto a trailer (no easy feat since the bloody steering was locked) and brought it here back home.
The result is that I have been one pissed off little safa who has now got one Gixxer with no key to make it go vroom vroom, and a poor wife who has had to clean up the storm I left behind me as I looked for the spare key. What a gay way to end an evening.

Anyone know how easy it is to order two new keys from Suzuki and how much they cost?

[Nasty]

I can understand being pissed at losing your key .. .I often have to go on the hunt for keys (Grub now keeps a full extra set for me) ... but why does your wife have to clean up your bloody mess ... that smacks of you being a bit of a lazy pr#@%# ... clean up after your own arse. :nono:

:scooter:

[The Pastor]

I can understand being pissed at losing your key .. .I often have to go on the hunt for keys (Grub now keeps a full extra set for me) ... but why does your wife have to clean up your bloody mess ... that smacks of you being a bit of a lazy pr#@%# ... clean up after your own arse. :nono:

:scooter:

err? isnt that a womans job? too cook & clean i mean.

[boomer]

bugga.. did any one ask you why you were putting the bike on a trailor??

i dunno if your keys have chips in 'em for the ignition, like the newer models, but to replace mine if i loose both keys is near on a grand.

[jade]

after reading this thread I am gonna get a spare key cut today,
Ive used my bike everyday for past 5 months and only ever had 1 key
I never lose them though, they are a close second as my most valued possesion...

[Motig]

First thing I do with a new bike is make sure I have 3 keys. 1 for use, 1 kept in my jacket pocket just in case and 1 kept at home. Getting a couple of keys cut is cheap insurance and certainly saves a lot of hassle.

[Brett]

I can understand being pissed at losing your key .. .I often have to go on the hunt for keys (Grub now keeps a full extra set for me) ... but why does your wife have to clean up your bloody mess ... that smacks of you being a bit of a lazy pr#@%# ... clean up after your own arse. :nono:

:scooter:

Because At 2am I had to organise a trailer and drive back into town to load the bike back up. I didn't ask her to, would have done it myself, but she is very good to me.

[Brett]

bugga.. did any one ask you why you were putting the bike on a trailor??

i dunno if your keys have chips in 'em for the ignition, like the newer models, but to replace mine if i loose both keys is near on a grand.

Crap mate, I really really hope that aint the case, because I wont be riding for a while then.

[beyond]

Thats lousy mate :(
I think the K4 might not have the chip in the key that matches a corresponding chip in the ignition. I am pretty sure they came out in K5 but can't be certain there. Both keys have the chip and if that's the case, two new keys and an ignition barrel have to be rescourced from Japan, fitted and then you are away again. BUT: as has been pointed out, expensive.

It's a pain but there to prevent theft. The bike simply won't start with a recut key. Without the matching chip, no go :(

Hope that's not the case and you find your spare.

[Shaun]

Went out this eveing to the fireworks show in the domain,a nd thought I was being very clever taking the bike to avoid traffic.
Comes time to leave, i reach for the pocket that is a dedicated home purely for my bike key, and behold, the magician key is nowhere to be found. After a helluva lot of searching, it was nearing 11:30pm. Luckily for me, my family were also there...in a cage, so hey gave me a ride back to our place where I thought I had a spare key safely stored. Turns out the two keys have eloped with each other.
We went back into town to where it was parked, and loaded it up onto a trailer (no easy feat since the bloody steering was locked) and brought it here back home.
The result is that I have been one pissed off little safa who has now got one Gixxer with no key to make it go vroom vroom, and a poor wife who has had to clean up the storm I left behind me as I looked for the spare key. What a gay way to end an evening.

Anyone know how easy it is to order two new keys from Suzuki and how much they cost?


Piece of piss and cheap, take your petrol tank off, or your top tripple clamp, and take to a lock smith, Simple.

[The_Dover]

K6 was the first 600 to get the SAIS so you should be sweet just getting new keys cut.

[Nasty]

Because At 2am I had to organise a trailer and drive back into town to load the bike back up. I didn't ask her to, would have done it myself, but she is very good to me.

Thats better .. now you just need to remember to tell her that ;) ... cos I know men sometimes forget :yes:

[Brett]

Piece of piss and cheap, take your petrol tank off, or your top tripple clamp, and take to a lock smith, Simple.

If they are not chipped keys, then that sure is going to be the easiest way to sort it!


K6 was the first 600 to get the SAIS so you should be sweet just getting new keys cut.

Cheers Dover, thank my black leathers for that. Much easier to pay for the new keys cut than new keys and barrell from the land of the long motorcycle production line.

[Brett]

Thats better .. now you just need to remember to tell her that ;) ... cos I know men sometimes forget :yes:

She knows, trust me :yes:

[Brett]

PLus I also look quite good in cleaning clothes with a duster, I am not at all scared of housework. I do hate doing dishes though.

[slopster]

If you look on the ignition barrel it might even have a number you can give to the locksmith and don't even need to bring the barrel in. I had an interesting time on a zxr 250 once when the key (which obviously didn't stay in the lock too well) fell out of the ignition somewhere between tauranga and tokaroa. The ignition stayed on and I kept riding unaware till I went to fill up. I was 400km from home and couldn't get into the gas tank so I brought a 10L jerrycan and 2m of fuel hose from the gas station and tied the jerrycan to the back seat with bailing twine. I taped a large nut to the end of the fuel hose to keep it in the bottom of the jerry can and ran the other end to the carb and thats how I got home.

[sunhuntin]

If you look on the ignition barrel it might even have a number you can give to the locksmith and don't even need to bring the barrel in. I had an interesting time on a zxr 250 once when the key (which obviously didn't stay in the lock too well) fell out of the ignition somewhere between tauranga and tokaroa. The ignition stayed on and I kept riding unaware till I went to fill up. I was 400km from home and couldn't get into the gas tank so I brought a 10L jerrycan and 2m of fuel hose from the gas station and tied the jerrycan to the back seat with bailing twine. I taped a large nut to the end of the fuel hose to keep it in the bottom of the jerry can and ran the other end to the carb and thats how I got home.

thats a bit clever eh? heck...kiwi ingenuity eh?

my old gn had an ignition like that...i ended up using a thin chain with a key ring in each end. one was attached the key, the other went around an indicator. got an odd look from the warrent place, but passed ok.

[Unforgiven]

thats a bit clever eh? heck...kiwi ingenuity eh?

my old gn had an ignition like that...i ended up using a thin chain with a key ring in each end. one was attached the key, the other went around an indicator. got an odd look from the warrent place, but passed ok.

I just take mine out and put them in my pocket.