help, lost my only bike key!

Unfortunately Im not the first owner, although I do have the owners handbook, but no one ever filled in those details on page 15, I looked in each language in the book. The service book has colour code, frame number etc, but no key number, even phoned the supplying dealer in sussex, but they didnt make a note of it.

Ive spoken to my local stealers, orwells in ipswich and if I take the ignition in to them, they will post it off to a locksmith they use and for £40 i`ll have a new key, but will have to wait a week or so.

Its probably the easiest and cheapest option really, saves me having to remove the tank and pillion locks, and i`ll get it sorted.

i did try a local auto locksmith, but he never got back to me, so assume he cant do it. Was the only vehicle locksmith I could find listed locally.

Ive given up finding it now as Im either hiding it more by turfing through everything or just getting fed up because ive been so stupid not getting a spare cut sooner.

Lee

YES YES YES YES, IVE FOUND THE KEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! was in a carrier bag in my garage, has been there since friday or saturday and was due to go out with the recycling rubbish!! Phew, now to buy a blank one and get it cut, iVe seen some on ebay, will they be ok?

Lee:smt0 41

get two spares done and tape one of them to the inside of a high kitchen cupboard door.

Originally Posted by leebex

YES YES YES YES, IVE FOUND THE KEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! was in a carrier bag in my garage, has been there since friday or saturday and was due to go out with the recycling rubbish!! Phew, now to buy a blank one and get it cut, iVe seen some on ebay, will they be ok?

Lee:smt0 41

Got my blank from a dealer £14 so if its cheap give it a go.
I think I saw silica ones on ebay, I bought a key at a Honda dealer years ago and it was a silica (thought i was getting a genuine Honda stamped key) was ok.

Does anyone know how to get a spare remote for a datatool 3 alarm system, after reading this i was thinking i might try and get one just to be on the safe side

[timwilky]

Originally Posted by leebex

YES YES YES YES, IVE FOUND THE KEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! was in a carrier bag in my garage, has been there since friday or saturday and was due to go out with the recycling rubbish!! Phew, now to buy a blank one and get it cut, iVe seen some on ebay, will they be ok?

Lee:smt0 41

A decent locksmiths (not key bar) will already have a blank. mine charged £4 for my key copied. So I got two

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Originally Posted by leebex

YES YES YES YES, IVE FOUND THE KEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! was in a carrier bag in my garage, has been there since friday or saturday and was due to go out with the recycling rubbish!! Phew, now to buy a blank one and get it cut, iVe seen some on ebay, will they be ok?

Lee:smt0 41

I only got one key with my SV1000 and of all places Timpsons in my local Sainsburys cut me a new one for £6 - a small price to pay for the peace of mind of having a spare!

Glad you found it though

Good for you! I lost my only key a while back.. I went mad! Turned out it fell out of my pocket when I was driving my car back from the garage and it ran away and hid beneath the seat... Made a copy as soon as I found it again

Thanks for the replies regarding getting a spare cut, we have 1 key place in the town I live in, got to be worth a try, was fantastic using the bike for work today, even in the crap weather.

And yeah Im going to get 2 spares done

[northwind]

For future reference, you can change all the locks on an SV without the key- the tank lock is pretty effortless to break with a screwdriver. (the ignition on the carbed one is similiarly pathetic, even before it wears out, which it does quite fast- the injected one might be better) So, if you lose all your keys the fastest way to fix might just be to buy a used lockset for about £20 off ebay.