Again, I'll mention the key code on the helmet lock. All the OEM locks on a new Honda (ignition, gas cap, helmet lock and seat lock) are designed to be operated by the same key.
Gas caps aren't stamped with the code, probly cuz the code would be easy for a thief, with a crowbar or a screwdriver,.to obtain. But both the helmet lock and ignition switch cylinder require some disassembly, so the key code is stamped into the housing, usually on the back so it isn't readily readable. That doesn't help with your replacement ignition, but I would think it too would have a key code of some sort. Maybe not OEM Honda, but it might give you a clue to the manufacturer. Your WOW locksmith sounds like your best alternative if you have no luck with key codes. Might even be the same one I used, since she's based in Marietta, and the appointment "window" sounds like the way she operates. By showing up during her appointment time at WOW you wouldn't have to pay her transportation cost. That's why mine was so pricey. She had to make a 60+ mile round trip to get to me. On Apr 3, 12:27 am, EGrider <[email protected]> wrote: > Haven't tried the key code trick and can't really because, like I say, the > ignition was replaced by the PO, so I have one key for the ignition and one > for the gas and helmet. I took the keys to 2 different locksmiths in Ohio > and the keys did not work when I got back to Atlanta. One warned the new > ignition blank did not look like a Honda blank at all and he didn't know > what it could be. WOW motorcycles in Marietta say that they have someone > come once a month on a certain day between certain hours to make duplicate > keys. Sheesh, really? I have to put that on my calendar and be there? > Actually, I've never tried with a bonafied Honda dealer. Maybe that's what > I should be doing. Hope I never lose the keys I have, that's for sure. > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, April 2, 2013 4:06:31 AM UTC-4, greentxnighthawk wrote: > > > Dose any1 know if it is pos to rekey an ignition and gas cap on a 82 450 > > Nighthawk or finding out a key number for my ignition so I could try and > > find a replacement key for my bike??? My lil 2 yr old nephew aparently miss > > placed my key, and I have turned the house upside down looking for it...any > > help plz -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
