At 11:03 AM 12/17/03 -0700, Greg Lane wrote: >I inherited a '74 CB550 with no key for the seat lock. I finally picked >the lock and got the seat off. The ignition key will not work in the lock >and I suspect one of the two was not on the bike when I came from the >factory.
I've never had the slightest trouble breaking these locks down and setting them to another key. For seats, it's even easier than for iggies, because you can get by with only one tumbler if you like. Basically, once the lock is open and the inner cylinder in hand, insert key. If a tumbler pair doesn't reach the match line, discard it. If it stands proud, file the upper bit down. Can also mix and match sometimes to get better conditions to start work with.
