Bandit Alley
MODEL SPECIFIC => SUZUKI BANDIT 250 & 400 => Topic started by: revhard05 on July 31, 2007, 07:56:40 PM
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key broke off in ignition any suggestions on getting it out?? one inch of it is in there, and you cant see it.... :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
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take it off and take it to a lock smith hell some come to your house
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Turn the bike upside down and shake vigorously!
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Check your other keys for cracks. All of my factory keys cracked. I got some keys cut with ilco blanks and they seem to hold up much better.
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take it off and take it to a lock smith hell some come to your house
Yeah, if you can't grab it with tweezers or back it out with a t-pin (like you find in the crafts departments of Wal-Mart of Target), call the dealer and have the recommend a locksmith (to get one that understands ignition locks). I hope you don't have it in a fork-lock position, because at least you can still roll the bike as needed.
I guess this is at home, not in a parking lot somewhere?
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Even if it has snapped off he still has both parts of the key so it will still work if you just put the piece in the top and turn it.
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Even if it has snapped off he still has both parts of the key so it will still work if you just put the piece in the top and turn it.
Huh? Only if it broke off deep enough that the top piece also engages and causes the lock to turn. If it broke up just short of the top of the lock, that won't work.
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Well he cant see it so id say its pretty likely the top piece still engages.
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how much crap do you have hanging from your motorcycle key to make them crack :shock:
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I had one break of in my RG125 seat lock only ever had the key nothing more.
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Well he cant see it so id say its pretty likely the top piece still engages.
I overlooked that detail, so your idea may or may not work. But it's still just a stopgap to get the bike to a repair shop, rather than a fix.
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take it off and take it to a lock smith hell some come to your house
This kind of thing has happened to me. Some locksmiths are only one step down from surgeons and can do amazing things. That would be my vote.
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So you're saying that the fact that both bikes only have one key is a bad thing and I should have a spare for each???? :duh:
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Hey Reverend Hard, you never said how this story turned out. Inquiring minds want to know!
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sorry to leave every one hangin............. i got it out i turned the key to the off position and used a tiny drill bit that would just fit between the grooves in the key... twisted gently untill i felt it grab then slid her out..... felt like .. well you know
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sorry to leave every one hangin............. i got it out i turned the key to the off position and used a tiny drill bit that would just fit between the grooves in the key... twisted gently untill i felt it grab then slid her out..... felt like .. well you know
I'm not acquainted with the "twist gently until you feel it grab and then slide out" position.
But I'm glad to know you got it worked out.