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Can You Make A Working Motorcycle Key Using Any Lock On A Motorcycle?

Can you make a working key for your motorcycle by disassembling any one lock to get the correct bitting (bitting means the correct cut position and cut depth for a key) for the key? The answer is probably not for most people. The reason for this is most locks on a motorcycle don't use every [...]

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How To Find The Key Code For 1984-2007 Honda Elite Scooters

The key code for many Honda Elite scooters manufactured between 1984 and 2007 can be found stamped on the ignition lock. The Honda Elite scooter models include the CH80, CH125, CH150 and CH250. The key code includes 3 characters and is part of a 6 character string stamped on the lock. The key code is [...]

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How To Find The Key Code For Many Harley Davidson Softail And Wide Glide Models From 1984 To 1994

Many Harley Davidson Softail and Wide Glide models in the 1980's and 90's used a round ignition lock with a flip open cover covering the lock key way. Many of these locks used an aftermarket key called HYD12 and were in use from roughly 1984 to 1994. The years these locks were in use is [...]

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How To Find Your Motorcycle Key Code - Lost Keys?

Most, if not all, street motorcycles still use keys for security, and all keys use key codes to identify how cuts are placed on the key. There are two types of key codes: blind and bitting. Blind codes are a string of alphanumeric characters that require a secondary source of information to translate the key [...]

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Key Blanks Used in All Harley Davidson Sporster Models From 1994 to Present (2017)

All 1994-2011 Harley Davidson Sportster motorcycles use HYD-13 key blanks. In 2012 Harley Davidson switched to a key blank with a longer key blade in 4 different styles or key-ways, and are used in all Sportster models from 2012 to the present. The correct key-way for your 2012 to present (2017 as of this writing) [...]

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How To Decode Your Jaguar Tibbe Key And Find Your Tibbe Key Code

Photo #1 - Parts of a Tibbe Key BlankA tibbe key is a high security automotive key used in Jaguar and Ford vehicles. The parts of a Jaguar tibbe key are shown above in photo #1. All Jaguar tibbe keys have 8 cuts or 8 spaces with 1 of 3 possible cut depths occurring in [...]

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How to find replacement key blanks for a Harley Davidson Helmet Lock part #45732-86

There are no known replacement key blanks that fit the Harley Davidson Helmet Lock. Even Harley Davidson dealerships don't carry a replacement key blank for this lock. However, there is a key blank that will work with this lock after doing a very simple modification. Watch the following video to learn more about this replacement [...]

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How to replace the ignition lock on a 1999 Dodge Ram Pickup

How to remove and replace the ignition lock found on a 1999-2001 Dodge Ram Pickup, 1998-2003 Dodge Ramcharger, 1998-2000 Dodge Dakota Pickup and 1998-2000 Dodge Durango. We used a 1999 Dodge Ram Sport 1500 to illustrate how to replace the [...]

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How to replace the ignition lock on a 2001 Mazda Tribute or Ford Focus

We used a 2001 Mazda Tribute to illustrate replacing the ignition lock, but the same lock is used on a Ford Focus and the procedure is very similar. Both vehicles are notorious for having ignition locks that fail only [...]

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1958 Harley Davidson 165 Ignition Lock, Key and Electrical Switch

The ignition lock in this video is from a 1958 Harley Davidson 165, and this motorcycle was manufactured from 1953 to 1959. The lock/switch is a tank mounted ignition lock. The mechanical lock uses five wafers and has a key way for a Briggs & Stratton B2 key blank.

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