lost my ignition key :/

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jbob286 · #1 Unread post by **jbob286** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 1:16 pm

I lost my ignition key the other day. The little bugger always liked to fall off my caribeaner and im guessing it fell off when I was on a hayride... so its pretty much gone for good.

So I need a way to start the bike and I'm at college right now so I don't have the time/resources to mess with taking out the ignition or whatever. Is there an easy way without much work, any theives? heh.

It's a 1982 Yamaha Maxim XJ550

#2 Unread post by **Sev** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 1:33 pm

screwdriver and a ballpeen hammer.

jbob286 · #3 Unread post by **jbob286** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 1:37 pm

Could you elaborate a little? Hit the screwdriver into the lock or hit it sideways to force it to turn?

Gilfy650a · #4 Unread post by **Gilfy650a** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 2:18 pm

well you COULD do that if you wanted your ignition to never work again..... OR you could call a locksmith.

Wizzard · #5 Unread post by **Wizzard** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 3:10 pm

Do none of the above.........

Take your ignition switch out and there are numbers on it . Take it to your Yamaha dealer and give them the numbers and they should be able to cut you a new key . Not that hard or time consuming .
Regards, Wizzard

jbob286 · #6 Unread post by **jbob286** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 3:46 pm

yea i could care less at this point if my ignition forever stuck in the on position... i really really dont have the time to take out the ignition but mayhaps i should just do it the right way :/

Is it hard to hotwire these bikes?

#7 Unread post by **Sev** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 3:47 pm

Gilfy650a wrote:well you COULD do that if you wanted your ignition to never work again..... OR you could call a locksmith.

Why I didn't elaborate.

jmillheiser · Tue Oct 25, 2005 4:16 pm

I would take Wizzards advice. Find the #s on the cylinder and get a new key cut. Cheapest solution.

Stuck on will quickly drain your battery since that means your light is on all the time too as is your ignition system

Shiv · #9 Unread post by **Shiv** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 4:27 pm

Could take up lockpicking.

Just a matter of jiggling a few pins here and there and voila.

#10 Unread post by **Jamers!** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 4:49 pm

jbob286 wrote: any theives?

of course not. Why would any of us ever attempt to be theieves. Not like any of us have tried hotwire/steal a friends car while he was on a date and replace with same model and color so he looks dumb in front of girls. . . oh wait.

Ya just get a new key, i could tell ya how to hotwire it, (assuming its the same kind of igniton as car) and what not, but its a hassle and can damage your ignition if your not super careful, not to mention give you a zap if you grab the wrong wire :-p

JWF

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