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Offline chinaski

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Saddle bag keys
« on: August 28, 2013, 03:40:10 PM »
Hey all,

I'm thinking of picking up an old pair of Bates bags to put on my 750 but the key that comes with them is broke in two pieces. I contacted a few locksmiths in my area and they said they'd have to see the pieces of the key to tell me if they have a blank and can make a replacement. I'd hate to invest money into a pair of bags that I can't unlock. Are these blanks tough to come by? A search on Google hasn't produced anything. Anyone have any experience with this?
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Offline Gordon

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Re: Saddle bag keys
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2013, 07:00:27 PM »
Any chance you could get a good picture of the key?  I have an old set of Bates hard bags, and I have a feeling they didn't use that many different keys for their locks.  There's a slight chance my key may match yours, and if that's the case I could get a copy of mine and send it to you. 
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Re: Saddle bag keys
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2013, 07:12:20 PM »
Good idea Gordon. I'll reach out to the seller and try to get a good pic.
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Re: Saddle bag keys
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2013, 12:08:15 PM »
Was able to source a pic. Let me know what you think Gordon. I worked in a hardware store years ago cutting keys and that blank seems like it'd be fairly common.
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Re: Saddle bag keys
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2013, 12:31:13 PM »
I don't think the bag locks actually have tumblers like a pad lock( I could be wrong) That key also looks like any typical Craftsman tool box key or a gas cap key. It doesn't hurt to try one to see if it will open them.


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Re: Saddle bag keys
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2013, 01:34:13 PM »
Thanks for the added bit of info, Chuck. I'm pretty confident a blank can be found. Time to pull the trigger on those bags!
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Offline nccb

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Re: Saddle bag keys
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2013, 02:46:02 PM »
take it to an Ace or hardware store.  That key looks like an Ilco so its a replacement at that.  They can set it in the jig and cut a new one if thats the case.
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Re: Saddle bag keys
« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2013, 03:51:27 PM »



I can't say with 100% certainty due to the slightly blurry picture, and his looks more worn down, but I'd call that a match.  If you have any trouble finding another key or getting a copy made, let me know and I'll see if I can get a copy cut to send to you. 

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Re: Saddle bag keys
« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2013, 04:25:20 PM »
Holy moly, that's a match! Was not expecting that to happen. If I have any issues getting a key re-cut I'll let you know. Many thanks Gordon
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