Topic: cant find key ...screw driver options

[cb650 bobber]

havent been able to find my key for to weeks hear other people talk about using screw drivers...if anyone can fill me on the process of how to do this and the down sides besides the obviouse of not being able to use the standard key anymore

[Bob Wessner]

Before you mangle anything, try www.hondakeys.com. He may well have a key and the price is quite reasonable.

[goon 1492]

+1000, I lost my key, took apart the ignition, took all the little pins out inside so I could use a screwdriver  , and then found the honda keys website , for 30 bones I got three keys, two are for spares because when adding the human factor it makes keys magically disappear. 

[cb650]

for the ignition you can unplug it and hotwire it.   Or take the helmet lock of and see if a locksmith can fit a key.  Your gas cap is another story.  Had many parts bikes come in with jacked up caps.

[cb650 bobber]

But without the key ...what numbers does honda keys need I looked at there site looks like they need the number off the key.

[BobbyR]

The lock cylinders all have numbers on them. Someone once said there were like 6 or so codes. They were not high security devices.

[754]

I found 2  seatlocks on the shelf last week, but one was unnumbered!

Using the seatlock should work, UNLESS ignition is changed..
 BUT.. ....

 before you check the locksmith, try the Honda dealer, ours always had a box of keys..

If hotwiring, undo at nite or take battery cable off, it may drain overnite!

DontaskmehowIknowwishineverhadtoleaveagoodbatterybehindintexasonetime!!

[Hush]

In desperation and as a last final "I gotta ride today" thing.
My car converting prisoners tell me that an allen key sharped on a bench grinder will pop just about any lock!
However you really really dont wat to do that do you?

[Alan F.]

Another answer is that most locksmiths can cut you a key by key code.  I couldn't get one from hondakeys.com, but a local shop referenced my code and cut me a key in about 15 minutes, cost $15 to cut by code, made 3 copies to bump the cost up to $21.  Keys cut by code have no margin of error like copies of copies will, they are true original keys.