| Author | Message | ||
     Ratbuell |
Been trying to get a working set of locks for my S2 bags for over three months now. They are P&A bags from 1996 on a 1995 bike and are keyed seperately - one code, left bag. One code, right bag. Neither code matches the bike, so I had to carry three keys and sort thru them in the rain when trying to get stuff out of the bags. I come to find the bike has been re-keyed at some point and the code on the ignition and seat don't match the SWR (either that, or the SWR was a typo, it's only one digit off). Fine. I pull the code off my existing key and order them. SPOC had a fit trying to find out if I "really wanted" them - after the order was kicked out without notice for being a "restricted part" (even though I submitted the order with VIN, SWR, and current key code with explanation attached). I got on the phone personally with SPOC and confirmed that yes, I really want them. Yes, I really want that code. Yes, the bike really has saddlebags even though '95s didn't come with bags, they're really P&A bags. Yes, I really am the owner and I really do work for the ordering dealership. Yes, I have updated the SWR information to show my ownership. <sigh> Finally I got one set; one cylinder is defective and spins itself to half-unlocked when riding. I ground down a spare key so I can work that one. Re-ordered under parts warranty, they sent the wrong code. They sent (despite LARGE notes with the correct code, and the original order attached) the code the bike was SWR'd with. Grrr. I've given up, I can live with the one lock spinning occasionally, I keep the ground-down key in a fairing bag now. But if you know the "key guy", give him a smack in the head for me. Anyone need FOUR lock cylinders coded to 3123, and 2 tuber keys? LOL. | ||
| Midnightrider |
Have you tried a regular locksmith? One of my best friends/diving buddies back home is a retired cop with a locksmith business. The resources they have available and the things they can do are amazing. To include building a core from an existing key or vice versa. He may be able to do it with just the lock manufacturer and code. | ||
| Court |
You could simply ask . . .
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| Ratbuell |
Yes...but then I'd get a cryptic response like "there is no spoon". LOL. To update, I (and my ever-patient parts manager, but I don't dare call him "nice" for fear of blowing his image) finally beat SPOC into submission and got the replacement set for the first set. With the right key code. And two MORE keys with the cool gray pegasus covers! With a little digging, I found (in my dealers' records; we sold my bike new, go figure) the repair order that showed a new lockset being installed on the bike under warranty....with 25 miles on the odometer. That explains the non-SWR-matching key code. I also found a repair order from 5,000 miles for a 5k service, and "replace body panels under warranty" - tank cover, tail section, and "carbon fiber inner fender" which is clearly fiberglass on the bike. <shrug> Better warranty that wreck estimate, right? And Midnight - a good suggestion, but the old bags use the old style barrel keys. To my knowledge, locksmiths generally are not able to build those types of locks, just the flat ones like you have on your Uly. I could be wrong, though...and in my mind it's worth it to have the cool gray pegasus key covers, LOL! | ||
| Ratbuell |
Of course, I realized while sawing up 2 trees that came down in a windstorm....I had the wrong movie. I am the gatekeeper.... |
