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Gyrobob Serious Thumper Offline Posers ain't motorcyclists Posts: 2571 Newnan, GA Gender:	Gas cap and steering lock keyed alike? 10/16/12 at 12:41:48 Is there anyway a locksmith (or anyone else) could rewicker the gas cap and/or steering lock so they would both use the same key? I detest having to carry two keys for one vehicle.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28653 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Gas cap and steering lock keyed alike? Reply #1 - 10/16/12 at 12:46:52 Easy,.. don't bother locking the steering... our bikes are worthless on the criminal market... ... plus,.. if anybody wanted it... it's light enough for a couple of guys to throw in the back of a truck, steering lock or not... ...
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arteacher Serious Thumper Offline Ride as if your naked and invisable! Posts: 2581 London ontario Gender:	Re: Gas cap and steering lock keyed alike? Reply #2 - 10/16/12 at 12:50:49 Not without a lot of modification to the steering lock. The cylinder for the steering lock is a lot smaller.
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18098 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Gas cap and steering lock keyed alike? Reply #3 - 10/16/12 at 13:09:26 Epoxy or solder your keys together......so the key has two blades!
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Gyrobob Serious Thumper Offline Posers ain't motorcyclists Posts: 2571 Newnan, GA Gender:	Re: Gas cap and steering lock keyed alike? Reply #4 - 10/16/12 at 13:11:25 Maybe I could set up an RF keyfob, so I wouldn't have to have any keys at all.
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brucey YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 48 Massachusetts Gender:	Re: Gas cap and steering lock keyed alike? Reply #5 - 10/16/12 at 13:45:41 you could always get a key chain
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Re: Gas cap and steering lock keyed alike?
Reply #6 - 10/16/12 at 13:58:14

brucey wrote on 10/16/12 at 13:45:41:

you could always get a key chain

I tried the keychain, as my current wife suggested it. I couldn't get either lock to move at all. There was no way those little silver balls, all strung together like that, would fit into those tiny little key slots. I pretty much have to use one of the keys to get the locks to move at all.

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Reply #7 - 10/16/12 at 14:02:35

Dave wrote on 10/16/12 at 13:09:26:

Epoxy or solder your keys together......so the key has two blades!

I don't know if you are serious or not, but that thought does have some merit,... maybe. I'll have to ponder on it.
-- Maybe hack the heads of the keys off so they just barely stick out of the lock (say, 1/8") then braze them together. I dunno.
-- Maybe rivet them together with one rivet so they could be closed like a pocket knife when not in use, but then opened up when needed to unlock a lock.

hmmmmmmmmm

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Re: Gas cap and steering lock keyed alike?
Reply #8 - 10/16/12 at 14:03:07

Serowbot wrote on 10/16/12 at 12:46:52:

Easy,.. don't bother locking the steering... our bikes are worthless on the criminal market...
... plus,.. if anybody wanted it... it's light enough for a couple of guys to throw in the back of a truck, steering lock or not...
Huh

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Yep, forget the steering lock, get a 6' chain and lock to a pit bull. Undecided

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Gas cap and steering lock keyed alike? Reply #9 - 10/16/12 at 14:28:53 If you go with the 2 keys connected, Id suggest 90* instead of 180*. Better yet, drill them, put a washer between them & rivet them, then you wont have a Poke you when you bend over hazard in your pocket,
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stewmills Serious Thumper Offline Imagination is more important than knowledge Posts: 2641 Auburn, AL Gender:	Re: Gas cap and steering lock keyed alike? Reply #10 - 10/16/12 at 17:13:23 I'm pretty sure the key blanks are different, meaning that the innards of the two different lock mechanisms are different thus one key will not work in the other lock as opposed to residential locks where all you have to do is manipulate the pins to fit the key...
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Reply #11 - 10/16/12 at 20:44:58

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 10/16/12 at 14:28:53:

If you go with the 2 keys connected, Id suggest 90* instead of 180*.

Better yet, drill them, put a washer between them & rivet them, then you wont have a Poke you when you bend over hazard in your pocket,

This was in reply #7:
"-- Maybe rivet them together with one rivet so they could be closed like a pocket knife when not in use, but then opened up when needed to unlock a lock."

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Reply #12 - 10/16/12 at 20:46:59

stewmills wrote on 10/16/12 at 17:13:23:

I'm pretty sure the key blanks are different, meaning that the innards of the two different lock mechanisms are different thus one key will not work in the other lock as opposed to residential locks where all you have to do is manipulate the pins to fit the key...

Yes, they are quite different. That is why I bring up this whole idea. It's not an easy thing to do. If they could use the same key blank, like you say, it would be $10 given to a locksmith to key them alike.

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Reply #13 - 10/16/12 at 22:10:46

Gyrobob wrote on 10/16/12 at 20:44:58:

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 10/16/12 at 14:28:53:

If you go with the 2 keys connected, Id suggest 90* instead of 180*.

Better yet, drill them, put a washer between them & rivet them, then you wont have a Poke you when you bend over hazard in your pocket,

This was in reply #7:
"-- Maybe rivet them together with one rivet so they could be closed like a pocket knife when not in use, but then opened up when needed to unlock a lock."

Well,, awwrite then! How many times someone gotta tell ya sumthin before ya get it? Huhhh??.. There ya go,, ya done got the bestest & smartest answers, right?

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Reply #14 - 10/16/12 at 22:21:31

How about just yanking all of the tumblers out of the gas cap - now anything will turn it. Since you're still using a key I doubt anyone will notice it's not the proper key and since it still has a lock, no one can just twist it off and walk away with it. Unless you have some actual enemies or the people in your area are just that mischievous, no one will ever find out unless you tell them.

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