Arg!! Lost my keys!

Last time I rode was 4th of July. I got home, used the keys to access the hard bags, so I know I didn't leave them in the ignition. Checked the pockets to my jeans and jacket, no luck. :mad:

I ran out of time to look for the keys this morning, and decided to drive the car instead. It's going to bug me all day trying to figure out where my keys might be. The scariest thought is what do I do if I can't find my keys?

[image: View Post]Viffer88, on 07 July 2011 - 10:46 AM, said:

The scariest thought is what do I do if I can't find my keys?


You should be able to take your ignition out and get a number with which you can have a new key made.

Usually when I lose my keys, they're hanging in the seat lock. :angry:

[image: View Post]BCmcrider, on 07 July 2011 - 11:00 AM, said:

Usually when I lose my keys, they're hanging in the seat lock. :angry:

Good point. Also if you took the bags off look there as well.
When you get home, go to your bike and walk though what you did on the Forth from the time you got off the bike.

[image: View Post]Viffer88, on 07 July 2011 - 10:46 AM, said:

The scariest thought is what do I do if I can't find my keys?


Pull out your spares and go get another spare made right away. You do have spare keys, right?? :blink:

Just keep looking. They are always in the last place you look. :biggrin:

say a prayer to Saint Antonius

holy Antonius my dear fri(e)nd
make my keys a find

chant gently 3 times in succession....

[image: View Post]Dutchy, on 07 July 2011 - 02:07 PM, said:

say a prayer to Saint Antonius

holy Antonius my dear fri(e)nd
make my keys a find

chant gently 3 times in succession....


I trailered mine over to a local locksmith with a really good reputation. It took him about 40 minutes to have a duplicate made, no removing of the barrel. We got a code off of the VIN plate, and then he went from there with a test fit and file until it worked. By the time I left (he was closing) it was working fine, apart from being sticky when unlocking the steering lock, which he did not have time to check. In fact the key worked better than the bent and restraightened original

The secret is finding the right guy. Two others in the shop could not get it done.

Fortunately I found the spare over the weekend.

Since this is a USA model bike you just need a locksmith to have a crack at it. If it was a Europe/Aussie bike you'd be needing a new ECU as well since they have HISS.

So...You going to update us on if you found your keys?

[image: View Post]kaldek, on 09 July 2011 - 01:44 AM, said:

If it was a Europe/Aussie bike you'd be needing a new ECU as well since they have HISS.


I found a guy online who will reprogram Honda HISS-protected ECUs that have lost their keys. Not super-cheap, but here you go:

Honds ECU HISS reprogramming.

I found the keys in my kids' toy box! :bliss:

Another bonus, no more dust bunnies under the sofas, no crumbs under the cushions, closets and toy boxes are organized, and the house is clean. I bought the bike used, and it only came with one key. I'll make my next ride over to the lock smith to make a spare. I wonder if they can make the Givi saddle bags and top case to also use the Honda keys. It would be nice if I can just carry only one key rather than 3.

Run, don't walk, and get TWO spares made up.

Hide the 3rd key somewhere really really good, then Email the location to yourself.


Like your Kid's toybox! :laughing6-hehe:

I was speaking to another rider recently who lost his keys into a toaster.
Found them many weeks later after getting some spares. Luckily the toaster hadn't been used.