Key Replacement

So, you've lost your keys and are considering slamming a screw driver down that ignition or simply want a few spares made up before you lose that last key. Your in the right place. Here we will discuss your options for replacing your lost keys.

KEY BLANKS: All year ex-500's use the same key blank, part number : 27008-1173. This blank can be found in the fiche and is available as cheap as $8 online and $12-$14 from your local Kawasaki dealer. This part number is for the OEM KAWASAKI KEY BLANK (Original key that came with your bike.)

There are after market key blanks available ranging from $2-$5 dollars. Your local locksmith will stock these keys. They may differ in length or design from your stock key.

KEY COPIES: Now you have your blanks, what do you do?

If you have an original key to copy, you can go to any local locksmith and have the copies cut for between $2-$4 per key.

If you have no keys at all then you have a few options:

1. There is a security code located behind your helmet lock that can allow a locksmith to cut a key for you. The locksmith can look up this code to get the correct keying for your bike. ~$10

2. You can remove the ignition from your motorcycle and bring it into a locksmith. The locksmith then can make a key from scratch by feeling out the pinning on the inside of the lock. ~$20-$30

3. There is a third option which I would not recommend because it is so expensive but if you are unable for whatever reason to complete options 1 or 2 you can have a locksmith come out onsite. ~$130-$150

[smith.p.sean]

What I learned when I lost my key:

1.There IS a keycode onyour helmet locks but you have to take it off the bike to be able to see it

2. the code should look like Z####

3.KW16CP made by Silca Italy. There are after market key blanks available ranging from $2-$5 dollars. Your local locksmith will stock these keys. They may differ in length or design from your stock key. I own several. [smith.p.sean] 4. You dont need to remove your ignition for any of it as long as you have the code

5. If you do drill oyut the bolts that hold the ignition in the replacement ones from home depot are M6-1.0 x 16mm machine screws.

6. FORGET ALL OF THIS AND GO MAKE A COPY OF YOUR KEY BEFORE ITS TOO LATE - or at least write down the code.

-Maksim