I have just bought a R6 and the key always gives me grief to turn the bike on. I am looking at changing the key barrell to sort this out. Does anyone know roughly how much this will cost or can anybody reccommend a good garage near me in Orpington Kent BR6.

any help is greatly appreciated

I have just bought a R6 and the key always gives me grief to turn the bike on. I am looking at changing the key barrell to sort this out. Does anyone know roughly how much this will cost or can anybody reccommend a good garage near me in Orpington Kent BR6.

any help is greatly appreciated

why ? the mechanics of the barrel would not make to much odds to the elecs, unless your elecs imobilizes your key.. why has it gome that far ? if thats the case ur knackered,,,, just live with old Yam's that dont suffered with key probs !!

regards Jim

Try here for prices:-

http://www.mandp.co.uk/productInfo.aspx?catRef=508769

Fitting can sometimes be a pain as some switches are fitted with shear bolts (they shear when put in and have to be drilled out).

Best of luck

Mike

cheers RXSrider that should be fine. the actual barrell is alot cheaper than I thought it would be so thats good, now iv just gotta find someone who is able to fit it for me.

thanks again matey

PS JimR

I think you have misunderstood what the problem is, its not a problem with the electris just a problem with the key actually turning to the 'on' position when its in the barrel. At the moment I have to turn the key as if to lock the handle bars, and then slowly turn it towards the 'on' position whilst bringing the key up. lol. a long procedure I know but well worth it for the riding experience lol. Cheers for your help anyway though mate its appreciated.

Dan

i had the same issue, i chucked some wd40 in the key hole. it stil required a jiggle, but beter than b4 where it would only turn after 10 tries!