Hi folks! A quick quezzie. I need a spare key for my ybr. I only have one and I anticipate losing it before long. What are my options? The local key cutter laughed me off! Cheers Dan

try another locksmiths someone should cut you one, I find the old school guys can't be arsed with foreign locks for whatever reason.

As above if one won't do it find someone else but is it just a straight key or one of those with a chip in it? If it has a chip then your going to have to get it from a specialist, my car has one of these and they are £90 a pop!

Truth is I'm not sure.  It looks fairly straight with a thin black thumb grip about the size of a 2p. Like this Pic. What do you think? chip?

That looks like a bog standard non-chipped key to me

might be that the blanks are special, I had to buy a blank for my key cutter to use as he doesn't get those in any quantity

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Motorcycle-MOTORBIKE-Scooter-IGNITION-key-blank-with-blade-SUITABLE-Yamaha-M12-/181757444885?hash=item2a51968315:g:qA8AAOSwQItUFvf8

 

check the "scallops" on yours to see if they match the blank ones

 

Thanks peeps! 

Yeah it's just a standard key so should be available from any good locksmith, there's a chain of key cutters called "TIMPSON" they cut all my keys and costs around £4 a key.

Thompson's are expensive ,

They will not use blanks supplied by yourself, they only use there own , 

Go to a paki key cutters ,they are usually a lot cheaper. 

And that key in the photo isn't chipped so £2.50p should get you a new key.

 

 

Yup. Timpsons are EXPENSIVE. They were also the only place in Brighton (within walking distance from work) that did bike keys. it was £8! 2 for £12. Jeeezz it took the guy about 30 secs to do each one. What a rip off. Of course now I have spares I'm NEVER going to lose the original. Thanks for the advice peeps.

I paid £12 for two of them, thought it was reasonable. You have to remember that cutting a key is a very skilled job, requires very specific machinery, and add on the price of the key blank. You have two options, £6 per key, or pushing your bike home with the steering lock on.

Or go to a Paki.