| Author | Message | ||
     Pogue_mahone |
i should have had 2nd key . the one key is in my tool box on the other side of town. dealer ships for cars can cut one from vin on the spot.been that way for 25+ YEARS. hd? 2 weeks on order. joke is on me really.i know where i'll likely spend 3 dollars and get a new key made--SEARS !!! and where i'll NEVER buy anything ever! | ||
| Froggy |
I always have ordered a second set of keys along with the service manuals when buying a bike. It took about a week last time I did it. Yea, I could of gone to Wally World and had it done for a few bucks, but I wanted the blue keys to match the dozen other ones I got in the pile here.  | ||
| Pogue_mahone |
rub it in froggy !!! LOL | ||
| Snackbar64 |
To my knowledge Wal-Mart does not have the capability to cut that particular key. How much are they by the way and how many do you get? | ||
| Iman501 |
you can buy blanks on ebay for like $5 now having walmart or sears cut them...idk if they have that capability you never know though, i took the key to my transalp to walmart to get a copy, and they said they werent able to do it, that i would have to take it to a lock smiths to have it cut. after school one day i ran up to the local towns hardware store and they cut the transalp's key with no questions asked.... | ||
| Fudge1340 |
you can go to any locksmith and get a key made for a harley or a buell usually 3 keys for $6, buells use ducati key blanks and harley is a common blank. I aways get at least 8 spares as MC are easily lost | ||
| Pogue_mahone |
thanks fudge i think i'll get eleventeen spares too :P | ||
| Froggy |
8 spares? Do you throw them at people that tail gate? I recommend you invest in one of those whistle key chain things, they beep when you whistle to help you find it. | ||
| Iman501 |
thats a lot of spares.....what do you do when you misplace your cell phone?! | ||
| Pogue_mahone |
use a land line!! | ||
| Manxman500tt |
as a dealership employee, hd only gives us a machine to cut barrel keys, dynas ,baggers and softails, bikes like sportys and buells your outta luck. It never ceases to amaze me how many people come in and feel like I personally am witholding theyre keys. | ||
| Pogue_mahone |
manx--u just bear the brunt of poor planning by a corporation.for God's sake it is a buell key--2weeks wait??WTF??? i can get it all day long for 3 bucks a pop. but not from hd. piss on hd.sorry you have them to employ you.you deserve better. | ||
| No_rice |
you actually have a key cutter at the hd shop you work at? no shop ive been to or worked at has ever had one. | ||
| Firebolt020283 |
I would rather have spare keys than have to have one made from scratch. I had to Have one made from scratch by a lock smith one time for my kawasaki zx9r and it took the guy 2 days get that key right and he made me 8 spares so he would never have to do it again. I don't know how hard it is to do a buell key for them from scratch but I would asume it would be harder as there even less of them then there is ninjas in the world. the moral of this story is get copys made before you have to get one made from scratch. | ||
| Gunut75 |
If I recall correctly, the Buell key is a Volvo blank or something. This was on a thread a year or so ago. Maybe I was dreaming..........  | ||
| Pogue_mahone |
x2 firebolt | ||
| Mikef5000 |
dealer ships for cars can cut one from vin on the spot.been that way for 25+ YEARS. Used to be that way maybe. Now a days most car keys have electronic features and can take 1-2 weeks also. | ||
| Jandj_davis |
I bought some Volvo blanks off of ebay and had the local hardware store cut them. I've been using them for years. Cost me all of $10 maybe, and would have been cheaper if I had just bought blanks from the hardware store in the first place. | ||
| Fudge1340 |
a spare key kept where someone can bring to you if lost is very easier than a tow or being stranded, I also always have 2 keys on me for the bike when riding. One on main key ring and one for the ignition. You should never use a key fob or bunch of keys and hang them from and ignition switch, it damages it and also scratches the hell out the bike |
