New Key for 2017 CB1100EX

[michael1954]

Before you lose your only key, I would ask the selling dealer if he could contact the original owner, or maybe pass your number to him, and see if by chance they might still have it. The tag would have a letter prefix and 3 numbers as the key code - the bar code itself means nothing now.

I would take a picture of the key cutout - it may be of no use, but the lock set retails for $420, plus labor. Faced with that option, I would take a blank to a locksmith or a friendly machinist, or even cut it yourself with a Dremel or file.

I am not a locksmith, so I am only surmising this. The 2017 key looks like the picture below. Unlike earlier keys that had a single set of tumblers to match the "teeth" pattern on one side, these have an upper and lower set of "teeth" so there are likely upper and lower sets of tumblers. But the picture only shows one side of the key - the other side, separated by a thin wall (the red arrow) looks identical.

If you had a picture of the key, you could trace it on a blank, and cut/grind/mill/file the proper profile all the way across both sides, ignoring the center wall. I think the key would then work, but only when inserted in one orientation - you'd have a 50% chance you put it in right, or otherwise mark the top.
Sound possible? Any thoughts?

Thanks, that is exactly what my key looks like. When I bought the bike, I spoke to the man that sold it to the dealer, a Triumph/Indian shop, and he said he bought the bike with 500 miles and only one key, no code or manual. I do not have the skill to cut the key, but will ask the hardware store that cut the key for my 2013 CB, if they are open. Here in south Texas, it looks like a ghost town. I will say one thing for this Virus attack. I have not seen the air this clean in a long time!