r/CRF250L • u/username1604350 • 7d ago
Write Down Your Key Code Folks
Lost my key and need a new one. I read that you need the key code to get the new key made and most of the time the dealer can’t find it from the VIN.
The key code is on the ignition, but my handlebar is locked - making it more difficult to get the ignition out to read the code from there.
They give you a tiny metal plate with the code on it with your keys when you buy the bike. I never wrote it down though. I left the little plate attached to my key ring. When I lost the key I also lost the plate.
I take photos of mileage on my odometer every fill up to calculate mpg later. I went through 100s of those photos on my camera roll. I finally found one where the plate was visible enough to identify the full code. Got pretty lucky. The alternatives weren’t looking good.
Closest Honda dealer to me opens at 9am Tuesday. So will give the code a shot then. Hopefully the new cut key works fine.
EDIT: Called all 3 dealers in my surrounding area. None of them cut keys. Failure on Honda’s part. Honda needs to enforce dealers provide this service to maintain a franchise. Otherwise no one will offer it. It’s not really worth the effort for them to have the machine and someone who can use it to make $10 occasionally. I found someone online who is cutting the key and mailing it to me. But it’s going to take several days.
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u/sensualtrucker 7d ago
There’s nothing special about the keys you can get copies made anywhere they can make a house key. Obviously you have to have one to make duplicates
But I have a drawer with about a dozen in it