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  • MiloBramble
    • Jan 2026

    #1

    Key question...

    Did not know where else to ask this but since the key is related to the electrical I thought I would ask here.

    Is anyone else having a difficult time finding a place the can copy the original key? It is the only one I have and I would like to get another one made. I have tried four different places and nobody can copy it. I have not tried the Suzuki dealer, avoiding at all costs, but if I have to then that is where I will go.

    Thanks...
  • Steve
    GS Whisperer
    • Jun 2005
    • 35924
    • southwest oHIo

    #2
    If you have an original key, with the number still visible, check out this eBay seller. He has keys for many number sets, and at a very good price.

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    • bccap
      Forum LongTimer
      Past Site Supporter
      • May 2011
      • 27260
      • Vancouver B.C.

      #3
      Of the 4 places you have tried, were any locksmiths ? Your local chain or hardware store is unlikely to carry something he's only going to sell once in a blue moon.Even up here in the Great White North, blanks are available. I bought a blank from my local Suzuki dealer. 16 bucks ! At the locksmith $2.50.

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      • MiloBramble

        #4
        Stupid me...I didn't think of a lock smith...thanks for the suggestion, will do that this weekend.

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        • ChicagoBob

          #5
          I bought a GS key blank from somewhere online, cheap, and had Ace hardware cut it.

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          • koolaid_kid

            #6
            I went to my local Ace Hardware store. They did not have them in stock, so they ordered blanks for all 3 of my bikes, and cut them also. Great value, great service, great price.

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            • niclpnut
              Forum Sage
              Past Site Supporter
              • Sep 2010
              • 1274
              • Peculiar, MO

              #7
              Had copies made at my local locksmith. $1.80 each.

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              • MiloBramble

                #8
                Thanks all, I have two Ace Hardware stores very close to my house so I will try them. If not I will then try the locksmith.

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