Someone drilled a hole in my ignition! Need help!

nxrsx · Jul 20, 2020

Hey all, so recently when i was out of town someone drilled a hole in my ignition keyhole and now i need to fix it. I was able to clean the metal particles and able to unlock and start the motorcycle as the drilled hole was not too deep. I am thinking this will require a new ignition, which means new keys, new gas tank cap, seat lock, and 2 panniers lock. Has anyone gone though a similar situation and if so, how did you fix it? Please suggest. Thanks all!

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krolinked · Jul 20, 2020

Do you happen to have the extra tumblers that come with the manual and bags etc

nxrsx · Jul 20, 2020

Hi krolinked,

i am sorry what is an extra tumblers? do you mean this? please see attached picture.

gatdammit · Jul 20, 2020

Besides the would-be thief being a total piece of ****, he definitely failed motorcycle theft school.

I think you're gonna wanna go through insurance on this one. If you have a modest deductible, this will definitely surpass it.

rldixon · Jul 22, 2020

gatdammit said:
Besides the would-be thief being a total piece of ****, he definitely failed motorcycle theft school.

I think you're gonna wanna go through insurance on this one. If you have a modest deductible, this will definitely surpass it.

I second the insurance recommendation. My '14 HS was stolen a few years ago. Thief broke the ignition switch, and found the bike would still not start, left it in a deserted parking lot where it was discovered a few days later. The parts and labor easily exceeded my non-trivial deductible. Oh, and I had to wait for shipment from Italy, but thanks to FedEx, this only cost me a couple days.

elephantwithtrexarms · Aug 1, 2020

Can you just get a single cylinder re-keyed be a locksmith to match everything else? I think you're over-thinking it. Talk to a locksmith.

Someone drilled a hole in my ignition! Need help!

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