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Does anyone has experience or know where's the best lock smith to go cutting a key for my bike???

i've been to 3 different places so far and yet to find any blank to suit :(
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I got mine cut at a locksmith in Errol st north melbourne, said it'll cost you $10, replied to say it's a shitload cheaper than hgetting a lsmith out f I lose it :)

Assuming it has no electronics involved I would have tohught you could get it cut pretymuch anywhere
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You been drinkin Mick? Or is it that left handed keyboard? :P
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Post by mike-s »

I got mine cut at bunnings. just make sure when they cut it that if it has a dodgy side to the key they dont use that as the master side for the copying (i had that happen to me, absolutely brilliant job that did too!.
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Post by ZZRCHIKKY »

i miss placed my yamaha key and rang jacksons and they said 200+bucks cos u cant juse just any key u have to use a yamaha key,


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Re: cut bike key

Post by Smitty »

hidepenny wrote:Does anyone has experience or know where's the best lock smith to go cutting a key for my bike???
i've been to 3 different places so far and yet to find any blank to suit

:(
BKwaka have cut some for me over the years ($5-$8 )
or I went into my local locksmith (in my local strip shopping centre)
and got 'em cut... apprx $8

just keep trying I reckon


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Mizz ZZR wrote:You been drinkin Mick? Or is it that left handed keyboard? :P
it's the keyboard, saving my beer for the footy show :D
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i got mine cut yesterday for $5.50, that was at a locksmith
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got mine cut at the key stand in the shopping centre for $15
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