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Help! People keep telling me Peoria, Illinois is a crappy town but I didn't believe them until I tried getting a copy of my one and only key for my '83 GS850G. None of the local hardware stores carry a blank they can cut to make a duplicate key. The Suzuki AUTOMOTIVE dealer just laughed at me when I called and asked how I can get a new key cut or a blank to take somewhere and get it cut. There is no local Suzuki motorcycle dealer and any non-local dealer can't (or won't) sell me a blank over the phone because they don't know which blank to send. 3 of 6 calls have resulted in "you own an '83.... you don't need a key, you need a new motorcycle..... why don't you stop down.... " you get the picture... Anyway, anyone know where I can get a blank key to cut for my bike? I am very worried I will lose this key and then be SOL.... Thanks!!
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Want one for an old t-bird? that is what I use, I thinned it down with a file, shortened it and cut it on the key machine at work, It works in a pinch.
i've also seen blanks time to time on e-bay. -
I went to the local locksmith and had several made. The blank is an ILCO X87.
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If you want it to look the same, you can order a blank from Suzuki. It's part #37146-47010. Just $7.71 from Flat Out Motorcycles, or $9.57 through BikeBandit, and you can have it cut at any locksmith.
Any real locksmith shop will also have no trouble coming up with a duplicate that will work, but it won't look the same.
Hardware stores and the like won't be able to help.1983 GS850G, Cosmos Blue.
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Move to California. We have keys.1983 GS 1100E w/ 1230 kit, .340 lift Web Cams, Ape heavy duty valve springs, 83 1100 head with 1.5mm oversized SS intake valves, 1150 crank, Vance and Hines 1150 SuperHub, Star Racing high volume oil pump gears, 36mm carebs Dynojet stage 3 jet kit, Posplayr's SSPB, Progressive rear shocks and fork springs, Dyna 2000, Dynatek green coils and Vance & Hines 4-1 exhaust.
1985 GS1150ES stock with 85 Red E bodywork.
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