From a Locksmiths point of view it pays to keep or write down the code number from the metal tag supplied with the keys for a new bike. Some brands may have the key code number stamped on the blade of the key. Others have the code stamped on the face of the lock around where you insert the key. Either way this code will enable a Locksmith to cut a key when all others are lost.
As for some later models, they have a transponder chip embedded in the head of the key which must be programmed to match the bikes ECU, can get very expensive and time consuming.
Glen
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 Feb 2014, currently travelling the America's on a Tiger 800XC
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