KEY SWITCH PLEASE HELP ASAS

[branham06]

well i lost the key to my bike and i cant get a new key switch untill tuesday and the GZ is my only transpertation right now so is there any way i can bust the lock or pull the plug from the key switch and "hot wire " it untill i can get the new switch??? thanks for the help in advance. I GUESS THE LESSON LEARNED IS KEEP EXTRA KEYS!!!! LOL

[Water Warrior 2]

Do not try to hot wire the bike. The only solution is have lock smith make a house call or try to get the bike to the lock smith. Spare keys are really cheap in the long run.

[Cooteboy]

Just like Water Warrior said, don't tear the wiring apart... you can easily make a mishap into a mess. I haven't looked at my GZ, but typically manufacturers put a "key code" on the lip of the locks or ignition. Find this number, and call a locksmith. If you have the key code, they might not even need to see the bike to make the key.

[branham06]

ok so me and my dad went to the moter cycle shop and baught a unversal key switch and got it all wired up acording to the book and everthing works on the bike but it will not start due to no fire why is this?

[blaine]

Originally Posted by branham06

ok so me and my dad went to the moter cycle shop and baught a unversal key switch and got it all wired up acording to the book and everthing works on the bike but it will not start due to no fire why is this?

IIRC there is a interlock in the ignition box that prevents the bike from being started if the factory key switch is tampered with.Kind of a theft deterrent.It would have been much easier to get a key made.
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[geezer]

i doubt it blaine. not many bikes hav a system like that. some bikes you can unplug your old ignition switch and install one off another similar bike and t fires up. i think something is wrong with the way you wired it. sometimes colors arent the same with aftermarket stuff

[mrlmd1]

Just for the heck of it - the switch is in the RUN position and it's wired in correctly, the clutch is pulled in, the bike's in neutral, sidestand up, any combination of the above, etc, etc?
When you say "no fire", what exactly do you mean? Is the starter turning the engine over or not? If the starter is turning the engine, do you mean it just won't start? Are you using the choke as you should?

[blaine]

I done some research and found that a key switch other than a stock one will not work with the ignition box,and cause a no fire issue,and ruin the ignition box.I'm not sure of the reason why,but it has something to do with the grounds between the ignition box,and key switch.
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[geezer]

are you sayin this bike has anti theft? i highly doubt it. im not positive but i bet i could go outside shove someting in the ignition to make it switch over to on and start the bike. no way dude, ther is now way this bike has a transiever in the key switch that will only let it complete the circuit if the right key is installed. i wonder though and im not trying to say your wrong but damn man thats a long shot! got any proof?

[blaine]

Originally Posted by geezer

are you sayin this bike has anti theft? i highly doubt it. im not positive but i bet i could go outside shove someting in the ignition to make it switch over to on and start the bike.

That would be leaving the OEM switch in the circuit.That is not what was been discussed.I said a after market switch will not work because it causes a surge to do damage to the ignition box.That is totally different than using brute force to turn the original key switch to the "on" position to start the bike.
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