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VFR key codes (placement on bike)?


Kalikiano

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I have an original 2002 (North American) VFR800A2 ignition switch key for my bike (it's located in Sacramento, CA USA). There is no key code engraved upon it. I recently received 4 correct key blanks for this year/model and now I have to have them cut. Checking online I have run across all sorts of information on where to look on my bike for the correct Honda key code, including the seat-lock switch, under the gas cap, on the plastic bottom end cap on the ignition switch cylinder, etc., etc., but cannot find anything resembling the correct Honda key code for my bike.

 

I'm thinking of having a locksmith manually cut the keys for me, using the original, but I'd welcome any information from members of the forum about what other possibilities may exist for ferreting out that bloody code! Any insights to share on this subject? Thanks. In its fervor to make bikes 'theftproof' (or more so, which is of course oxymoronic in nature, given the skill of thieves these days), Honda seems to have merely created a colossal frustration for legitimate owners who simply need to have extra keys made for their machine by playing coy with this key business. PS: The local Honda dealer is hopeless (they specialise in selling new bikes...good luck trying to get them to help you with something like this!). HELP!

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OK. took my original down to a local locksmith shop after the blanks arrived and they were able to make two perfect copies of my ignition switch key for me, using the correct 2002 Honda MC (OEM) blanks I provided. I still don't have the ignition key code, but as long as a locksmith can make duplicates for me, it's inconsequential. The blanks I ordered were available on eBay and cost about US$30 for two. FYI: Since there are apparently two or more different blanks available for Honda motorcycles of this year (2002), it is important to be sure the blanks you are purchasing are the correct ones (in this case for a 2002 VFR800A-2 Interceptor (US version). The blanks were bought from seller 'partzillamarketplace' on eBay (https://www.ebay.com/itm/Honda-35121-MAS-G01-KEY-BLANK/283456295186) . Try them; you'll be pleased with the results.

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Assuming the key works on the fuel cap as well, you will find the code on the underside of the cap.

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Thanks, Dutchy. I checked that originally and found nothing that I associated with a Honda key code, unfortunately, unless a teeny, tiny 'HA1' is in fact that code (this that appears very faintly on the bottom of the tank's filler lid, but is so hard to see it could be overlooked...which is in fact what I did!). Does 'HA1' seem to you to be a Honda key code? Thanks.

Cheers, K2

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