Jonway yy50qt 6 key By griffo (Read 1,617 times)

[griffo]

Can anybody tell me if a can just get a spare key cut at the hardware store for a 2011 Jonway yy50qt 6 or has it got some sort of immobilizer fitted to it. The fuel cap is difficult to lock and I am concerned that my only key might snap.

[royldoc]

Your local hardware store probably will not be able to help you. but worth a try if it's close. You may need to go to a locksmith shop. They generally have a wider assortment of key blanks to choose from.


Roy

[jct842]

I disagree, the hardware store is where I would go.

As soon as a locksmith finds out what it is for he will say sorry. Been there done that.

I have forgotten which car blank I used for a 50cc I did have to shorten the head on the key a bit though. My riva also has a key from the hardware store too. Home dump, and lowes are not a hardware store, chains like ace or truevalue have people that will take the time to match up a car blank and cut it for you. Locksmiths tell you to bring them a blank and they will cut it.

And when you get one use the new key and keep the old one for the spare.

[royldoc]

If a customer brings me an original key I usually don't ask what is it for, unless I can't find a matching blank. A lot of Chinese made scooters are not in cross reference books. Also it is odd that a locksmith would tell you to bring him the blank to be cut. That's money out of his business. Now If you ask me to make a key without an original I will get your I.D., the make model and V.I.N.
He did state that he has an original key.
jct842 did you have an original key?

Roy

[jct842]

Had original keys for both riva and the chinese 50. both keys were made out of car keys for foriegn cars. The 50's key hole had a slight recess so I had to file some meat off the front side of key head to get it all the way in ign, the seat latch though did not have a problem as cut, the head of the key was just a bit larger than original. Wish I could remember which asian car he used, I still have org key and the new key is in her ign 10 miles from here. I want to say it might have been a hundai key blank.

I have had this happen in another state as well where a lock smith wont take the time to look though all his blanks for a motorcycle blank he does not carry, and just tell you to bring him a blank. Happened with my suz bandit too.

[royldoc]

Jct842, On one side I can understand a locksmith not wanting to take time to look for a matching blank. Let me explain.
Most shops charge an hourly rate and this is factored into the cost of cutting keys and they usually have a set price for this. Several factors are used in determining this price.
Including time to locate the blank and actual time to cut the key.
If they charge $4.80 to duplicate this particular key and they spend a lot more time to find the blank than they used in calculating the cost to duplicate a key, they will loose money.
Now on the other side if they take the time to find a blank and record what blank was used. They will have a happy customer and the next time they cut another one of those keys they can make a profit.

Roy

[jct842]

Same thing happens when you try to go to a motorcycle shop for a chinese repair. In fact the same thing happened 60 years ago when a fellow had a jap bike and needed a repair. With the bandit key I was told they don't carry them but could order it. I then went to my favorite hardware store and they made one from a car blank! I could care less about the plastic crap on the handle of the key but I suppose some people do care.