So a bit of a disaster today. Set off for a ride-out with my missus, stopping at a petrol station a few hundred yards from the house, then realised the removal key for the Rizoma fuel cap was on my other set of keys which I temporarily have misplaced. Managed to use my thumb to depress the central ring and unlock it but then needed to ask the forecourt cashier for some string to hook under the little bar to be able to pull the cap up and off the filler neck. Phew. Filled up with fuel then replaced the cap and again used my thumb to quarter turn lock it. Went to pay and on returning to the bike dropped the key which fell into a small grate, fortunately the fob stopped it going all the way through, required a bit of force to remove it, thought no more and went to put it into into the ignition barrel. Unfortunately it just wouldn't go in. On closer inspection realised that the very tip of the key had snapped off and so the barrel just wouldn't accept it. Faaaark. Now what? Nothing for it but to push the bike back home, can't for the life of me remember where I last left the spare key, hence why I was using this set just so we could ride today. If I can't find it I'm buggered and will either have to order two new ones and get them coded or hope the other one turns up and I can get this one repaired at some point. Either way until then that's my ride dead in it's tracks. Balldocks! Any one have any ideas on costs or alternatives to the main dealer to code another key.
Can’t help on the keys but do consider some kind of smart fob for the future. I have them and they are good to the nearest few metres, after which you can use the app onyour phone to make them beep. Good luck.
When you say very tip, do you mean a small section with no shape specific to that key, as opposed to other keys like it? Not sure that makes sense completely but I had a key where a small section at the end was damaged and I managed to file it back, add a couple of blobs of weld and then shape with a needle file.
My dad broke the key to his beetle when we re halfway to Spain in France. He was trying to use it as a bottle Opener while still in the ignition. Poor sod was crying. I put the remains of they in the barrel and started the car. I’ve never seen a happier man!
OK so some progress. After searching for over 24 hours, I finally found my other set of keys. They were languishing in another jacket, that I rarely uses other than when gardening in the winter, so I can now at least start the bike and ride it. Problem I have now is whether or not I can repair the master key which has the tip broken off. I'll speak to the dealer to see if the blade part can be replaced or if I need to order a whole new key and get it recoded. Smart tag now ordered to go onto the current set, so I don't misplace them again. For those that asked, they key is for a Panigale V4SP2. The other problem is having used this key (which I was reluctant to do, whilst I could not find the main set), it is the limited edition key, that goes with this bike and has the number engraved of the production run on it, so I am not sure if that will be some sort of licence for the dealer to whack up the price. I might seek other alternatives if there is a way I can remove the blade and get a new one cut, since that would save having to code an entire new key.
It depends on what kind of keys you have. Here are the instructions for the red and black keys. If you have these you could remove the transponder from the old key and fit it into the new one.
Is it this type of blade? https://www.aliexpress.com/item/100...57k8bxQA5PSOeJllnv0feo4XyH_6bUGQaAukfEALw_wcB
The ‘mechanical’ part of the key for a V4 Panigale is also listed on eBay, with the cavity for the transponder. If applicable to Topolino’s key, I guess the problem would be removing an replacing the mechanical part of the key from the body without any damage to the body, especially if the part with the bike’s S/N needs to be removed to access a pin.
That's the issue I have, removing the sticker without damaging it, to expose the roll pins/s and thereby remove the key's blade to replace it with a newly laser cut one. As it is a limited edition key, I don't want to trash it in the process, as it's part of the bike's provenance and future value.
Had what chrisw is showing in image with my key fob yonks ago. I now have a secondry keyed-fob but my original one is welded to a washer so its easily usable compared to potentially breaking off or falling into a drain.
