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O, Woe is me!!
I saw this quite a while back and I can't find it now, but even though it's a rerun, I thought I'd post it. I don't know why I waited so long to do this, as the simplicity of the single key is an amazing difference in my riding exprience, but I was suddenly motivated by the Givi key breaking out of its plastic head leaving me with what looked like a broken tooth that I had to make sure I didn't lose. My case is an E52 so I can't speak for the other models, but I'd bet they're similar, if not actually the same.
I have the advantage of having a locksmith as a brother-in-law, so I asked him what he needed. He said if the key goes in, the lock can be matched to it.
The lock cylinder was surprisingly easy to remove from the case. There are four Philips screws that hold the plastic cover which holds the lock cylinder, shown in this picture:
With the key in the unlocked position remove the cover, pulling it out at the bottom and sliding down:
What's left looks like this, and is not retained. It may fall out, so here's a picture of how it should go back.
I retained it by putting the top two screws back in just far enough to poke through the steel plate. It wouldn't hurt to pull the big red button and clean up in there, it's probably pretty gritty. There's a spring and plate on the inside end of the button, don't lose them.
Here's the c-clip you have to remove to get the cylinder out, but be ready to catch the ball and spring circled. It won't fly across the room or anything, but it'll be loose, so don't let it roll away down the sewer drain or something.
The lock cylinder will fall out now, and this, along with your bike key, is all the locksmith needs.
To reassemble, put the cylinder in the lock without the key in, put the spring and ball in place, orient the plate as shown, put the backing plate on and snap the clip into place.
To put the cover back onto the case, you need to insert the key and turn it to the unlocked position. Fasten the screws, and it's done. The bike and case now use the same key, just like "real" Yamaha cases.
I have the advantage of having a locksmith as a brother-in-law, so I asked him what he needed. He said if the key goes in, the lock can be matched to it.
The lock cylinder was surprisingly easy to remove from the case. There are four Philips screws that hold the plastic cover which holds the lock cylinder, shown in this picture:
With the key in the unlocked position remove the cover, pulling it out at the bottom and sliding down:
What's left looks like this, and is not retained. It may fall out, so here's a picture of how it should go back.
I retained it by putting the top two screws back in just far enough to poke through the steel plate. It wouldn't hurt to pull the big red button and clean up in there, it's probably pretty gritty. There's a spring and plate on the inside end of the button, don't lose them.
Here's the c-clip you have to remove to get the cylinder out, but be ready to catch the ball and spring circled. It won't fly across the room or anything, but it'll be loose, so don't let it roll away down the sewer drain or something.
The lock cylinder will fall out now, and this, along with your bike key, is all the locksmith needs.
To reassemble, put the cylinder in the lock without the key in, put the spring and ball in place, orient the plate as shown, put the backing plate on and snap the clip into place.
To put the cover back onto the case, you need to insert the key and turn it to the unlocked position. Fasten the screws, and it's done. The bike and case now use the same key, just like "real" Yamaha cases.
