Just heard back about a spare key $65, provide life story, and takes 3-6 weeks to get as it's coded to your bike....HOLLY crap....I thought it was a drag to keys for my Duc............
Didn't you get 2 with the bike? How many keys do ya need? The cost of one key is more than all the front fender plastics and hardware to turn my Strada into a Terra Twin. Yikes!
Remember, the key is chipped - my last BMW key was almost $80! I am always paranoid of losing/breaking a key far from the spare, so I took the chipped key and had a non-chipped duplicate made which will open the seat: - chipped spare goes under the seat, non-chipped gets carried or hidden on the bike to get access to the "real" spare. Cheapest solution I could think of to ensure a reliable spare.....
My 13 Silverado key blank cost$30 at walmart, so your price is not too bad considering its a european motorcycle! In my opinion.
Honda keys for their bikes with engine immobilizer are in the same price range. Last one I bought cost me $AU65 about 7 yrs ago. That would probably be a $US40 comparison. I am pretty sure that if you want to get a new key cut, the bike has to be MOSS connected to program it into the ignition system. I think up to 10 keys can be remembered by the ECU at any time. The MOSS is also required to remove any keys which have been lost etc. It's a good idea to remember if you're ever taking the bike to the dealer for any work which may require the immobilizer system to be changed, that might include and EWS errors or any replacement of parts in the immobilizer, to take both keys with you and leave them with the dealer, particularly if you travel some way to the shop. Might save you a long trip to deliver a key.
