GogarI don't mean to rain on your reply, but if I amnot mistaken the ignitionswitchbolts to the bottom side of theupper triple clamp using a torxbolt or somespecial bolt to preventor deter just what you are trying to do...

I had to drill the bolt heads off my 87 to remove the switch...

good luck!

 

Donald are you from madison area? I have a guy telling me the same story.

 

Well, you got me thinkin, SIRR. I went out and checked, and mine's just on there with regular 10MM bolts. I did have it off a month or two ago when I got a key made, and I think that's the first time it's ever been off. But, I guess you never know!

Also, the parts fiche shows the bolt part# 90104-MJ1-000 as just a regular flange bolt. I dunno.

And BTW bhhacker, if you have a small 1/4" drive socket or something (and if your ignition is 10MM bolts like mine) you probably don't even have to take the cluster out.

 

I bought a small pad lock that fits through the rear disc holes. Cheap security to prevent hotwiring and ride offs.
I think someone wanting to steal an 18 year old bike would be more an act of opportunity than anything else. In 1989 when the bike was new I lived in Hawaii where bikes were stolen all the time and I was using the small padlock. Still have the bike. I saw a new Suzuki all a mall once with the keys still in the ignition....fortunately for the owner no one took it as he about crapped himself when he came out to his bike and realized what he had done.

 

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Well, you got me thinkin, SIRR. I went out and checked, and mine's just on there with regular 10MM bolts. I did have it off a month or two ago when I got a key made, and I think that's the first time it's ever been off. But, I guess you never know!

Also, the parts fiche shows the bolt part# 90104-MJ1-000 as just a regular flange bolt. I dunno.

And BTW bhhacker, if you have a small 1/4" drive socket or something (and if your ignition is 10MM bolts like mine) you probably don't even have to take the cluster out.

Same for mine ...10mm bolts but as far as starting it for a test ride or what ever, my 1988 has 3 small phillips head screws that attach the actual switch to the key cylinder. If you remove the 3 small screws and pull the switch off of the key cylinder then you can turn the switch with a flat head screwdriver and will operate normally. You might have to remove the left side inner upper piece, mine are off right now so I don't know for sure.

 

lol. I find it a little scary that we know how to do this :P

 

OH, cool. I didn't go that far. I just took the whole piece to the locksmith. good to know, though!

 

EX,
I am in Green Bay, but the bike is in the Madison area. I am sure we are talking about the same bike. I told him that if he got it taken care of and I could drive the bike, assuming there isn't anything else going on with the bike, I would be willing to make him a deal. I just don't feel good about going down there (2 hours), not being able to drive the bike, taking it home, doing the work to get the key replaced, and then find out that there are other issues in play. We'll see what happens...

Don