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Title: Learn something every day!
Post by: CROSSBOLT on May 20, 2021, 07:30:36 PM
Found the People key WILL NOT open  the key slot cover on the Downtown and vice versa. Someone on this forum may have mentioned this during one of the key replacement discussions and I was too thick to understand.

I tried this both ways twice just to make sure. Not electric nor electronic but undoubtedly magnetic. This is one elegant, simple and clever feature!
Title: Re: Learn something every day!
Post by: Kansas kymco on May 20, 2021, 10:06:33 PM
Quote from: CROSSBOLT on May 20, 2021, 07:30:36 PM
Found the People key WILL NOT open  the key slot cover on the Downtown and vice versa. Someone on this forum may have mentioned this during one of the key replacement discussions and I was too thick to understand.

I tried this both ways twice just to make sure. Not electric nor electronic but undoubtedly magnetic. This is one elegant, simple and clever feature!
On the Suzuki Iceburg it only came with one key. I wanted another key and these have the magnetic key slot cover. When purchasing a replacement key blank  it comes with 4 magnets for the key lock to get the correct one.  You have a 25% chance of having the correct one if you own another Burgman.
Title: Re: Learn something every day!
Post by: CROSSBOLT on May 21, 2021, 12:03:41 AM
Quote from: Kansas kymco on May 20, 2021, 10:06:33 PM
On the Suzuki Iceburg it only came with one key. I wanted another key and these have the magnetic key slot cover. When purchasing a replacement key blank  it comes with 4 magnets for the key lock to get the correct one.  You have a 25% chance of having the correct one if you own another Burgman.
I did wave a compass at one of the keys confiming a magnet inside! Yep. Four possibilities and six for the future!
Title: Re: Learn something every day!
Post by: Stig / Major Tom on May 21, 2021, 12:08:56 AM
Quote from: Kansas kymco on May 20, 2021, 10:06:33 PM
On the Suzuki Iceburg it only came with one key. I wanted another key and these have the magnetic key slot cover. When purchasing a replacement key blank  it comes with 4 magnets for the key lock to get the correct one.  You have a 25% chance of having the correct one if you own another Burgman.
I ordered spare Burgman keys with the magnets from China. Old key and the ignition bed when approached with the new Magnets 'tell' you which way is correct...up or down.
Kinda fun , if you can work with tweezers 😊
Stig