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Title: broken key, but got new ignition...now
Post by: jimejam25 on December 05, 2009, 09:18:26 PM
what should i do to get the gas cap open? i tried unscrewing the Allen screws but couldn't get to the little  locking arms. next i took a flat head screw driver and hit it in the key hole  to see if that might work but of course it didn't work. so any ideas? please help my bike has been sitting on the side of my God mother's  house since the middle of the year and i want to ride!
Title: Re: broken key, but got new ignition...now
Post by: ineedanap on December 05, 2009, 09:41:00 PM
I have no idea, but it would make a great excuse to get a fancy keyless one when you're done.   :D
Title: Re: broken key, but got new ignition...now
Post by: ineedanap on December 05, 2009, 09:42:44 PM
Oh, I almost forgot... 

I see your post count is 3.  If noone said it already, welcome to GStwin and congratulations on your first posts!
Title: Re: broken key, but got new ignition...now
Post by: natedawg120 on December 05, 2009, 10:13:36 PM
you have to unlock that cap to remove it.  If you don't have the old key then just ride to a lock smith with an allen set and have them pick the lock and then replace the cap.  I had to do just that when I lost all my keys in one foul swoop :icon_lol: :icon_lol:
Title: Re: broken key, but got new ignition...now
Post by: mister on December 05, 2009, 11:21:03 PM
In case you don't know...

PICS!... or it didn't happen.

Michael
Title: Re: broken key, but got new ignition...now
Post by: tt_four on December 06, 2009, 08:23:52 AM
What year is it? Do the newer ones have a locking screw on the inside? I can just remove the entire gas cap off of my 92 just by removing the 3 screws and lifting it up.
Title: Re: broken key, but got new ignition...now
Post by: jimejam25 on December 06, 2009, 10:38:16 AM
it IS AN 89 ANd i have removed 5 screw and still no luck
Title: Re: broken key, but got new ignition...now
Post by: ohgood on December 06, 2009, 12:20:05 PM
Quote from: jimejam25 on December 06, 2009, 10:38:16 AM
it IS AN 89 ANd i have removed 5 screw and still no luck

bikebandit fiche to the rescue... since i didn't remember:
(http://www.bikebandit.com/assets/schematics/Suzuki/SU0083_034.gif)

you -have- to release the locking mechanism to remove the cap assembly. how i recall is it's a two peice deal-y-o, and the cap + locking mech goes down into the throat that is welded to the tank. the locking mech hooks on the lip of that throat... see pic.

shouldn't take more than 30 minutes and $50 for a locksmith.

good luck ! :)