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Hello everyone...I just bought a 1981 with 2 miles on it. I don't think it has been run as there is no soot in the exhaust...no scoring on the brake discs..and the one carb drain screw that I pulled was pristine. Unfortunately no keys or title or certificate of origin. I have an emgo switch and keys on order...new yuasa battery in hand and I'm studying your incredible forums on what precautions to take...Wish me luck!

Nice find!

Those Emgo parts kinda suck, and are not needed. Look closely on the barrel of your original ignition, there will be a faint code stamped into it. Take the three numbers and order up your keys from cyclekeysonline on eBay, two days later you will have your keys and they will work on all of the locks.

https://www.ebay.com/str/cyclekeysonline

Play around with the site search and you will find a ton of good info, including this:

viewtopic.php?f=29&t=12096

Thx...checking it out...key guy says he needs more than this...I guess I'll try the gas cap or helmet lock

I urge you to get a cheap boroscope from Amazon and inspect the bores and the throats of the carbs through the airbox before turning this engine over......pull the right side cap and spin it over with the crank hex......just as a precaution.....also drain oil, pull the sump cover off and inspect there too......I have heard some horror stories about what happened to these after they were donated.....yours looks unmolested but it doesn't hurt to check first.......mistakes on these machines are costly......

Jebby

CBXTed wrote: Thu Feb 15, 2024 12:25 pm Thx...checking it out...key guy says he needs more than this...I guess I'll try the gas cap or helmet lock

712 to cyclekeysonline and you’ll have a key on Monday.

These are great finds, if un-molested. Yours looks to be. If I may ask, how do you plan to title the bike in PA? I don't know what experience you have doing this, but you will NOT be able to title it directly in PA. You'll need to go through a third party/state to do it and these days it gets pretty expensive. I always procure a title in my name before working on any bike I've bought. Actually, I do not buy a bike any longer without a title. This looks to be worth the trouble, but you need to do that first. I'm just across the state if you need anything.

Dave

This may provide some good guidance as you work your way through your new bike:

viewtopic.php?f=27&t=11043

N.

NobleHops wrote: Fri Feb 16, 2024 1:03 am

CBXTed wrote: Thu Feb 15, 2024 12:25 pm Thx...checking it out...key guy says he needs more than this...I guess I'll try the gas cap or helmet lock

712 to cyclekeysonline and you’ll have a key on Monday.

Thank you, I sent this photo of the switch to cyclekeysonline and told him it was from a 1981 CBX and he said he needed the last 3 of a 6 digit number and i should check the bike for more numbers.

New message from: cyclekeysonline (13,882YELLOW_SHOOTING_STAR Star)
that is possibly the correct number but the key code would be the last three digits of a six digit number. Can you see any real faint stampings in front of the F? if not, you may want to check on another lock on the bike to see if you can find the last three numbers that is on your ignition on a different lock

Jebbysan wrote: Thu Feb 15, 2024 6:55 pm I urge you to get a cheap boroscope from Amazon and inspect the bores and the throats of the carbs through the airbox before turning this engine over......pull the right side cap and spin it over with the crank hex......just as a precaution.....also drain oil, pull the sump cover off and inspect there too......I have heard some horror stories about what happened to these after they were donated.....yours looks unmolested but it doesn't hurt to check first.......mistakes on these machines are costly......

Jebby

Thank you, I do plan an oil change but I think someone drained what was once in there. I did rotate the engine and it was free and smooth.

daves79x wrote: Fri Feb 16, 2024 7:16 am These are great finds, if un-molested. Yours looks to be. If I may ask, how do you plan to title the bike in PA? I don't know what experience you have doing this, but you will NOT be able to title it directly in PA. You'll need to go through a third party/state to do it and these days it gets pretty expensive. I always procure a title in my name before working on any bike I've bought. Actually, I do not buy a bike any longer without a title. This looks to be worth the trouble, but you need to do that first. I'm just across the state if you need anything.

Dave

Thank you Dave, I am a MA resident and I think they offer a "Bonded Title" which requires a 150% of NADA value submitted to be held for 3 years and then returned to me providing no one else can claim ownership of the bike....not sure about Vermont...

Those are the correct numbers for the key and that is all we have ever provided cyclekeysonline for the dozen or so keys Nils and I have ordered from him. Just checked my gas cap and it has six characters with the final three corresponding to the final three of the four digits of the ignition lock.

JoeInTUS wrote: Fri Feb 16, 2024 1:04 pm Those are the correct numbers for the key and that is all we have ever provided cyclekeysonline for the dozen or so keys Nils and I have ordered from him. Just checked my gas cap and it has six characters with the final three corresponding to the final three of the four digits of the ignition lock.

Thx, he has agreed to make keys with 712!

The Vermont loophole was closed last summer.

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a4447 ... strations/

JoeInTUS wrote: Fri Feb 16, 2024 1:08 pm The Vermont loophole was closed last summer.

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a4447 ... strations/

RIP Vermont loophole, that was a beautiful thing for a long time.