You could take one of the other items, have a key made from it, then see if it works the other two? My '93 750 has a common key for the tank and the ignition, I wouldn't be surprised if the helmet lock were also shared.
Kurt On Jan 31, 2012 5:23 PM, "357Enthusiast" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all, > > This seems like a great group and I've really enjoyed reading some of > the back posts. This is my first post so I'm not sure how I should > include images, etc so I'll just have links for now. If anybody has > feedback on embedding photos or anything let me know. I just > purchased an '82 Nighthawk 450 that has been parked since 1986. Here > is a photo from when I first got it home: > > http://s1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg596/357Enthusiast/?action=view¤t=IMAG0224-crop.jpg > > The first issue was that both sparkplugs had been broken off in the > head, so I took the head to a machine shop to get them drilled out and > retap the threads. I've pulled the cylinders off as well because the > head bolts in the middle of the motor had a lot of rust, I guess from > moisture that accumulated in the interior crevices of the engine, so > I'll be retapping the head bolt threads before reassembly. The inside > of the engine is in great shape so I just cleaned the carbon off the > pistons, head, and valves and I'm going to start reassembing the > valves into the head tonight. I'll add some photos of the bike in its > current, maximum disassembly state tonight. > > The only problem I'm dealing with right now that I'm hoping for input > on is that I don't have a key for the bike, and both replacing the > lock set, which would include a new ignition, helmet lock and gas cap, > or taking those items to a locksmith to get a key made, require > removing the helmet lock, which is screwed to a bracket that is > riveted to the frame in such a way that I can't get a screwdriver to > the screws. The issue of not being able to unlock the helmet lock > seems minor (I bet I could break it with a flat blade screw driver if > I was going the replacement route) compared to the fact that I can't > get to the screws on the backside to remove it even if I had it open. > Does anybody else with a 450 have any advice on how I can remove the > helmet lock? I'll post a photo when I get home to show how impossible > access to the screws on the back of the helmet lock are. It's really > the only truly frustrating element on what has so-far been a great > experience working on and learning this bike. > > I'm leaning more toward the replacement option because the gas cap is > missing the lock cylinder, so I'm either going to need to get a new > lock cylinder put in it or else I'll end up replacing the gas cap > anyways, which means I'll have mismatched keys, so a replacement set > is really my preferred choice if I can figure out how to get this > blasted helmet lock off. > > Thanks in advance for your advice and I promise to follow up with > photos of my work in progress. :-) > - Kevin > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
