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Old 04-27-13 | 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by conradpdx
As for the fork key, I was able to go to a locksmith and get a working one for mine. Not stock, but a key non the less.

Best to find an old school locksmith (and one that keeps his catalogs) I believe that we (like I did anything but walk in the door and ask) found the blanks in a 02 or 03 catalog. And luckily his distributor still had a "couple". I'm under the impression that the key makers don't make this blank at all anymore, but it's quite possible that the warehouses still have some floating around.
I have a couple of locksmiths that still have the blank hanging on their key boards. The key blanks I have are ILCO K1122D BN1, the key that came with the bike was a Star blank with the same numbers on it. I don't have the original Raleigh key for mine. IIRC I had the spare keys made about 4 years ago.

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