Monday, August 3, 2015

Notes on Ilco's X259 (for Victory cycles)


Other equivalent blank stock numbers include:
  • Curtis# KA18
  • Ilco-EZ# KW14 (also Silca's number)
  • Jet# KA29-NP
  • JMA# KAW-2I (that's letter I, not number 1)
  • Lotus# KW28
  • Orion# KA4
[Make sure you reference the key company name with the given number; Curtis KA-4 is very different from Orion's KA-4; btw: Home Depot & Lowes, with their "Axxess" key blank & cutting system, do NOT have a compatible blank.]

Also according to my Ilco key blank catalog, other cycle companies that use that blank include: Cagiva, Kawasaki, MV, Polaris (obviously, right?), Suzuki, and Triumph. In theory if you know any dealers for these makes, you MIGHT be able to get a copy made by them also (though it may cost a limb or two).

Perhaps a little on the technical side: I noticed that Kawasaki has 2 different code series for B8001-9000. The European version uses the Ilco X259 key blank (but with different specifications for cutting), but the US version uses an Ilco KW15-BP, a little bit thinner in places, but uses the exact same specifications as the X259 when cut for a Victory (simply has an extra seventh cut on the end). If you can bring your Victory key to church next Synday, I can bring a sample blank (and maybe some calipers) and we can see if the KW15-BP might be a viable substitution. Cool?...



(Originally created 1/31/14 on the Evernote app)   


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