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I bought a 1972 Honda CB750 and the key that came with it is a weird little key. I'm guessing this is the way they were made back then. I would really like to get a copy of the key so I have more than one but no locksmith around here can do anything with it.

One of the locksmiths suggested that this may be a factory key that they made that I may be able to buy other copies of online (it doesn't look like a very complex/specific key pattern). The problem is I can't seem to find this key anywhere. I suppose I'd be alright replacing the ignition but I'd love to keep it OEM if possible.

Any ideas on where I could get my hands on another one of these (or how I could get it copied)?

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It is difficult to matchup keys only based on a picture. In my travels, I did find several Ilco blank keys that are similar in appearance to yours, I even found a few places that sell them online. It looks like a lot of non-interchangeable keys were used on Honda motorcycles of that era, even for the same model and year.

This site has a lot of Honda motorcycle keys with pictures. If you download this file, you can also browse all the Ilco blank keys that are listed for Honda motorcycles.

All the blanks I'm seeing have a groove in them, nothing flat like yours. Your best bet would be to list the close matches based on these and then find somebody local to you that has those blanks in stock so you can physically compare your key to the blank.

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That is definitely not an OE key. OE keys from the 70s are professionally made by the factory and have plastic/rubber grips. That is in all likelihood a handmade key from a locksmith, which in my opinion is actually cooler.

You can have a mobile motorcycle locksmith come out to your house and make you a new one right out of the ignition, or take that key to a locksmith and they will cut you a copy. Pick whichever internet key blank you choose, but go to a real locksmith, not a home improvement store.

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