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==Model year variances==
==Model year variances==


Starting in ''about'' model year 2000 Kawasaki changed the internals in the ignition switch, necessitating a different key blank. For the technical stuff on this change, see [http://www.locksmithledger.com/publication/article.jsp?pubId=1&id=285&pageNum=4 Locksmith Ledger]. Any of the key blanks mentioned in this article can be used in bikes older than 2000 (they're backwards-compatible) but there are specific requirements for model year (roughly) 2000 onwards. Keep reading.   
Starting in ''about'' model year 2000 Kawasaki changed the internals in the ignition switch, necessitating a different key blank. For the technical stuff on this change, see [http://www.locksmithledger.com/publication/article.jsp?pubId=1&id=285&pageNum=4 Locksmith Ledger]. Any of the key blanks mentioned in this article can be used in bikes older than 2000, but there are specific requirements for model year (roughly) 2000 onwards. Keep reading.   


====1999 and older bikes====
====1999 and older bikes====