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I'd be most surprised if having an immobiliser isn't a requirement of the ADRs as it is with cars?!

No idea. All I can tell you is that they rode my bike out, and after 2 more calls I'm no closer to a solid answer on the 650 model.

Just more salespeople who "think" it has one.

I'm baffled by it ...

Was just asking if your old bike had a red key as that would suggest it had an immobiliser, obviously it didn't.
Ask the dealer if the 600 comes with a red key..
I believe some US models don't, or didn't, have immobilisers but thought most road bikes in Aus do.

Yep, apparently not.

It seems ...

A lot of older Kawasakis have a 100 ohm resistor in the ignition barrel - if the CDI doesn't see 100 ohms, no start- in other words you can't cut wires and twist together wthout the resistor. My ignition switch on my ZRX broke 800km from home. I ended up down Jaycar and bought a soldering iron ...

No 'red' key. These are the keys I got...

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New keys being cut won't be an issue as I'd be astonished if they recovered the bike in the next week before insurance pays out for a replacement. That said, it never had 'red' keys to start with, so doesn't seem applicable for my ...

Hi all,

Long story short, my 2018 Ninja 400 was stolen a few days ago. The bike was ridden away, found the key chamber (whatever it's called) on the floor where the bike was missing from. I assume this was a 'smash the key in, pull it out, twist the wires' kind of start. No immobiliser fitted to ...