# Honda NT1100 Key Replacement

Honda's sport tourer reached North America for 2025, and the owner's manual for that bike describes a conventional cut key: two ignition keys and a bar-coded key tag, with no immobilizer section.

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> Honda's sport tourer reached North America for 2025, and the owner's manual for that bike describes a conventional cut key: two ignition keys and a bar-coded key tag, with no immobilizer section. If you lose the key, a new one is cut to the motorcycle and there is nothing to program. Keep the key tag, because it carries the key number.

**Honda NT1100 key quick facts**

- The 2025 NT1100 DCT owner's manual for the US and Canada lists two ignition keys and a key tag with a key number and a bar code.
- That manual has no HISS or immobilizer section, and its indicator pages list no immobilizer light.
- The rear seat is released by a key lock, and the front seat is bolted on underneath it.
- The helmet holder is under the rear seat, and a hex wrench, screwdriver and fuse puller are stored on the underside of the rear seat.
- Honda's manual tells owners to take the spare key and key tag to a dealer or a locksmith for a duplicate.

## Honda NT1100 key types by year

| Years | Models | Key type | Chip | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | NT1100 DCT (US and Canada) | mechanical cut key | no | Two keys plus a bar-coded key tag. The North American owner's manual has no immobilizer section. |
| Varies | NT1100 first sold in other markets | may be a transponder key (HISS) | varies | The NT1100 has been on sale outside North America since the 2022 model year, and Honda equips bikes differently by region. A HISS indicator on the display means a chip key. |

## A big tourer with a simple key

The NT1100 carries a lot of electronics: a dual clutch transmission, riding modes and a large display. The key is not part of that. The Keys entry in the North American manual is short. You get two ignition keys and one key tag, you keep the spare and the tag somewhere safe, and you take both to a dealer or a locksmith when you want another key.

The ignition switch is described just as plainly. It turns the electrical system on and off and locks the steering, and the key can be removed in the OFF or LOCK position. The manual does not describe any step where the bike checks the key electronically.

**Need a key for your NT1100?** Call or text with the year and where the bike is parked. Call or text (619) 775-1858.

## What the NT1100 key opens

Everything else is reached through the rear seat. The helmet holder is under it. A hex wrench, a screwdriver and a fuse puller are stored on its underside, and that hex wrench removes the bolts on the tool box. The front seat comes off only after the rear seat, by undoing its mounting bolts, and the document bag is under the front seat.

If your NT1100 has saddlebags or a top box, check whether they were keyed to match the ignition when they were fitted. Luggage locks are often supplied with their own keys, and a new ignition key will not necessarily open them.

- Ignition switch and steering lock: handlebar all the way left, key pushed down and turned to LOCK
- Fuel fill cap: lift the lock cover, insert the key and turn clockwise; push the cap down until it locks to close
- Rear seat: key in the seat lock, turned clockwise, then the seat is pushed forward and lifted

## Where a lost key leaves you on this bike

With no key you cannot switch the bike on, release the steering lock, refuel, or open the rear seat. Since the hex wrench, the helmet holder, the front seat bolts and your documents are all behind the rear seat, that one lock controls a lot. On a tourer that may be parked far from home with luggage on it, a spare key carried separately from the main one is worth having.

Honda also suggests using a U-shaped wheel lock or similar device as well as the steering lock. If you do, keep that key in mind too. It is a separate lock with a separate key.

## Getting a replacement key made

A duplicate from a working key is quick, and Honda's manual endorses using a locksmith for it. When every key is missing, we come to the motorcycle, confirm you are the owner from photo ID and the registration or title, and cut a new key to the bike's own locks. Before leaving we try it in the ignition, the fuel cap and the rear seat lock.

If the bike is an import from a market where Honda fits HISS, say so on the phone. A chip key has to be registered to the motorcycle as well as cut, and that changes what we bring and whether the job is one for us or for the dealer.

## Where to find the key code

The key number is on the key tag that comes with the two ignition keys, printed alongside a bar code. Honda's manual says to store the tag with the spare key in a safe location. A dealer or locksmith can use that number when making a duplicate.

## What to have ready

**Have this ready when you call or text**

- Year, make and model of the bike
- Where the bike is parked
- Whether you have any working key, a broken key or a key code
- Photo ID and registration or title (we verify ownership before making a key)

## Honda NT1100 key FAQ

### Is the Honda NT1100 keyless?

No. The North American NT1100 DCT manual describes a normal ignition switch with a key that you insert and turn, plus a steering lock position. It is not a Smart Key bike.

### Does the US NT1100 key have a transponder chip?

Honda's 2025 owner's manual for the US and Canada does not describe one. It has no HISS section, and it treats a duplicate as something a locksmith can make from the spare key and key tag.

### How do I get the NT1100 front seat off?

Through the rear seat. Unlock and remove the rear seat with the key first, then undo the front seat's mounting bolts and pull it back and up. Without a key to open the rear seat lock, the front seat stays on.

### I have the key tag but no keys. Does that help?

Yes. The tag carries the key number, which makes cutting a correct key faster. Have it with you, along with your ID and registration, when we arrive.

## The immobilizer system on this bike

- [Honda HISS Immobilizer: Keys, Lost Keys and the Warning Light](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/san-diego/immobilizer-systems/honda-hiss/): HISS, the Honda Ignition Security System, is Honda's chip-key immobilizer: the engine only starts when the bike recognizes a coded chip in the key.

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