I have just bought a 2004 XT660R.

The bike was stolen/recovered and the ignition barrel is faulty. The keys will pull out when the switch is on and sometimes it's very stiff and wont turn.

I basically need a new ignition barrel. However !! READ ON !!

The previous owner aready had a bike shop replace the ignition barrel with this one as the original was destoryed during the theft. But 'apparently' they didn't change anything else.

Now, from reading this forum, I read that you have to change more than the barrel due to the immobiliser. Some saying it needs a new ECU and has to be coded. I'm trying to work out what they have done. Some kind of bodge or workaround ?? Because the owner says they changed nothing but the barrel with a second hand one.

Under normal circumstance, if you wanted to change the ignition barrel, what else would you have to change ??