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Motorcycle Locksmith Along Highway 192, the Foothill Route

Highway 192 changes its street name half a dozen times, so tell us the name on the nearest sign and the closest cross road.

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  • Motorcycles and scooters only
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  • Keys cut and programmed on site
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Highway 192 is the back way across the South Coast: 21 miles of two-lane road along the base of the Santa Ynez Mountains, from Highway 154 above Santa Barbara to Highway 150 near the Ventura County line. Riders use it to skip the 101 between Santa Barbara and Carpinteria, and as the link in longer loops that take in Casitas Pass and Ojai at one end or Gibraltar Road and San Marcos Pass at the other.

It is not a fast road and it is not really one road. It is a chain of older local roads carrying a state highway number through Mission Canyon, the top of the Riviera, Montecito's estates and the orchards and nurseries behind Carpinteria. Stops are informal: a trailhead, a park, a wide spot under the oaks. If a key goes missing at one of them, we come to the bike. We are a mobile locksmith for motorcycles and scooters and we cut and program keys, pull broken ones and repair locks on site. Have photo ID and registration or title.

The street names, west to east

The route is signed as 192, but the street signs and every map app use the local names. Heading east from Highway 154 they run in this order.

  • Foothill Road, from the Highway 154 and Cathedral Oaks Road intersection across San Roque and Mission Canyon.
  • Mountain Drive, a short stretch along the top of the Riviera.
  • Stanwood Drive, dropping to the Sycamore Canyon Road junction near Parma Park.
  • Sycamore Canyon Road, into Montecito.
  • East Valley Road, through Montecito's upper village and on past the Romero Canyon turnoff.
  • Toro Canyon Road, a short jog toward the coast.
  • Foothill Road again, across the Carpinteria Valley.
  • Casitas Pass Road, for the last stretch to Highway 150.

Where riders pull over

Toro Canyon Park, signed off the highway in the hills between Montecito and Carpinteria, is the one stop on the route with a public restroom and room to stretch. Parma Park on Stanwood Drive is a city open space with trails. In Montecito, riders leave the highway for the trailheads on the canyon roads above East Valley Road, and for coffee in the upper village at San Ysidro Road.

Fuel on Highway 192 itself is scarce. There is a service station in Montecito's upper village. Otherwise gas is down the hill: around upper State Street at the west end, and in Carpinteria.

Narrow bridges, no shoulders

The debris flow of January 2018 overwhelmed six state-maintained bridges along a seven-mile stretch of this highway through Montecito and toward Carpinteria, including the crossings at Montecito Creek, Romero Canyon, Toro Canyon and Arroyo Paredon. Caltrans rebuilt them, reopening the first in January 2019 and finishing the last in early 2020. The same creeks still carry mud and rock in heavy winter storms, and the highway can be closed when evacuation orders are issued below burn areas.

For much of its length the road has no shoulder at all: a stone wall, a hedge or a ditch starts at the white line. A bike that will not start cannot simply be stood at the edge. Roll it into a driveway apron, a side road or a turnout, and tell the property owner if you are in front of a gate.

Motorcycle key services near Highway 192 (Foothill Road)

Everything is done at the bike near Highway 192 (Foothill Road): no tow and no waiting on a dealer order. Tell us the year, make and model and whether you have any key, and we will tell you what the job involves.

Where we come to you near Highway 192 (Foothill Road)

Common call-out spotsHighway 154 and Cathedral Oaks Road junction, Mission Canyon Road crossing, Sheffield Reservoir open space, Parma Park, Montecito upper village at San Ysidro Road, Romero Canyon Road turnoff, Toro Canyon Park, Highway 150 junction near Rincon
ZIP codes93105, 93103, 93108, 93013

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Local notes for Highway 192 (Foothill Road) riders

  • Watch for the 192 shields at each junction. The through route changes street names several times, and a missed turn can put you on a canyon road instead.
  • Cyclists use this highway too. Expect them around blind bends, and do not park a disabled bike where it forces them into the lane.
  • If you are stopped beside an orchard or nursery behind Carpinteria, give us the nearest numbered address on a mailbox. The cross roads are far apart out there.

Riding roads near Highway 192 (Foothill Road)

  • Highway 150 (Casitas Pass): Picks up where 192 ends and climbs over Casitas Pass to Lake Casitas and Ojai.
  • Highway 154 (San Marcos Pass): At the west end of 192, the mountain route to the Santa Ynez Valley.
  • Gibraltar Road: Reached from the Mountain Drive section by El Cielito Road, the climb to East Camino Cielo.
  • East Mountain Drive: Branches off through the Montecito foothills by way of Hot Springs Road, a tighter and slower alternative to East Valley Road.
  • Cathedral Oaks Road: Continues the foothill line west from Highway 154 across the Goleta Valley.

Makes we cut and program keys for near Highway 192 (Foothill Road)

Highway 192 (Foothill Road) motorcycle key FAQ

I am on Highway 192 but my phone says East Valley Road. Which do I tell you?

Tell us the local name on your map and the nearest cross road. East Valley Road is the Montecito section of Highway 192, and the local name narrows down where you are.

I lost my key at Toro Canyon Park. Can you come to the bike there?

Yes. Tell us you are at the county park off Toro Canyon Road and which parking area. Stay with the bike with your photo ID and registration or title.

The road was closed for an evacuation warning after I parked. Can you still come?

Not into an evacuation area or past a closure. Follow the instructions from the sheriff and Caltrans, and call us when the road reopens.

My key will turn but the bike shows an immobilizer light and will not start. Is that a key problem?

It can be. A damaged or unrecognized transponder gives that symptom, and so can other faults. Tell us the make, model and year and what the dash shows, and we will say whether key programming is likely to help.

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