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Motorcycle and Scooter Locksmith on the Santa Barbara Mesa

From Shoreline Park to Hendry's Beach, we come to the bike on the Mesa to replace lost keys and free up locks the ocean air has seized.

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  • Motorcycles and scooters only
  • We come to your bike
  • Keys cut and programmed on site
  • Proof of ownership required

The Mesa is the bluff-top neighborhood on the ocean side of Santa Barbara, running about two and a half miles from City College west to Arroyo Burro Beach. Cliff Drive is its spine. The shops and restaurants cluster where Cliff Drive meets Meigs Road, Shoreline Drive follows the bluff past Shoreline Park, and stairways lead down to the sand from Mesa Lane and from the end of Santa Cruz Boulevard, the stairs known as Thousand Steps. Alta Mesa and Bel Air rise behind it toward Elings Park.

Plenty of Mesa residents keep a scooter or motorcycle for the short hop downtown, and surfers ride to the stairs with one key. That key ends up buried in sand, lost in the surf or left in a wetsuit bag. We are a mobile locksmith that works only on motorcycles and scooters, and we cut and program replacement keys, extract broken ones and repair ignitions and seat locks in the driveway, on the street or in the beach lot. Proof of ownership is required: photo ID plus registration or title.

Beach access points and where the bike will be

Much of the Mesa's beach access is from neighborhood streets, not parking lots, so a street name and the nearest house number or cross street is the best location you can give us.

  • Arroyo Burro Beach County Park, known locally as Hendry's, on Cliff Drive. The parking entrance is just west of Las Positas Road, the restaurant is beside the beach, and parking fills quickly on sunny days.
  • Douglas Family Preserve, the open bluff above Hendry's, reached by a footpath from the beach park or from the residential streets at its edge.
  • Mesa Lane steps, at the ocean end of Mesa Lane, with street parking.
  • Thousand Steps, the stairway at the end of Santa Cruz Boulevard off Shoreline Drive.
  • Shoreline Park, the bluff-top park on Shoreline Drive.
  • Leadbetter Beach, at the foot of the hill below City College where the Mesa meets the harbor.

Salt, fog and Mesa locks

A bike that lives outdoors on the Mesa is parked in marine air every night of the year. The first signs are a key that needs wiggling, a seat latch that does not release on the first try and a gas cap that turns gritty. Those are easier to deal with as a lock service and a fresh key than as a snapped key in the ignition.

If the key has already broken, leave the piece in the lock and do not ride on the stub. We remove the fragment, check the cylinder and cut a new key, using the two halves as a pattern when they are usable.

Motorcycle key services in The Mesa

Everything is done at the bike in The Mesa: 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 in The Mesa

AreasCliff Drive, Meigs Road shops, Shoreline Drive, Mesa Lane, Alta Mesa, Bel Air
Common call-out spotsShoreline Park, Arroyo Burro Beach County Park (Hendry's Beach), Douglas Family Preserve, Mesa Lane steps, Thousand Steps at Santa Cruz Boulevard, La Mesa Park, Elings Park, Santa Barbara City College
ZIP codes93109

Stuck in The Mesa without a key?

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Local notes for The Mesa riders

  • At Hendry's, tell us where in the lot the bike is relative to the restaurant, since that is the landmark everyone can see.
  • Stairway streets such as Mesa Lane and Santa Cruz Boulevard are residential and lined with driveways. Park so a resident can get out, because a blocked driveway is the fastest route to a tow.
  • If the key went into the sand at the bottom of the steps, check the tide before you go back down to search. The beach below the bluffs narrows at high tide.

Riding roads near The Mesa

  • Cliff Drive: Runs the length of the Mesa from City College past Hendry's Beach to Marina Drive at Hope Ranch. It used to be State Route 225 and is now a city street.
  • Shoreline Drive: The bluff road from Leadbetter Beach past Shoreline Park, with open ocean views and a lot of pedestrians crossing.
  • Meigs Road and Carrillo Street: The way over the hill between the Mesa shops and downtown. Meigs Road becomes Carrillo Street as it drops toward the city.
  • Las Positas Road: Connects Cliff Drive near Hendry's to Highway 101 and upper State Street.
  • Loma Alta Drive: A short, steep road over the hill between the Westside and Cliff Drive, continuing down past City College to Shoreline Drive.

Dealer or mobile locksmith in The Mesa?

A dealership can order a key by VIN or key code, but that means waiting for the part and getting the bike to them. If the bike is stuck in The Mesa or you need it today, we make the key where it sits.

Makes we cut and program keys for in The Mesa

The Mesa motorcycle key FAQ

I surfed below Mesa Lane and my key is gone. Can you come to a residential street?

Yes. Give us the nearest house number or cross street and stay with the bike. We will ask for your photo ID and registration or title, then make the key at the curb.

My scooter lives in a carport on the Mesa and the key has gotten stiff. Can it be fixed before it breaks?

That is the right time to call. We can service or replace the worn or corroded lock and cut a new key to the correct depths, which usually restores a smooth turn.

Hendry's is a county park. Is it a problem to have a locksmith work in the lot?

Making a key for your own vehicle in a public lot is routine. Keep the bike in a marked space, be ready to show ownership, and check the posted park hours if it is late in the day.

Do you make keys for older two-stroke scooters and mopeds?

Usually, yes. Most older scooters use a simple mechanical key with no chip, which can be cut from the lock when no key is left.

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