Motorcycle Locksmith at Cal Lutheran, Thousand Oaks

California Lutheran University occupies both sides of Olsen Road in the north part of Thousand Oaks. The older academic core lies south of Olsen Road along Memorial Parkway, with residence halls to its west and south, and the athletic complex, including the Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center, is on the north side. Students live on campus here, in residence halls with their own R lots, so a lost key often means a bike that cannot leave a residence hall lot.

We are a mobile locksmith that works only on motorcycles and scooters. We make replacement keys when every key is gone, duplicate and program keys, extract broken keys and repair ignitions and seat locks, all at the bike. Bring photo ID and your registration or title. The rules below are taken from the university's own parking brochure and Parking Management Plan for the Thousand Oaks campus.

Lot letters and permit types

Campus Safety issues the permits. The university map sorts parking by letter, and the letter decides who may park there.

G lots are general parking. The brochure says permits are not required there and visitors may use any G lot at any time.
R lots are for residence hall students with an R permit, at all times.
S lots are for faculty and staff at all times.
F spaces are for faculty from 7 in the morning to 7 in the evening, Monday through Friday.
Commuter permits, marked C, are good in G lots and on campus streets.

The Academic Core and the streets

The university treats several streets as campus parking that needs a permit: South Campus Drive, Chapel Lane, Memorial Parkway, Faculty Street, and Regent, Pioneer and Luther avenues. The block bounded by Memorial Parkway, Mountclef Boulevard, Faculty Street and Luther Avenue, together with South Campus Drive, Chapel Lane and Chapel Circle, is called the Academic Core. From 9 in the morning to 7 in the evening on weekdays during the academic year it is limited to staff and commuter permits, and resident permits are not valid there.

The administration lot at the southwest corner of Olsen Road and Mountclef Boulevard is limited to staff and commuter permits from 9 to 5 on weekdays, and the neighboring residential streets the university names, Heatherglow, Pageant and Faculty Court, are off limits to university parking altogether. Spaces marked Reserved or Homeowner Parking Only are never available.

The university's motorcycle and scooter rules

The Parking Management Plan has a section for students with motorcycles. A motorcycle must be registered with Campus Safety and display a parking permit. It should park mainly in designated motorcycle spaces, and where the student's assigned lot has none it may take a regular space. Two motorcycles may share one regular space. A student may register one vehicle per semester, so it is either a motorcycle or a car, not both.

The plan also says motorcycles, scooters and mopeds may park only in a designated motorcycle stall or a marked parking stall, and that motorcycles and motorized scooters need a valid permit. The plan does not say where the permit goes on a bike, so ask Campus Safety. Its officers are available 24 hours a day, and they are the people to tell if your bike is stuck in a restricted area because the key is lost.

Where our vehicle can stop

Visitors may park without a permit in a G lot or the Chapel parking circle. Inside the Academic Core during restricted hours a visitor needs a visitor permit, apart from loading zones. If your bike is in a residence hall lot, we may park in the nearest G lot and walk our equipment over, so a clear description of the hall and the lot saves time.

Motorcycle key services at California Lutheran University

Everything is done at the bike at California Lutheran University: 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 at California Lutheran University

Common call-out spots	Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center, Hansen Administration Building and Campus Safety office, Samuelson Chapel and the Chapel parking circle, Memorial Parkway, North Hall, Olsen Road and Mountclef Avenue intersection
ZIP codes	91360

Stuck at California Lutheran University without a key?

Call or text with your year, make, model and where the bike is parked.

Call (805) 429-8452 Text your year, make and model

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Local notes for California Lutheran University riders

The Thousand Oaks Police Department can also write citations on campus for fire lanes, disabled spaces and moving violations, and Campus Safety cannot help with an appeal of a city ticket.
A resident permit does not work on Academic Core streets on weekdays between 9 and 7. If you rode to class from your hall and then lost the key, tell Campus Safety before the bike collects a citation.
Lot rules are posted at each lot with the permit type and hours. If a sign and this page disagree, follow the sign.

Riding roads near California Lutheran University

Olsen Road: Splits the campus and runs east to Highway 23 and on toward Simi Valley, where it becomes Madera Road.
Moorpark Road: The main surface street south from the university area into central Thousand Oaks and the 101.
Highway 23: The freeway just east of campus, the usual route north to Moorpark or south to the Ventura Freeway.

Makes we cut and program keys for at California Lutheran University

California Lutheran University motorcycle key FAQ

Where can a visitor park at Cal Lutheran without a permit?

The university's parking brochure says visitors may use any G lot and the Chapel parking circle at any time without a permit. Other areas, including the Academic Core on weekdays and the residence hall lots, are restricted.

Can I leave my scooter on Faculty Street or Luther Avenue?

Those are campus streets that require a university permit, and on weekdays from 9 to 7 they fall inside the Academic Core, where resident permits are not accepted. Follow the posted signs on the block.

I live in a residence hall and lost my only motorcycle key. What do I need?

Your photo ID and the registration or title for the bike, plus the name of the hall and the lot. We make the key at the bike. If the paperwork is under a locked seat, we can open the seat first.

Helpful guides

Lost Keys and Lost Title or Registration in CaliforniaIf the registration and title are gone along with the keys, replace the paperwork first.
Mini Motorcycle and Moped Keys: Grom, Monkey, RuckusA lost key on a mini motorcycle is usually one of the simpler key jobs.
Motorcycle Gas Cap, Seat or Steering Lock Stuck? What to DoStuck gas cap, seat and steering locks on motorcycles usually come down to grime or corrosion in an exposed cylinder, a worn key, a stretched seat cable, or parts under tension that hold the latch closed.

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Page last updated November 14, 2026.

Motorcycle and Scooter Locksmith at Cal Lutheran