You haven't said if you got the key to turn, did you get it towed, what's going on?? If you can get the key to turn you have 1/2 the battle won.

If you can't, I usually recommend removing the steering jacket.
The easy way to me is to remove the clamp on the jacket (that the lock inserts in to) then pry apart at the split until the button will slide out. easier to do this on the bench but can be done in the car.

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I got the car towed to my garage. Tried several methods to get key to turn...nothing works.

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So the alternative is to do what Ivanerrol posted, or to remove the upper column. OH or the other thing I described, trying to remove the entire lock in the car. I did that. ONCE. Pain in the butt. Either decide to tear it al apart in the car, or remove the column, leave it all together, but remove it all from the column on the bench. Once you tell yourself that removing the column with the lock in place will be easy, it gets, well, easy. You'll need the lock cylinder and that black cover, the steering lock, and again I'd do the ignition switch, you might need the connector pieces for the wiring where it plugs in to the ignition switch as well, depends on how fancy you want to get and how lucky you are.

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So once I grind away the black cover I can access the hardened plate. How does that come off? Where do I drill with the 10mm bit?

Once I get the tumbler out will that disable the locking pin for the steering wheel?

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'93 Ducati 900 SS
'79 Kawasaki KZ 650
'86 Kawasaki KX 250
'88 Kawasaki KDX200
'71 Hodaka Ace 100
'72 Triumph T100R

No

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Ok. I am understanding a little better as I go along. I started grinding the black collar. Once I get that off what is the method to get the hardened plate off?

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'86 Kawasaki KX 250
'88 Kawasaki KDX200
'71 Hodaka Ace 100
'72 Triumph T100R

You grind just enough of the black collar to be able to pry the hardened plate off.
Once the plate is off you will be able to see the lock mechanism barrel - (where the key normally goes). You drill into the lock mechanism barrel. Bits and pieces will come out.
You do this drilling gingerly until all the barrel mechanism is completely drilled out and removed.
When the barrel mechanism is gone you will able to peer into the hole that's left. You will see a slot at the end of the hole. Put a flat blade screw driver into the hole and turn the switch to position 1.

When you have the switch in Position 1 this release the steering lock mechanism. While in position 1 you can use the lock removal tools - generally I use two pieces of thin coat hanger in the two holes that release the black cover and the rest of the remaining lock mechanism.