[Update] Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 Factory only starts with master key - no code for new one

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Need the key code to program a new key for my Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 Factory - help?

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Appreciate any advice—my Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 Factory won’t recognize the key.

Anyone have luck with this on a 2015 Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 Factory?

I’ve got a 2012 Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 Factory, would this method still work?

Anyone try this on a Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 Factory with push-button start?

If this works for my Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 Factory, I owe you big time.

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