[Method] I can't find the key code for my Herald Brat 125

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How do I retrieve the key code for my Herald Brat 125 to program a key?

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Can’t believe this worked on my Herald Brat 125. Huge thanks!

Was about to tow my Herald Brat 125. Let me try this first.

I’ve got a 2012 Herald Brat 125, would this method still work?

Has anyone gotten this method to work on a Herald Brat 125 before?

Does this method work for the Herald Brat 125 models from 2010 onward?

My Herald Brat 125 is just sitting there waiting for a miracle like this.

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