[Archived] Does warranty cover key code cost for Kawasaki Z250C?

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Need my Kawasaki Z250C's key code to program a spare key - where to find?

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Waiting to see if this will work on my Kawasaki Z250C as well.

Bookmarking this for when I work on my Kawasaki Z250C this weekend.

Was about to tow my Kawasaki Z250C. Let me try this first.

I'm stuck trying to get the key code for my Kawasaki Z250C, hope this helps.

Trying this out on my Kawasaki Z250C today—hoping it works.

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