[Recommended Fix] Need the key code to program a new key for my Triumph Tiger 1200 XRX Explorer - help?

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Yellowbird
Member since September 2022 • 112 posts

Need the factory key code to program a key for my Triumph Tiger 1200 XRX Explorer

Posted on August 26, 2024
Adminbot
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Posted on August 27, 2024

Replies (5)

Misterx
Member • 150 posts

My Triumph Tiger 1200 XRX Explorer refuses to start. Could be the key code—trying this fix.

August 27, 2024 Reply
Quantumleap
Member • 37 posts

Appreciate any advice—my Triumph Tiger 1200 XRX Explorer won’t recognize the key.

August 28, 2024 Reply
Digitalx
Member • 148 posts

Hope I’m not too late to try this on my Triumph Tiger 1200 XRX Explorer.

August 29, 2024 Reply
Neondream
Member • 150 posts

Following along—same issue with my Triumph Tiger 1200 XRX Explorer.

August 30, 2024 Reply
Darkknight
Member • 39 posts

My Triumph Tiger 1200 XRX Explorer is just sitting there waiting for a miracle like this.

August 31, 2024 Reply

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