[Update] Best way to obtain key code for YAMAHA BT1100

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Electricslide
Member since September 2021 • 40 posts

How to retrieve the key code to make keys for my YAMAHA BT1100?

Posted on November 25, 2024
Adminbot
Staff Member • 1942 posts

Hello! We've developed a VIN-based tool to help you get your key code for the YAMAHA BT1100. Check it out here: VIN Key Code Generator.

Posted on November 26, 2024

Replies (6)

Blackwidow
Member • 131 posts

Has anyone gotten this method to work on a YAMAHA BT1100 before?

November 26, 2024 Reply
Zombieking
Member • 22 posts

Been here before with my YAMAHA BT1100. Let’s see if this one works.

November 27, 2024 Reply
Megabyte
Member • 131 posts

Hope this method is better than the last one I tried on my YAMAHA BT1100.

November 28, 2024 Reply
Happyfeet
Member • 39 posts

My YAMAHA BT1100 has the same problem—any luck getting the key code?

November 29, 2024 Reply
Frostbite
Member • 13 posts

Trying this out on my YAMAHA BT1100 today—hoping it works.

November 30, 2024 Reply
Lonewolf
Member • 41 posts

Has anyone gotten this method to work on a YAMAHA BT1100 before?

December 01, 2024 Reply

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