[Issue Closed] Where is the key code stored on a Yamaha R1M?

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Jazzcat
Member since April 2022 • 112 posts

How to find the key code to program keys for my Yamaha R1M?

Posted on March 02, 2025
Adminbot
Staff Member • 1861 posts

Hello! We've developed a VIN-based tool to help you get your key code for the Yamaha R1M. Check it out here: VIN Key Code Generator.

Posted on March 03, 2025

Replies (6)

Codemaster
Member • 8 posts

Where exactly do you find the key code on a Yamaha R1M?

March 03, 2025 Reply
Quickdraw
Member • 63 posts

Has anyone gotten this method to work on a Yamaha R1M before?

March 04, 2025 Reply
Javaking
Member • 26 posts

Following this for my Yamaha R1M. Please update if it works!

March 05, 2025 Reply
Knightlight
Member • 121 posts

I’ve got a 2012 Yamaha R1M, would this method still work?

March 06, 2025 Reply
Cosmokid
Member • 102 posts

I’ve got a 2012 Yamaha R1M, would this method still work?

March 07, 2025 Reply
Icemann
Member • 137 posts

Struggling with the same issue on my Yamaha R1M, following this thread.

March 08, 2025 Reply

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