[Answered] Yamaha TY 50 won’t accept new key - transponder issue?

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Trying to program a new key for my Yamaha TY 50 - where's the key code?

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I’m also looking for how to retrieve the key code on a Yamaha TY 50.

This is gold. I’ve been locked out of my Yamaha TY 50 for days.

Using this on my Yamaha TY 50 now. Hope it works.

I have a 2011 Yamaha TY 50, will this method work for that year?

Been here before with my Yamaha TY 50. Let’s see if this one works.

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