US Tenere keys

[JDCooper]

Are the US T7 keys "chipped", or are they conventional keys?

 

[whisperquiet]

I have a USA bike and had two spare keys cut.    The key blank is an Ilco X 248 or YM 63 and works great.  It is the same blank used for the Super Tenere.

 

Just FYI......

Edited August 15, 2020 by whisperquiet

[Limey]

No chipped keys for the USA and Canadian bikes.

[Canzvt]

They are not chipped keys (as far as I know and as far as my dealer told me) as you don't get a 'red' key for programming the ECU for new keys.

[Alf Meister]

Uk gets chipped keys for the OEM immobiliser (red key supplied to recode), i guess the US dont get the OEM immobiliser then. 

[AZJW]

My dealer told me the US bikes do have chipped keys. I was warned not to lose the ID tag with the unique code for my bike as they don't have the capability to make a replacement as that has to come directly from Yamaha using my code. I can't say that I've read this anywhere or that he knew this as fact, but figured I'd follow their advice just the same. No red key received with my US bike though.

[Canzvt]

1 hour ago, CAJW said:

My dealer told me the US bikes do have chipped keys. I was warned not to lose the ID tag with the unique code for my bike as they don't have the capability to make a replacement as that has to come directly from Yamaha using my code. I can't say that I've read this anywhere or that he knew this as fact, but figured I'd follow their advice just the same. No red key received with my US bike though.

You don't have a chipped key. You have a coded key that must be replaced by Yamaha using your ID tag. A chipped key talks to the immobilizer in the ignition switch, requiring a RED master key in order to reprogram the ECU to see the new replacement chipped key. S10's FZ10, etc, etc have chipped keys. The T7 does not.

[AZJW]

24 minutes ago, Canzvt said:

You don't have a chipped key. You have a coded key that must be replaced by Yamaha using your ID tag. A chipped key talks to the immobilizer in the ignition switch, requiring a RED master key in order to reprogram the ECU to see the new replacement chipped key. S10's FZ10, etc, etc have chipped keys. The T7 does not.

Good to know. Yet another internet misnomer put to rest.

[JDCooper]

...and thanks to Whisperquiet for that!  I’m on my way to the locksmith’s now. 

[ahamay]

Can any locksmith cut a spare key? I don't have to have Yamaha cut it, do I? I want a plain flat one cut. No plastic bulges. Because I like to carry a spare key in my boots under the removable insole. 

[whisperquiet]

Any locksmith should be able to cut a spare T7 key.....mine is flat and is in my wallet.

[ShaneHobbs11]

I used brandy locksmith to cut the key, try them if they are near to you.

Edited September 28, 2021 by ShaneHobbs11

[JohnMilton]

On 8/17/2020 at 4:12 AM, whisperquiet said:

Any locksmith should be able to cut a spare T7 key.....mine is flat and is in my wallet.

 

How much the locksmith has charged you for the new key?

[Ray Ride4life]

That is a great idea, never thought of that but that also might be because i do have a chipped key and this would not work for me or any European i guess.

[whisperquiet]

2 hours ago, JohnMilton said:

How much the locksmith has charged you for the new key?

The price for the blank and the key cut was around $5.00 or so per key.

[PatrickJames]

A local locksmith near got me those keys for $20 and i think it's a good deal for me..