# Yamaha Motorcycle Key Replacement Yamaha keys made on site, from Zuma keyhole-cover keys and plain V Star keys to red-key immobilizers and smart key advice. Source: https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/ Business: The Motorcycle Locksmith, mobile motorcycle locksmith. Phone and text: (805) 429-8452 (Ventura County and Santa Barbara side). **Yamaha key quick facts** - Immobilizer-equipped Yamaha motorcycles come with one red-bow code re-registering key and two black-bow standard keys. - If a Yamaha's red code re-registering key is lost, the standard keys still start the bike, but no new standard key can be registered. - Yamaha owner's manuals state that if all immobilizer keys are lost or damaged, the entire immobilizer system must be replaced. - Yamaha smart key models including the Star Venture, Star Eluder, XMAX and TMAX are supplied with one smart key and a smart key emergency code card. - A 2021 Yamaha dealer bulletin states that Yamaha does not keep a record of smart key emergency codes. - US owner's manuals for the 2006 FJR1300, 2016 YZF-R1, 2020 MT-09, 2021 MT-07 and 2023 Tenere 700 have no immobilizer section, while European or other export editions of the FJR1300, MT-07 and MT-09 do. - Yamaha owner's manuals say the key identification number is stamped into the key tag. Yamaha keys come in three kinds, and the first thing we ask is which one you have. Most US-market Yamaha motorcycles use a plain cut key, even when the European version of the same bike carries an immobilizer. Bikes that do have Yamaha's immobilizer come with a red-bow key and two black ones, and in our area those are mostly imported or export-market machines. The Star Venture, Star Eluder, XMAX and TMAX use a smart key fob backed by an emergency code card. Each one means a different visit. We work on Yamahas across San Diego County, Ventura County, Santa Barbara and Goleta, at your home, your work or wherever the bike is parked. We cut and duplicate keys, handle all keys lost, program transponder keys, pull broken keys out of ignitions, and repair or replace ignition, seat, helmet and fuel cap locks. Zuma and Vino owners, scooter keys count too, including the ones with a cover over the keyhole. ## Yamaha key types by model and year | Years | Models | Key type | Chip | Notes | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Varies by year | US-market YZF-R1, YZF-R6, YZF-R7, MT-07/FZ-07, XSR700, MT-09/FZ-09, FJR1300, Tenere 700, Bolt, V Star 650 and 1300, VMAX | mechanical cut key | no | US-market versions of these models are usually plain-key bikes with no immobilizer, while European and other export versions of several of them have the red-key system. Send us the model, year and a photo of your key and we will confirm before quoting. | | 2018 and later | Star Venture, Star Eluder | Yamaha smart key fob | yes | Supplied with one fob and a smart key emergency code card. Yamaha does not keep a record of the code. | | Smart key model years | XMAX, TMAX | Yamaha smart key fob with a mechanical key | yes | Yamaha says the XMAX smart key handles keyless starting, fuel tank and storage access and the handlebar lock. A card with the smart key code comes with the scooter, and XMAX manuals say the number is also printed inside the smart key. | | Varies by market | European and other export versions of models such as the FJR1300, MT-07, MT-09 and MT-10, and bikes imported from those markets | transponder keys: one red-bow code re-registering key and two black-bow standard keys | yes | The red key only registers other keys. Lose it and no new standard key can be added without replacing parts. | | Most years | Zuma 50, Zuma 125, Vino | mechanical cut key; recent Zuma 125 models add a keyhole cover | no | On the Zuma 125 the cover over the keyhole is opened with the bow of the key, so a working replacement needs the right key head as well as the right cut. The 2005 Zuma 50 manual shows a plain keyhole and a seat that opens from the ignition switch. | | 1970s-2000s | Virago, Road Star, original V-Max, XS650, Seca, FZR | mechanical cut key | no | A key that only works when jiggled usually means the ignition is worn and needs repair or replacement. | ## Yamaha keys by model Each page covers the key and immobilizer by year, which locks share the key, and what a lost-key job involves for that model. - [Yamaha Bolt](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/bolt/): 2014 onward. The Yamaha Bolt uses a plain cut key. - [Yamaha FJR1300](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/fjr1300/): The FJR1300 is the Yamaha most often described as a red-key immobilizer bike, and in Europe it is. - [Yamaha FZ6, FZ6R, FZ8 and FZ1](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/fz6-fz1-fz8/): 2001-2017. US-market FZ6, FZ6R, FZ8 and FZ1 models use a plain cut key. - [Yamaha Majesty 400 and Morphous](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/majesty-morphous/): 2005-2014. The Majesty 400 and the Morphous are Yamaha's older maxi-scooters, from before the smart key XMAX. - [Yamaha MT-07, FZ-07, XSR700 and YZF-R7](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/mt-07-yzf-r7/): 2015 onward. The US owner's manuals for the 2015 FZ-07, 2021 MT-07, 2021 XSR700 and 2022 YZF-R7 contain no immobilizer section, so these bikes use a plain cut key. - [Yamaha MT-09 and FZ-09](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/mt-09-fz-09/): 2014 onward. The US owner's manuals for the 2014 FZ-09 and the 2020 MT-09 have no immobilizer section, so those bikes start on a plain cut key that can be made on site when all keys are lost. - [Yamaha MT-10 and FZ-10](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/mt-10-fz-10/): 2017 onward. The MT-10 is a bike where the market matters. - [Yamaha Niken and Niken GT](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/niken/): 2019 onward. The three-wheeled Niken looks like it should have an exotic key, but Yamaha's US owner's manuals for the 2019 Niken and the 2022 Niken GT describe an ordinary cut key and contain no immobilizer section. - [Yamaha Raider, Stryker and Roadliner](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/raider-stryker-roadliner/): 2006-2017. Yamaha's big Star customs and cruisers of 2006 to 2017 all use a plain cut key. - [Yamaha Road Star and Warrior](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/road-star-warrior/): 1999-2014. The Road Star and the Warrior use a plain cut key with no immobilizer in Yamaha's US manuals. - [Yamaha Royal Star Tour Deluxe](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/royal-star-tour-deluxe/): 2005-2009. The Royal Star Tour Deluxe is the V4 Royal Star with quick-release windshield and backrest and hard sidecases. - [Yamaha Royal Star Venture](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/royal-star-venture/): 1999-2013. The Royal Star Venture, the V4 tourer Yamaha sold before the keyless Star Venture, uses a plain cut key. - [Yamaha SCR950](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/scr950/): 2017 onward. The SCR950 is the scrambler-styled sibling of the Bolt. - [Yamaha Star Venture and Star Eluder](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/star-venture-eluder/): 2018 onward. The Star Venture and Star Eluder do not use a cut ignition key. - [Yamaha Tenere 700 and Super Tenere](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/tenere-700-super-tenere/): 2012 onward. Both of Yamaha's adventure bikes use a plain cut key in the United States. - [Yamaha Tracer 9 GT](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/tracer-9-gt/): 2021-present. On a US-market Tracer 9 GT from the 2021 redesign, Yamaha's 2021 and 2022 owner's manuals describe a conventional key with no immobilizer section, so a lost key is normally replaced by cutting a new one at the bike. - [Yamaha TW200, XT250 and WR250R](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/tw200-xt250-wr250r/): 1987 onward. Yamaha's street-legal dual-sports all follow one pattern: a plain cut key, no immobilizer, a seat held by bolts and a small keyed helmet holder. - [Yamaha V Star 250 and Virago 250](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/v-star-250-virago-250/): 1988 onward. The V Star 250 and the Virago 250 it was renamed from use a plain cut key with no immobilizer. - [Yamaha V Star 650 and V Star 1300](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/v-star-650-1300/): The V Star 650 and V Star 1300 use a plain cut key. - [Yamaha V Star 950 and V Star 1100](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/v-star-950-1100/): 1999-2017. The V Star 950 and V Star 1100 are plain-key cruisers. - [Yamaha Vino 50, Vino 125 and C3](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/vino-c3/): 2000s models. Yamaha's small retro scooters use a plain cut key with no immobilizer. - [Yamaha VMAX and V-Max](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/vmax/): 1985-2020. Both generations of Yamaha's muscle bike use a plain cut key in the US. - [Yamaha XMAX and TMAX](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/xmax-tmax/): The XMAX and the smart key TMAX do not use a conventional ignition key. - [Yamaha XSR900, FJ-09 and Tracer 900 GT](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/xsr900-tracer-900/): 2015 onward. The XSR900, FJ-09 and Tracer 900 GT are the retro and touring relatives of the MT-09, and in the US they share its plain cut key. - [Yamaha YZF-R1](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/yzf-r1/): The US-market YZF-R1 owner's manuals for the 2009 and 2016 models have no immobilizer section, so those bikes run on a plain cut key. - [Yamaha YZF-R3 and MT-03](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/yzf-r3-mt-03/): 2015 onward. The US-market YZF-R3 and MT-03 use a plain cut key. - [Yamaha YZF-R6](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/yzf-r6/): The 2006 US owner's manual for the YZF-R6 has no immobilizer section, so the US bike of that generation uses a plain cut key that can be made at the bike when every key is lost. - [Yamaha YZF600R](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/yzf600r/): 1997-2007. The YZF600R is a plain-key sport bike. - [Yamaha Zuma 50 and Zuma 125](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/zuma-50-125/): Yamaha Zuma scooters use a plain cut key, and the Zuma 50 and Zuma 125 owner's manuals list no immobilizer. ## Yamaha immobilizer and chip keys Yamaha's immobilizer pairs a transponder in each key with an immobilizer unit and the ECU. You get three keys: one with a red bow, called the code re-registering key, and two standard keys with black bows. The black keys are for riding. The red key's only job is registering codes into new standard keys, so Yamaha tells owners to store it somewhere safe and never use it as the everyday key. Lose the red key and your black keys still start the bike, but Yamaha's manuals say registering a new standard key becomes impossible. Lose every key and the manuals call for replacing the entire immobilizer system. Yamaha also warns against keeping keys from another immobilizer vehicle on the same ring or near the switch, because the signals can interfere and stop the bike from starting. That system is far more common outside the United States. US owner's manuals for bikes including the 2006 FJR1300, 2006 YZF-R6, 2009 and 2016 YZF-R1, 2009 VMAX, 2020 MT-09, 2021 MT-07, 2022 YZF-R7 and 2023 Tenere 700 do not have an immobilizer section, while European and other export editions of several of the same models do. If your Yamaha was imported, or you have a red key, treat it as an immobilizer bike. On the Star Venture, Star Eluder, XMAX and TMAX, Yamaha's smart key system ships with one fob and a card printed with a smart key emergency code. Yamaha's own dealer bulletin says the company does not keep a record of that code, and that if the fob and the code are both lost, the only remedy is replacing the entire smart key system. Find that card now and store it with your title. - [Yamaha Immobilizer: Red Key, Black Keys and Lost Keys](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/immobilizer-systems/yamaha-immobilizer/): Yamaha's immobilizer uses three chipped keys: one red-bow code re-registering key and two black-bow standard keys. - [Yamaha Smart Key: Code Card, Lost Fob and Emergency Mode](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/immobilizer-systems/yamaha-smart-key/): Yamaha's Smart Key System is a keyless fob that lets you switch on, start and unlock the bike or scooter without inserting a key. ## Lost all your Yamaha keys? On a plain-key Yamaha, which describes most US-market bikes, all keys lost is a cutting job: we verify ownership, cut a new key to the ignition, and fit it to the seat, helmet and fuel cap locks while we are there. On a red-key immobilizer bike, Yamaha's answer is a new immobilizer system, which means new parts plus programming. That is why immobilizer Yamahas cost more, and why we confirm your bike's system by VIN and key photos before quoting. Have your photo ID and registration or title ready, along with the VIN from the registration or the steering head. If you have the key tag, a red key, a smart key emergency code card, or even a broken key, keep it, because each one can shorten the job. On a smart key model with no fob and no code card, we will tell you honestly that the Yamaha dealer is the route. **Have this ready when you call or text** - Year, make and model of the bike - Where the bike is parked - Whether you have any working key, a broken key or a key code - Photo ID and registration or title (we verify ownership before making a key) **Need a Yamaha key in Ventura & Santa Barbara?** Call or text with the year and model and where the bike is. Call or text (805) 429-8452. ## Where to find your Yamaha key code Yamaha owner's manuals say the key identification number is stamped into the key tag that comes with the keys, and they give you a space to write it down for ordering a new key. Smart key models come with a code card, and Yamaha's dealer bulletin tells dealers to record the smart key emergency code on the predelivery inspection sheet and in the owner's manual. Check the manual, your purchase paperwork, or ask the selling dealer whether they kept the predelivery sheet. Without any number, we cut a key to the lock itself. ## Yamaha dealer or mobile locksmith? A Yamaha dealer can order keys by key number, and it is the route Yamaha describes for re-registering immobilizer keys or replacing a smart key system after both the fob and the emergency code are lost. If your bike has no immobilizer, a dealer key still means having the number, getting the bike or paperwork to the shop, and often waiting on a part. We come to the bike, cut the key from the lock when there is no number, and fit the other locks at the same visit, which saves trailering a bike that cannot be started. ## Yamaha models we make keys for [YZF-R1](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/yzf-r1/), [YZF-R6](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/yzf-r6/), [YZF-R3](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/yzf-r3-mt-03/), [YZF-R7](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/mt-07-yzf-r7/), [MT-07](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/mt-07-yzf-r7/), [MT-09](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/mt-09-fz-09/), [FZ-07](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/mt-07-yzf-r7/), [FZ-09](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/mt-09-fz-09/), [FZ6](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/fz6-fz1-fz8/), [Bolt](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/bolt/), [V Star 250](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/v-star-250-virago-250/), [V Star 650](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/v-star-650-1300/), [V Star 950](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/v-star-950-1100/), [Road Star](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/road-star-warrior/), [XSR900](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/xsr900-tracer-900/), [Tenere 700](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/tenere-700-super-tenere/), [FJR1300](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/fjr1300/), [Star Venture](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/star-venture-eluder/), [Zuma 125](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/zuma-50-125/), [XMAX](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/xmax-tmax/) ## Yamaha key and lock services - [Lost Motorcycle Key, No Spare](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/services/lost-motorcycle-key/): No key at all? We make a working key at the bike. - [Motorcycle Key Replacement](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/services/motorcycle-key-replacement/): New keys cut by code or from the lock, for all major makes. - [Transponder and Immobilizer Key Programming](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/services/motorcycle-key-programming/): Chip keys and fobs programmed to your immobilizer. - [Motorcycle Key Duplication and Spare Keys](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/services/motorcycle-key-duplication/): A spare now costs far less than a lost only-key later. - [Motorcycle Ignition Repair and Replacement](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/services/motorcycle-ignition-repair/): Sticking, worn or damaged ignitions repaired or replaced. - [Broken Motorcycle Key Extraction](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/services/broken-key-extraction/): Snapped key removed and a new one cut from the pieces. - [Gas Cap, Seat, Steering and Saddlebag Locks](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/services/motorcycle-lock-repair/): Gas cap, seat, steering, helmet and saddlebag locks. ## Yamaha key FAQ ### What is the red key on my Yamaha for? It is the code re-registering key, used to register new standard keys to the immobilizer. Ride with the black keys and store the red one somewhere safe. If the red key is gone, your black keys still work, but adding a new key becomes far more involved. ### My Yamaha didn't come with a red key. Does it have an immobilizer? Probably not if it is a US-market bike. US-market versions of models such as the YZF-R1, MT-07, MT-09 and FJR1300 are usually plain-key bikes with no immobilizer. If the bike was imported the red key may simply be missing, so send us the model, year and a photo of your key and we will confirm. ### I lost the only key to my Yamaha. Can you make one on site? On a plain-key Yamaha, yes. We cut a new key to the lock where the bike is parked after checking your photo ID and registration or title. On an immobilizer or smart key model, we will tell you up front what is possible before we come out. ### Why does the card that came with my Yamaha smart key matter? The card holds your smart key emergency code. Yamaha's dealer bulletin says the company does not keep a record of it, and that losing both the fob and the code means replacing the entire smart key system. Keep the card with your title, not with the bike. ### My Zuma key won't open the keyhole cover. Can you fix that? Yes. The Zuma 125 has a cover over the keyhole that the owner's manual says is opened by fitting the bow of the key into a receptacle and turning it. A worn or mismatched key head, or a sticky cover, can stop it opening. We check whether the problem is the key or the lock, then replace the key or repair the lock. ## Where we work on Yamaha bikes [Ventura County](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/service-areas/ventura-county/), [Santa Barbara and Goleta](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/service-areas/santa-barbara-area/), [Ventura](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/service-areas/ventura-county/ventura/), [Oxnard](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/service-areas/ventura-county/oxnard/), [Thousand Oaks](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/service-areas/ventura-county/thousand-oaks/), [Simi Valley](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/service-areas/ventura-county/simi-valley/), [Camarillo](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/service-areas/ventura-county/camarillo/), [Santa Barbara](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/service-areas/santa-barbara-area/santa-barbara/), [Goleta](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/service-areas/santa-barbara-area/goleta/), [All service areas](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/service-areas/) ## Related guides - [Adding a Spare Motorcycle Chip Key: Who Can Program It?](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/guides/adding-a-spare-chip-key-who-can-program-it/): First check that your bike has a chip at all: many Japanese motorcycles sold in the US use a plain key, and a spare for those is simply cut. - [Auction or Salvage Motorcycle With No Keys: What to Expect](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/guides/auction-or-salvage-motorcycle-no-keys/): A motorcycle from Copart, IAA or a lien sale can get new keys once you hold paperwork that ties you to the VIN: a title or Salvage Certificate endorsed to you, or the lien sale certification packet, plus a bill of sale and your photo ID. - [Buying Motorcycle Keys Online by VIN, Code or Blank](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/guides/buying-motorcycle-keys-online-by-vin-or-blank/): Ordering online can work well for a plain metal key when you have the key code, because the code tells the seller exactly how to cut it. - [Corroded Motorcycle Locks From Salt Air: Signs and Care](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/guides/corroded-motorcycle-locks-salt-air/): Salt air corrodes the small parts inside ignition, seat and fuel cap locks, and the first signs are a gritty key, a lock that needs a second try, or a little-used lock that stops working. - [Cruiser and Touring Motorcycle Keys: Bags, Forks, Fobs](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/guides/cruiser-and-touring-motorcycle-keys/): Yes, keys for cruisers and touring bikes can be replaced, and on most of them it is a mechanical job because the key is a plain cut or barrel key. ## Other makes [Zero](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/zero/), [MV Agusta](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/mv-agusta/), [Benelli](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/benelli/), [Beta](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/beta/), [Buell](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/buell/), [CFMOTO](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/cfmoto/), [GASGAS](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/gasgas/), [Genuine Scooters](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/genuine-scooters/), [All makes](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/)