Motorcycle Frame and Engine Numbers?

Question

When placing and order for parts the dealer asks for the frame/engine number in order to make sure I get the right parts for the bikes. thats fine but can anybody explain to me how this is done ie is their part of the frame/engine number that revels the model

Answer 1

The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) contains three major sections:

WMI - World Manufacturer Identifier (1,2,3 characters in VIN structure) If the manufacturer builds less than 500 vehicles per year than the third digit is "9".

VDS - Vehicle Description Section. It contains 6 characters (4th to 9th positions in VIN) and defines vehicle attributes specified by manufacturer.

VIS - Vehicle Identifier Section. The last 8 characters of VIN define Year, manufacturer plant and serial (sequential) number of the vehicle.

The last four characters are numeric. The 10th position of the Vehicle Identification Number is the year code.

More info here; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VIN

Engine numbers haven't been of much use to me, as I've never found any documents that 'break the code". I have been told by various manufacturers that the engine codes are simular to VIN's but more specific to manufacturering processes and not very useful to the end consumer.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

The parts person needs the frame and engine numbers to identify the correct parts you need. You might have a bike registered in 2005 but it's actually built in 2003, and there may have be changes in those two years. Also parallel imports may have different parts to official UK bikes.
It starts with the make model, then the frame number, then the engine number. each stage narrows down what is the correct part.

Answer 4

The VIN will give information about make, model, engine, where built, etc. just like a car VIN. The engine # is different, and only refers to the engine. It will tell the parts guy what variant you have. There could have been mid-year changes or upgrades that will not be identified by the VIN.

Answer 5

Every frame or engine number will contain digits and letters that relate specifically to the manufacturer, the model of the bike and the year it was made.
They also chuck in a few random digits or letters to make the number harder to copy.

Answer 6

The absolutely free reverse vin check sites generally provide fake information. To get real information, money will have to be paid. The free searches provide fake information so they can get your email address to send spam.

Stay away from shady reverse vin check sites, most likely you won't get any information after you make the payment. Not to mention you won't get a report and you won't get an answer if you try to call for a refund. Stick with a reputable reverse vin check site like http://www.reversevincheck.net that has been around since 1995.

Answer 7

Yep, The vin # tells the model ,style, when ,where and what number in the line of production . For example # 100 of 5000 built.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

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Answer 10

they should be in your documents