| Author | Message | ||
     Photon7p |
Does anyone know how to decode the VIN on a XB? | ||
| Ridrx |
Was your bike built before or after may 2005? You should be able to find this info on yor frame above the vin #. | ||
| Photon7p |
after... | ||
| 984gasm |
I remember seeing it in the owner's manual (unless I'm mistaken and it's in the shop manual..) But I would check their first. | ||
| Ridrx |
It is in fact in the owners manual, if you do not have one avail... the first three characters are the WMI code, fourth and fifth are the model(KP-BLAST/AX-F.BOLT/KX-CITYX/SX-LIGHT./WX-SCG /JX-LONG/DX-ULY), sixth and seventh are eng. code(01-492cc/02-984cc/03-1203cc),eighth is market config.(A-AUSTR./L-CALIF/N-CANADA/D-DOMESTIC/E-ENG LAND/R-EURO/J-JAPAN) ninth is vin check digit, tenth is model year(6-2006), eleventh is assy plant, twelve is model(0-BLAST/1-9R/2-9SX/3-12R/4-12S/5-12SCG/6-12S S/7-12X) and the last five are the sequential #. Hope this helps. Obviously I would have just scanned the page, but alas my scanner is recently departed.  | ||
| Photon7p |
Cool...thanks for the info | ||
| Pilot |
There is a mathematical formula that gives every letter a numerical value and when processed with the other numerals gives a check digit value this is one way for the authorites to check the correctness of a VIN as changing a digit in the eng number section also changes the value of the check digit and I am told that the vin number is also inside the crankcases.Just a piece of trivia. | ||
| Odinbueller |
VIN deconstructions are always located in the FSM, and will explain the digits and their function as part of the VIN. The VIN is not stamped inside the cases, however and abbreviated VIN is etched on the side of the crank case. |
