Strange reason to fail a WOF

**Tints** · 14th January 2007, 15:06

I went to get a WOF yesterday and failed because they couldn't find where the VIN plate is mounted! i have had the bike for two years and have never had a problem with that so far.
Can anyone tell me where the VIN is mounted on a FXR 150. i have checked all of the normal places around the front of the frame and can't find it.
cheers

**enigma51** · 14th January 2007, 15:11

strange indeed should be on the frame at the front and there can also be one close to the batery compartment (visible without to much strain) but never owned a fzr so cant say

**stanko** · 14th January 2007, 15:30

Remove the seat, find the catch that holds the seat down , the number is stamped on the the rail that the catch is mounted to.

**Flyingpony** · 15th January 2007, 09:20

FXR 150's don't have a VIN plate but they do however have a VIN number.
The VIN number is the Chassis number as per "stanko" post above.

**slinky** · 15th January 2007, 09:23

yep, its def under the seat

**Tints** · 15th January 2007, 22:08

Originally Posted by stanko

Remove the seat, find the catch that holds the seat down , the number is stamped on the the rail that the catch is mounted to.

do you mean the flat plate that the catch is mounted to or the rails that go along the side of the bike? are they big stamp marks because my frame has been repainted and i can't find the numbers. are the numbers blantantly obvious?

i'm starting to get worried here. what the hell is going on.

**Turtle** · 15th January 2007, 22:45

Originally Posted by Tints

do you mean the flat plate that the catch is mounted to or the rails that go along the side of the bike? are they big stamp marks because my frame has been repainted and i can't find the numbers. are the numbers blantantly obvious?

i'm starting to get worried here. what the hell is going on.

Once the seat is removed the number is stamped crossways to the bike right in the middle....very obvious....good luck

**Flyingpony** · 16th January 2007, 11:06

Originally Posted by Tints

do you mean the flat plate that the catch is mounted to or the rails that go along the side of the bike? are they big stamp marks because my frame has been repainted and i can't find the numbers. are the numbers blantantly obvious?

The chassis number is very obvious. It's stamped into the rail near where the seat catch is. The letters are very clear and easy to read. They cover 50% of the rail length and are approximately 10mm x 5mm in size, placed slightly on the forward facing side of the rail (from memory at my last WOF) and the letters are oriented such their top is pointing towards the front.

Do you know why the chassis has been repainted?
Is it the whole chassis or just parts of it?

Looks like you've got some paint removal to do ... I hope in your case the rail wasn't cut out and replaced ...

**Wired1** · 18th January 2007, 07:29

One of my XV750's doesn't have the vin plate - just a chassis number. Neither of them have the new vin plates but that doesn't seem to bother them. I hope this isn't going to become a problem next WOF

**Ixion** · 18th January 2007, 09:09

Don't need a VIN pre 1994, do need a VIN or a chassis number. 1994 and later must have a VIN. (Year of first NZ rego, NOT manufacture)

**Motu** · 18th January 2007, 09:42

Reason being all vehicle manufacturers use a 17 digit VIN code - it tells where it came from,who made it,when and what sort of vehicle it is and it's serial number.....everyone in the world except Japan of course.A Japanese vehicle made for the world market will have a VIN,but Japanese domestic won't.So after '94 they made every vehicle in this country have a VIN,if it didn't already have one,then one was made for it and attached.If your vehicle was first registered in NZ before 1994 then you can make your own chassis number with some number punches....666 is always a favorite.But you need 6 digits.

For a WoF we have to enter the full VIN on our check sheet,but we only enter the last 6 digits on the computer.In my last audit I wrote down one of the first 11 digits wrong...it was in a bad place and hard to see.But I got a low mark and a lecture for it.....which is odd for something that doesn't matter.I suspect full VIN details will soon have to be recorded.

**Alive** · 18th January 2007, 10:27

Hey Motu,

I have an 83 XJ900 that i'm going to have to re-vin because it hasn't been rego'd since 86. My question is: Do they have to be able to read the old chassis number on the frame? Reason I ask is I can't read it because it's covered in paint.

Cheers

**Wired1** · 18th January 2007, 17:15

Was it de-registered in '86 (or not registered and left to lapse) or was it suspended? I have re-registered a lapsed rego'd bike and they stuck a new vin plate on as part of the process but if it is on hold you would be sweet as is.

**Tints** · 18th January 2007, 19:07

i found out what has happened to my bike.

the previous owner bought it from a stolen goods auction and the VIN number had been linished off by the thieving bastards who it was recovered from. when i sanded the paint on my chassis a little bit i can just see the remains of the numbers exactly where the guys above said it would be.
when it was re registered they didn't re-stamp it and so i now have a problem
i am thinking that i will just stamp the right numbers back in again...

thanks for all of your help fellow KB'ers