How to tell if motorbike NZ-new or import?

[KX500]

To get KX500 Vinned has to be New Zealand new. Its a 1990 model. Rung Kawai dealer and they can only give the year. Frame number on side of head set housing is KX500E - 001132 Engine number KX500BLO14942 (the O could be an 0) Thought meant to be 17 numbers with frame number ?

Cheers

[tigertim20]

either try find original owner, ask they you bought it off maybe/ or use www.carjam.co.nz?

[KX500]

Cheers, yeah tried carjam

Had the bike for 3 years and no longer have sellers details, with the bike being 19 years old - probably be few owners and they have to still have proof its NZ new.

Ridiculous, same bike whether NZ new or Import, anyone think they both came out of the same factory

[scott411]

tmx bikes of that era did not have vin numbers, thats why the frame number is not 17 digits, not really sure if you will be able to tell if it is NZ new or import, why do you need to know, the parts should be all the same,

[Crasherfromwayback]

To get KX500 Vinned has to be New Zealand new. Its a 1990 model. Rung Kawai dealer and they can only give the year. Frame number on side of head set housing is KX500E - 001132 Engine number KX500BLO14942 (the O could be an 0) Thought meant to be 17 numbers with frame number ?

Cheers

Kawasaki NZ should be able to tell you if it's one they sold new mate!

[KX500]

VINZ wants to know for vinning purposes, also got to get declaration from the police saying the vehicle is of no interest to them. (Have to be a bit of a thick bugger to steal a bike then rock up to VINZ lolol)

Cheerz for clearing up the amount of numbers mystery Scott.

Could idea Welly M8, will contact them tomorrow, hope they don't take 7 weeks to give me an answer like it took to get an ignition coil off them cause they were doing stock take.

[scott411]

not to sure if they will be able to tell from a bike that far back,

it should not matter to VTNZ as the bike would never have been registered with them either way,

[Conquiztador]

Simple solutions:

1. Get a old b/w number that has not been in system for approx 10 years and fit to bike. Then ride to the WOF place and ask them to VIN it. They will not find it in system and the outcome will be that their system does not go far back enuf. You will get a VIN number and new plate.

OR:

2. Get another frame/bike that is/has been in system. Use that frame and plate and you be away. Then a little later you swap frame as suddenly the one you put through the system cracked... as you can swap frame or motor, but not both at same time...


Disclaimer: I have never done this. Only heard stories...

[KX500]

Yeah might work in my favour having an old bike.

Kool site you have there

[KX500]

Hehe - Disclaimer:

"I like it"

Be no need to prove ownership or police disclaimer etc, treated like another warrant plus Vin ?

Just happen to have an old mid 70's GT 250 sitting outside with a black plate, mates bike that is siezed - feel a plan coming together "Hypothetically".

[scott411]

2. Get another frame/bike that is/has been in system. Use that frame and plate and you be away. Then a little later you swap frame as suddenly the one you put through the system cracked... as you can swap frame or motor, but not both at same time...


Disclaimer: I have never done this. Only heard stories...

option one might work however option 2 will never work as if you could ever find a KX500 frame, (which is like rocking horse shit) it would have never been registered anyway, since it is a mx bike (the only KX500 i have ever seen road registered is not likely to have ever been wrecked)

have you put the lights and everything on yet????? i would think the vinning would be the easy part at the end,

[Conquiztador]

Hehe - Disclaimer:

"I like it"

Be no need to prove ownership or police disclaimer etc, treated like another warrant plus Vin ?

Just happen to have an old mid 70's GT 250 sitting outside with a black plate, mates bike that is siezed - feel a plan coming together "Hypothetically".

Yep, you will still need to do the police thingy. But that is the easy part: VTNZ has copied forms that you can get, then just take to the local station and a nice chap in blue will check on his puter and then fill in and stamp the form. Just make sure that the plate from your mates bike does not belong to a stolen bike...

[Vern]

To get KX500 Vinned has to be New Zealand new. Its a 1990 model. Rung Kawai dealer and they can only give the year. Frame number on side of head set housing is KX500E - 001132 Engine number KX500BLO14942 (the O could be an 0) Thought meant to be 17 numbers with frame number ?

Cheers

Hi when I vinned my 82 Honda I emailed the registration people and gave the engine and frame number and they were able to tell me I will see if I can find the sit for you. Vern

[Vern]

Hi when I vinned my 82 Honda I emailed the registration people and gave the engine and frame number and they were able to tell me I will see if I can find the sit for you. Vern

Hi email info@nzta.govt.nz that address is from the letter they emailed back to me and I just printed it off and took that to the AA where I had my bike vinned. Vern

[McJim]

Take all the stickers off it and say it's just a bitsa bike you built yourself and you would like them to ensure it's roadworthy and give it a VIN please.