vin confusion

FattyFive · Post by **FattyFive** » June 15th, 2009, 8:57 pm

Soo I picked up this bike, guy says its a 97 125. VIN 10th digit is V which is 97. 97 125 was steel. This is an aluminium frame. Could someone have put a 125 in a 250 frame? Anyone have a manual that could check these numbers for a fellow HOON? Or could it have been made in 97 as a 98 model?

FattyFive · Post by **FattyFive** » June 15th, 2009, 10:12 pm

I am so confused as to what this is. Of all the stripped frames I see, It looks like a Gen 3. I have not seen a gen2 125 frame yet, but it looks like a gen 3 125 or 250. The down tube is a clam Y. Went to cycle chaos and ran the vin and it says 97 125. WTF

xtremeslide · Post by **xtremeslide** » June 15th, 2009, 10:27 pm

http://www.vsource.org/VFR-RVF_files/BVINSystem.htm

FattyFive · Post by **FattyFive** » June 15th, 2009, 10:32 pm

It says 97 but looks nothing like a 97 frame. 97 125 was steel. This has a twin spar clam type Y down tube.

CR500R7 · Post by **CR500R7** » June 16th, 2009, 3:16 am

Post a photo of it someone will know WTF it is.

FattyFive · Post by **FattyFive** » June 16th, 2009, 12:47 pm

VIN says without doubt 1997 ???

http://www.youtube.com/user/500bigbore · Post by **Roostius_Maximus** » June 16th, 2009, 1:07 pm

looks like a 97, should be 2 sperate dog bones on the swingarm link and a chainroller thats mounted on the end of that linkages bolt not the chassis like the 98s

FattyFive · Post by **FattyFive** » June 16th, 2009, 1:18 pm

97 125 was steel. But , It does have two bones and the roller as you said.

FattyFive · Post by **FattyFive** » June 16th, 2009, 1:24 pm

Also this is a twin radiator frame

http://www.youtube.com/user/500bigbore · Post by **Roostius_Maximus** » June 16th, 2009, 1:28 pm

hahaha it is a twin rad, i never even looked at the front, that and 1/2 the pictured didnt load, dammn slow internet.

so its 2000-01
gen1s have no Y

http://www.youtube.com/user/500bigbore · Post by **Roostius_Maximus** » June 16th, 2009, 1:30 pm

its not really going to matter, if you have it and a clapped out 86 chassis you can make a nice bike

FattyFive · Post by **FattyFive** » June 16th, 2009, 1:58 pm

My FATTY is an 89 and its not clapped out just tired

FattyFive · Post by **FattyFive** » June 16th, 2009, 2:00 pm

So what year is this? I need to order some chassis parts. Rads, rear master cyl, fork seals, etc..

http://www.youtube.com/user/500bigbore · Post by **Roostius_Maximus** » June 16th, 2009, 2:06 pm

whats the rear rim width?

FattyFive · Post by **FattyFive** » June 16th, 2009, 3:19 pm

1.85 x 19

100hp honda · Post by **100hp honda** » June 16th, 2009, 4:34 pm

forget all the guessing. whats the VIN # ? ill tell you exactly what it is

FattyFive · Post by **FattyFive** » June 16th, 2009, 4:49 pm

Have you read the thread? The vin says its a 97, looks nothing like a 97, I'm thinking 00-01. Have not been able to verify. Needs chassis parts and need to know year.

100hp honda · Post by **100hp honda** » June 16th, 2009, 5:27 pm

maybe your VIN decoding skills arent that good

. i do believe the '97 was steel frame.

100hp honda · Post by **100hp honda** » June 16th, 2009, 5:37 pm

photos dictate '00-'01 like you said. you didnt read the stamped vin number correctly

, or someone stamped new numbers and the bike is stolen

racein01 · Post by **racein01** » June 16th, 2009, 5:43 pm

put up a pic of vin

FattyFive · Post by **FattyFive** » June 16th, 2009, 5:46 pm

Went by 10th digit=v=97. Does not look molested in any way ,shape, or form.

100hp honda · Post by **100hp honda** » June 16th, 2009, 5:49 pm

you wanted help. post the fricken VIN or quit bitching about being confused

FattyFive · Post by **FattyFive** » June 16th, 2009, 5:55 pm

Hold your panies , gotta take the damn pic

FattyFive · Post by **FattyFive** » June 16th, 2009, 6:21 pm

best out of 5

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By the way, thanks for all and any help. Me thinks its a 00-01[/b]

iggys-amsoil · Post by **iggys-amsoil** » June 16th, 2009, 6:22 pm

FattyFive wrote:1.85 x 19

125 width=1.85 and I think 19's started in 01?

The subframe looks to be gen 2, 00-01

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