Here is some info for decoding Harley Vin numbers.After 1970 if you are buying a bike and the VIN on both the frame and engine do not match, in most states you need to apply for a new 'reconstructed title'.If this info is not given up front when considering the purchase of a used bike, your best bet is to walk away. I got this info from another site some time ago and for the life of me do not know the author.If someone stumbles across it please inform me and full credit for his effort will be given. Another tip for those interested in finding any bike or cars year for that matter. Apple Prores 422 Codec Download Mac Premiere. As of 1980 the 10th digit on all VIN numbers coincides with with the alphabet starting with A.So thae 10th character in a Vin for 1980 will be A,81 is B,82 is C and so on.In 2000 they changed back to numbers.So in 2000 the 10th character is 0, an 01 is 1 and so on.

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D's were the first V-twins No, production V twins date back to 1914 or so, commonly referred to as 'JD' (several other letters were used), 61 & 74' IOE. Download Voice Note Bastian Coboy Junior. So anything beginning with an F is a big twin and has been since the 1200 Panhead was launched. No, 'big twin' means 74', dates to 1924 or so. A second series of model designations came to represent the ‘lightweights’, which is weird because the sequence started with the letter U No, the first lightweight (except the Sport) was the D in 1929.

The U is not a lightweight, but a big twin with flywheel assembly very similar to the E and uses the OHV big twin frame. With the exception of DKW-based (Hummer) and Aermacchi (Sprint) the definite guide to lightweight vs. Heavyweight isn't the engine at all but the frame. There are 1-cam and 4-cam big twins, both OHV and SV, but no unit. All lightweights are 4-cam, both OHV and SV, separate and unit.

The first 1340cc model was a U No, the U/UL is 1209cc, the UH/ULH is 1290cc. The 1st 80' motor was the 1935 VLH but it's 1281cc. The U begat the V No, that's backwards - the V is earlier. Which begat the W No, the U and W were introduced simultaneously in August 1936. Ever wonder what a Harley Vin# means? (The numbers stamped on the frame of every Harley bike.) Have you dazzled fellow bikers with the fact that every Harley Vin# starts with '1HD'? Do they all actually start with '1HD'?

Well sure they do, if they were made in the United States. Were all Harley's manufactured in the United States? El Segundo Cerebro Michael Gershon Pdf.

In fact, the '1' identifies the country of manufacture. I'm not sure what the 'HD' stands for but if you study the tables below you can find out.