VIN# help

Groundworx · 01-03-2005

I have a KX125. I was told it is a 99 by the person I got it from. I recently found out that the plastic is off a previous year. That really didn't make any difference to me. Since the plastic isn't stock, I figured it was just swapped out for a different year. Now I need rear wheel bearings and fork seals. I have found out that in 97 the rear wheel bearings changed. 97-up take a 3 bearing setup rather than 2. I got the VIN# off the frame. I ran it on a VIN# site and it is coming back as a 95 Vulcan 1500.

I double and triple checked the number and it keep coming back that way. So now I am assuming that the bike is a 95 model. Does anyone know how to decode the VIN#? If the 10th digit in the VIN is the year, mine is "S". Can anyone help?

Thanks
Scott

scottc1088 · 01-16-2005

i cant help you but could you let me know what that site is?
cheers

QKENUF4U · 01-16-2005

S is a 95 or 96 from what remember from school

Groundworx · 01-16-2005

I don't really remember the site. I came accross it in a search engine. It took a while to find one that had motorcycle VIN#s in its database.

I called a dealer earlier this week and they told me it was a 95. So I emailed the person I got the bike from. He replied saying he didn't know, that is what he was told. He told me that he knows the motor is a newer than 95 because they had a full race motor put in it. I guess when I need part, I am going to have to just pull the old ones out and match them up. Basically there is nothing stock on the bike and I guess it is pieced together from all different years.

Now I have another question. Does anyone know how I can get a year of a motor. I don't know if there is some kind of #s stamped on it somewhere or is there some part that would give me an idea at least?

Scott

QKENUF4U · 01-16-2005

the engine # will be on a pad beside the clutch cover or on the back of the motor under the carbs (hard to see)

Groundworx · 01-16-2005

Do you know how I can get the year from that #

QKENUF4U · 01-17-2005

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kawah1c · 01-21-2005

Give me the frame and engine numbers, and I'll figure it out for you. PM me if you don't want to show the numbers here on the forum.

mihi · 03-11-2008

can you tell me how to determine the year of my KX 250

VIN JKAKXMJ19NA003834

KickassKX125 · 03-12-2008

Hi, its a 1992 model.

stuart1981 · 03-12-2008

i just been looking for my vin number, the only 1 i could find on the engine is
kx250le000414
is this the vin?

KickassKX125 · 03-12-2008

No, the VIN is on the RH side of the head tube.

stuart1981 · 03-12-2008

ok cheers will have another look, the bloke i bought it from never sent off the reg documents what hassle it is!

stuart1981 · 03-12-2008

jkakx250lla000363
that sound right?

KickassKX125 · 03-12-2008

Kawasaki vin thing reckons its a 1990 so it must be right.

stuart1981 · 03-12-2008

meant to be a 1999!

KickassKX125 · 03-12-2008

Preivious owner is telling porkies then.

KickassKX125 · 03-12-2008

look at your 10th digit, its an 'L'.
A = 1980
B = 1981
C = 1982
D = 1983
E = 1984
F = 1985
G = 1986
H = 1987
J = 1988
K = 1989
L = 1990
M = 1991
N = 1992
P = 1993
R = 1994
S = 1995
T = 1996
V = 1997
W = 1998
X = 1999
Y = 2000
1 = 2001
2 = 2002
3 = 2003
4 = 2004
5 = 2005
6 = 2006
7 = 2007
8 = 2008
9 = 2009

A = 2010 and so on.

stuart1981 · 03-12-2008

i get it now, cheers!

stevied645 · 03-12-2008

mines i a k and mines is a 1996 defo no doubt about it its diff here from america i think

01-03-2005	#1 (permalink)
Groundworx Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3	VIN# help I have a KX125. I was told it is a 99 by the person I got it from. I recently found out that the plastic is off a previous year. That really didn't make any difference to me. Since the plastic isn't stock, I figured it was just swapped out for a different year. Now I need rear wheel bearings and fork seals. I have found out that in 97 the rear wheel bearings changed. 97-up take a 3 bearing setup rather than 2. I got the VIN# off the frame. I ran it on a VIN# site and it is coming back as a 95 Vulcan 1500. I double and triple checked the number and it keep coming back that way. So now I am assuming that the bike is a 95 model. Does anyone know how to decode the VIN#? If the 10th digit in the VIN is the year, mine is "S". Can anyone help? Thanks Scott

03-11-2008	#9 (permalink)
mihi Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2	Vin ID can you tell me how to determine the year of my KX 250 VIN JKAKXMJ19NA003834

03-12-2008	#10 (permalink)
KickassKX125 Now after another 125!! BTK Expert Join Date: May 2007 Location: Helmsley, North Yorkshire, England, UK Posts: 895	Hi, its a 1992 model. __________________ Jamie 1996 CR250: IT LIVES!! and bloody goes aswell, lol! After another KX125 to kill the garden!

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KickassKX125 Now after another 125!! BTK Expert Join Date: May 2007 Location: Helmsley, North Yorkshire, England, UK Posts: 895	No, the VIN is on the RH side of the head tube. __________________ Jamie 1996 CR250: IT LIVES!! and bloody goes aswell, lol! After another KX125 to kill the garden!

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KickassKX125 Now after another 125!! BTK Expert Join Date: May 2007 Location: Helmsley, North Yorkshire, England, UK Posts: 895	Kawasaki vin thing reckons its a 1990 so it must be right. __________________ Jamie 1996 CR250: IT LIVES!! and bloody goes aswell, lol! After another KX125 to kill the garden!

01-16-2005	#2 (permalink)
scottc1088 Still On The Kickstand Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 26	i cant help you but could you let me know what that site is? cheers

01-16-2005	#3 (permalink)
QKENUF4U AZ's Official Mechanic BTK Expert Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: lake havasu city arizona Posts: 4,530	S is a 95 or 96 from what remember from school

01-16-2005	#4 (permalink)
Groundworx Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3	I don't really remember the site. I came accross it in a search engine. It took a while to find one that had motorcycle VIN#s in its database. I called a dealer earlier this week and they told me it was a 95. So I emailed the person I got the bike from. He replied saying he didn't know, that is what he was told. He told me that he knows the motor is a newer than 95 because they had a full race motor put in it. I guess when I need part, I am going to have to just pull the old ones out and match them up. Basically there is nothing stock on the bike and I guess it is pieced together from all different years. Now I have another question. Does anyone know how I can get a year of a motor. I don't know if there is some kind of #s stamped on it somewhere or is there some part that would give me an idea at least? Scott

01-16-2005	#5 (permalink)
QKENUF4U AZ's Official Mechanic BTK Expert Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: lake havasu city arizona Posts: 4,530	the engine # will be on a pad beside the clutch cover or on the back of the motor under the carbs (hard to see)

01-16-2005	#6 (permalink)
Groundworx Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3	Do you know how I can get the year from that #

01-17-2005	#7 (permalink)
QKENUF4U AZ's Official Mechanic BTK Expert Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: lake havasu city arizona Posts: 4,530	http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com...33239154953998 http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com...33239154953998 http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com...33239154953998 http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com...33239154953998

01-21-2005	#8 (permalink)
kawah1c Way Too Much Free Time BTK Expert Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 1,174	Give me the frame and engine numbers, and I'll figure it out for you. PM me if you don't want to show the numbers here on the forum.

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stuart1981 Made It To Second Gear BTK Beginner Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 98	i just been looking for my vin number, the only 1 i could find on the engine is kx250le000414 is this the vin?

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stuart1981 Made It To Second Gear BTK Beginner Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 98	ok cheers will have another look, the bloke i bought it from never sent off the reg documents what hassle it is!

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stuart1981 Made It To Second Gear BTK Beginner Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 98	jkakx250lla000363 that sound right?

03-12-2008	#16 (permalink)
stuart1981 Made It To Second Gear BTK Beginner Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 98	meant to be a 1999!

03-12-2008	#17 (permalink)
KickassKX125 Now after another 125!! BTK Expert Join Date: May 2007 Location: Helmsley, North Yorkshire, England, UK Posts: 895	Preivious owner is telling porkies then. __________________ Jamie 1996 CR250: IT LIVES!! and bloody goes aswell, lol! After another KX125 to kill the garden!

03-12-2008	#18 (permalink)
KickassKX125 Now after another 125!! BTK Expert Join Date: May 2007 Location: Helmsley, North Yorkshire, England, UK Posts: 895	look at your 10th digit, its an 'L'. A = 1980 B = 1981 C = 1982 D = 1983 E = 1984 F = 1985 G = 1986 H = 1987 J = 1988 K = 1989 L = 1990 M = 1991 N = 1992 P = 1993 R = 1994 S = 1995 T = 1996 V = 1997 W = 1998 X = 1999 Y = 2000 1 = 2001 2 = 2002 3 = 2003 4 = 2004 5 = 2005 6 = 2006 7 = 2007 8 = 2008 9 = 2009 A = 2010 and so on. __________________ Jamie 1996 CR250: IT LIVES!! and bloody goes aswell, lol! After another KX125 to kill the garden!

03-12-2008	#19 (permalink)
stuart1981 Made It To Second Gear BTK Beginner Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 98	i get it now, cheers!

03-12-2008	#20 (permalink)
stevied645 Wants better weather! BTK Expert Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 730	mines i a k and mines is a 1996 defo no doubt about it its diff here from america i think __________________ *KX250/500 Hybrid LOL Scary Stuff*

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