I would definitely be interested in a copy block caps or not !
Barry Edwards ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 4:23 PM Subject: Re: Serial numbers and cold seats. > European GTS primary IDs started with 4BH, as opposed to 4hh for us, cdn, aus > and nz bikes. > RSRBOB > BTW > Primary ID's in Yamaha talk is the 4th, 5th and 6th digit of the VIN on older > bikes, plus the last six digits of the VIN. thus the JYA4HHE0*RA003101 VIN > number is Primary ID 4HH-003101. Yamaha tracks all info based on Primary IDs, > and uses the VIN only to meet DOT requirements. Also, the 10th character is a > universal code in motorcycle VIN to ID the year of the bike. Interestingly > enough, I checked the VIN on my brother in law's GTS and his 10th character > was a P and not an R. I am guessing the service manual is using 94 model VINs > as an example, the date of manufacture on his GTS is 01/93. If anyone is > interested in the chart that lists the letter designation in the VIN for > model year, I will be happy to get it and post it. (BUT IT WILL BE IN ALL > CAPS BECAUSE I WILL BE SENDING FROM WORK, :) ) > RSRBOB
