Are you sure it has to be the engine number and not the VIN? All the bikes I own have the same number on the engine as on the neck, but I was told somewhere by someone that they don't necessarily have to match anymore, though they once did. Anyway, in case they don't match, VIN trumps engine number, doesn't it? I once had headaches trying to get an untitled bike tagged because the engine number and the VIN on the neck didn't match. This was on a 1981 bike, the year they went from the short to long VIN. The neck had the long VIN, but the engine had the short one. I was assuming that the bike had originally been put in the system, but it had actually been the short one. I put the bike on a trailer and had the policeman look at the engine as it was more accessible, he ran that number as the VIN, and I got my VIN verification and later tags. Anyway, my point is, if you have access to the paperwork, consider the VIN to be the engine number.
On Saturday, October 5, 2013 8:00:34 AM UTC-4, David R wrote: > > New to this group as of about ten seconds ago. Not new to Nighthawks, > though. I bought a new CB650SC in 1983 and rode it for about four years. > It's a common story, I know, but when I sold this bike, I was a father > with young children. Later today, I'll have another Nighthawk, I hope. A > rare find, I think - a mint bike with less than 5000 miles, which has been > in storage for many years. Anyone has any tips for me, I'd sure like to > hear them! I know it's going to need some attention for sure. I am > particularly nervous about availability of parts, should I need any. Would > like to hear ideas about parts, too. Thanks! > > EXCITED, > > Miles > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
