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1Back to top Go down   VIN number breakdown Empty VIN number breakdown Mon Oct 28, 2019 11:22 pm

ssk75rt

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Does anyone know if the VIN number on the BMW K75 bikes can break down to give date of manufacture? My registration papers say 1995 but I found the original owner manual stamped by the dealer for pre delivery inspection in 1992?

I would really like to know what year this bike is?

    

2Back to top Go down   VIN number breakdown Empty Re: VIN number breakdown Mon Oct 28, 2019 11:59 pm

Rick G

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Go to Real OEM  https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/select  put the last 7 digits of the VIN and you will get the truth.


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3Back to top Go down   VIN number breakdown Empty THE TRUTH Tue Oct 29, 2019 12:11 am

ssk75rt

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Will do thank you for that

    

4Back to top Go down   VIN number breakdown Empty VIN number breakdown Tue Oct 29, 2019 12:39 am

ssk75rt

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Looked it up and it was produced in 01/1995. I do not understand how the pre-inspection delivery could be done in 1992 unless the manual I have is from another bike?

    

5Back to top Go down   VIN number breakdown Empty Re: VIN number breakdown Tue Oct 29, 2019 1:07 am

Laitch

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ssk75rt wrote:. . . unless the manual I have is from another bike?
If the VIN on the frame matches the one on the title, you win the coconut!
 cheers


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Here's a VIN decode with more detail.

https://www.mdecoder.com/


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86 Custom K100 (standard fairing, K75 Belly pan, Ceramic chromed engine covers, paralever)
K75 Frankenbrick (Paralever, K11 front end, hybrid ABS, K1100RS fairing, radial tires)
86 K75C Turbo w/ paralever
94 K1100RS
93 K1100LT
91 K1
93 K75S (K11 front end)
91 K75S (K1 front end)
14 Yamaha WR250R
98 Taxi Cab K1200RS
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7Back to top Go down   VIN number breakdown Empty Re: VIN number breakdown Tue Oct 29, 2019 1:10 am

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The manual is always correct. You must have the wrong bike.


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Current stable:
86 Custom K100 (standard fairing, K75 Belly pan, Ceramic chromed engine covers, paralever)
K75 Frankenbrick (Paralever, K11 front end, hybrid ABS, K1100RS fairing, radial tires)
86 K75C Turbo w/ paralever
94 K1100RS
93 K1100LT
91 K1
93 K75S (K11 front end)
91 K75S (K1 front end)
14 Yamaha WR250R
98 Taxi Cab K1200RS
14 K1600GT
http://www.ClassicKBikes.com
    

8Back to top Go down   VIN number breakdown Empty Vin Tue Oct 29, 2019 2:57 am

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A few extra pointers; 

Look at the manuals print date, and bike ID in the book. 

If the gear box (edit: engine)  and brake hoses are original,  the month and year will be found there too,  and cannot be later than the bike.



Last edited by daveyson on Tue Oct 29, 2019 4:38 pm; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : Must have been a late case of Mondayitis)


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9Back to top Go down   VIN number breakdown Empty Re: VIN number breakdown Tue Oct 29, 2019 8:28 am

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What are the first four digits down under the oil filler cap..first two are month second two are year.....these give the engine manufacture date.


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1983 K100RS 0011157 Fricka 606 Alaska Blue 29,495 miles Damn K Pox Its a Bat outta Hell Now 58,200 miles. 
1996 K1100LT 0233004 Lohengrin Mystic Red 38,000 miles currently 51,800 miles.
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10Back to top Go down   VIN number breakdown Empty VIN MYSTERY SOLVED Tue Oct 29, 2019 9:51 am

ssk75rt

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Sent an email to the previous owner. He had an older K75 (1990) that he sold for parts and kept the manual because the one I bought from him did not have a manual when he bought it.

Much appreciate all the good information. Will have a look at the four digits under the oil filler cap just to confirm. VIN number breakdown 112350

    

11Back to top Go down   VIN number breakdown Empty Re: VIN number breakdown Tue Oct 29, 2019 11:15 am

Laitch

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ssk75rt wrote:Much appreciate all the good information. Will have a look at the four digits under the oil filler cap just to confirm. VIN number breakdown 112350
What if the oil cap is from a different moto? VIN number breakdown 177381

You have a 1995; revel in its ownership and leave obsession behind. The 1994 and 1995 models have the same specifications. Here's a link to a 1995 Rider's Handbook I posted on Motobrick. Familiarize yourself with its features and specs.


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12Back to top Go down   VIN number breakdown Empty VIN number breakdown Tue Oct 29, 2019 12:26 pm

ssk75rt

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All good, have saved the manual to my HD. Thanks

    

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