Model Year

[jonspan]

After many years of dreaming now getting serious about AT ownership. Have seen what appears to be a good one here in Thailand but have suspicions wrt vendor. Claimed to be 2001 model. Frame RC071003624 Engine RD04E1010119. Any way of confiming age?

[Kjell Lindberg]

All XRV750 2000 and afterwards are really the same production year when it comes to chassie- and engine numbers.

Here are the figures for 2000 and ownwards

XRV750Y Africa Twin 2000

Markets: AR, E, ED,, F, G/50P and SW (All share the same frame)
Frame s/n: from YM410001 upto YM999999

Market: AR
Engine s/n: from 5810001V

Market: E, ED, F, SW
Engine s/n: from 2910001

Market: G/50P (German 50 HP restricted engine)
Engine s/n: from 3910001


From 1979 to 1995 Honda had a 11-digit VIN
e.g. RD023600883
R: cc (A=up to 50, D=up to 70, H=up to 80, J=up to 125, K=up to 150, M=up to 250, N=up to 400, P=up to 600, R=up to 800, S=up to 800)
D: type of motorcycle (B=kids bike/ATC, C=Street, D=Enduro, E=OHV/Offroad bike - not street legal, F=Scooter)
02: internal production number (here NX650 Dominator)
3: version
6: series
00883: serial number

From 1996 on Honda has a 17-digit VIN
e.g. JH2RD07ABTM000992 or JH2RD07A1YM417129
JH2: country of production (JH2=WMI Honda Japan, 1HF=Honda America, ZDC=Honda Italy, VTM=Montesa/Honda Spain)
RD07A: type (here Africa Twin)
B: version
1: control number (1-9 or X)
T: year (T=1996, V=1997, W=1998, X=1999, Y=2000, 1=2001 ... 6=2006)
M: factory (M=Hamamatsu/Japan, K=Kumamoto/Japan, A=Ohio/USA, F=Atessa/Italy, E=Barcelona/Spain
000992: serial number

Source: Motorrad Spezial 2006, Gebrauchtkauf

[jonspan]

Kjell, Great info - thanks.

Frame No on my prospect nothing like those quoted which leads me to suspect it may have been 'doctored' to fit dodgy papers which was one of my concerns.
Thanks again you may have helped my avoid an expensive mistake.