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Offline Davecrook1

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How To tell if my 500 is an import
« on: November 04, 2016, 07:13:51 PM »
I bought a 500f last weekend but it's in a sorry state. Wrong parts and random nuts and bolts.
So there are a few parts that make me wonder if it was an import. The v5 was an old style one as it's been sat up for a long time.
But rear mudguard looks non uk. Handlebars arent uk ones either.
But either someone's changed it over time or it's an old import.
Anyway of telling? Chassis number ?

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Re: How To tell if my 500 is an import
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2016, 08:57:03 PM »
Thank you..
  My bike is black. Has the higher bars and doesn't have the seperate headlight switch.  But has the 4 hole mudguard. So it's a bit all over the place

Offline Woodside

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Re: How To tell if my 500 is an import
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2016, 09:06:43 PM »
Didn't us bikes have a vin plate riveted to the frame on the head stock. ..uk didn't?

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Re: How To tell if my 500 is an import
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2016, 03:27:10 PM »
PM me the frame number and I will give you a build date

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Re: How To tell if my 500 is an import
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2016, 09:24:32 PM »
Pm sent . .
  The chassis number is stamped onto the frame stem same as the normal U.K. Bikes.

 

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