Honda YOM Contact

[r1_pete]

Does anyone have the name of someone senior at the Honda Year Of Manufacture team?

Its been three months since they sent me an incorrect YOM letter, they've inserted an F in the frame number and its come back 1977, should be about 72!!

I've written twice, emailed phoned, and am just getting nowhere, basically they have sold me a service not fit for purpose, vosa wouldn't accept a frame number different to all the other documentation.

I'm hoping to find a named contact, to try and pin something down, before I have to resort to legal steps....

Cheers.

Pete.

[r1_pete]

Well I finally got a replacement certificate, but all they have done is edit the chassis number, so I now have a CB750K3 frame they recon was made in 1977, with engine number 3112568

My chassis number is CB750-2212497 they've dated CB750F 2212497, both are valid, but 5 years apart.

I'm on the brink of giving up and calling the scrap man in, useless muppets...

[r1_pete]

Cheers guys,

Yes its an import, I'll try that number, I think the confusion is because the chassis number is valid with or without an F and the call centre agents don't get the issue, I'm not bothered about tax exempt, I just don't want a 72 bike registered as a 77.

[r1_pete]

Well, I've emailled the Customer services generic email address with a title 'FAO Sarah - YOM', included the two certificates, how 2 different frame numbers can have the same engine number is a mystery, clearly they just edited the 1st cert, rather than re running the query, also included photos of the frame number and plates, and a table from the other SOHC website which clearly shows my frame number in the 1972 / 73 range, and the F serial number in the 1977 / 78 range, so we'll see.

Problem is they don't acknowledge anything, so you've no idea whether they are doing or ignoring....

[r1_pete]

Well after 4 months trying, I finally got my date certificate, 6 November 1972, seems odd when the chassis number had a F in it it was registered 6 November 1977, I wonder how much research is actually done.

[Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP)]

Slightly Different but I lost my training certificate and rang Chiswick to see if they could replace that and got anything before 1980 no records kept.No help at all
Thank Christ I do not have to go down you guys alley
Cheers
Bitsa

[Johnwebley]

just to say ,I e-mailed Honda for advice on getting my 500 date of manufacture,

got a nice e-mail reply after a couple of days,
advising me to write to Customer service ,Bracknell ,Berks,,

enclosing a £30 cheque,

the certificate arrived about 5 days later,saying it is a 1973,old enough for "Historic" tax,


great service,although it didn't give a more precise date,any time in one of 365 days !!

[mike the bike]

Try the VJMC.   They've got the records and the expertise and, more importantly,  DVLA actually take note of their recommendations.

[Bryanj]

If you use VJMC DVLA will want to inspect the bike and you have to get it to an inspection without riding it, a letter from Honda will go straight through unfortunately Honda Japan lost a lot of early records in a fire so cannot give you an exact date anymore. PM me the full frame number and I should be able to tie it down to a month or two from all the US records I have. THIS IS 500 ONLY

[Johnwebley]

thank you Bryan,

 tail end of 73 suits me,

great place this Forum !!!