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SOHC.co.uk Forums => CB500/550 => Topic started by: Peter_plade on December 23, 2014, 07:02:51 PM

Title: Production date
Post by: Peter_plade on December 23, 2014, 07:02:51 PM

Is it possible to see the exact production date from the vin number?

Title: Re: Production date
Post by: Trigger on December 23, 2014, 07:23:26 PM

Nope, but if it is a USA import it should have the month and year on the VIN plate.

Title: Re: Production date
Post by: Peter_plade on December 23, 2014, 07:32:20 PM

Thanks.

Title: Re: Production date
Post by: Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP) on December 23, 2014, 08:15:38 PM

Said it b4 love the pipes and a nice bike
Cheers
Bitsa

Title: Re: Production date
Post by: Trigger on December 23, 2014, 08:18:19 PM

Quote from: Jamesh_sussex on December 23, 2014, 07:58:54 PM

Hi Peter, if you're missing the vin plate I have a couple of 550's and can see hoe close our VIN'd are to give you a rough date.

Here's your bike's UK twin...(also a US import)

(http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/12/23/5d79e7b55205e72ab19d52d421d7fa2c.jpg)

What year is that CB550 listed as??

Title: Re: Production date
Post by: Peter_plade on December 23, 2014, 08:19:19 PM

Nice bike  :)
Just checked, it's from April 74, but because it's imported the papers say December 76.
My problem is that I can get vintage plates for it, but here but only if it was registered before April 76.

Title: Re: Production date
Post by: Trigger on December 23, 2014, 08:37:24 PM

Quote from: Jamesh_sussex on December 23, 2014, 08:29:13 PM

Well mine is mfg 4/76 - same as my birthday...and I suspect it has the wrong front fender (should be two stays). My other 550's are two-stay...

You read me like a book James. It was only the K3 and some F's that had the single stay.

Title: Re: Production date
Post by: Green1 on December 23, 2014, 08:40:15 PM

Any were nice

Do you still have the green one James hint hint wink wink

Mick

Title: Re: Production date
Post by: Trigger on December 23, 2014, 08:41:38 PM

Quote from: Jamesh_sussex on December 23, 2014, 08:38:57 PM

:-) knew you'd spotted it ha ha....it'll get a second stay at some point...

Always found it strange that they used the CB500Four frame on these early 550's.

Title: Re: Production date
Post by: Green1 on December 23, 2014, 08:42:46 PM

Only if its at mates rates  ;)

Mick

Title: Re: Production date
Post by: s7paul on December 31, 2014, 09:00:15 AM

I wrote to Honda, and they wrote back confirming the exact day it rolled off the line.