what year/ size is it?

[willie b.]

i just came across a free yamaha dirt bike. how do i figure out what year/ size it is? i could not find a vin but found a number stamped in the crankcase.

 

[keioffice]

do you at least know what Make it is (Company)?

 

[Badgadjit1]

free yamaha dirt bike

 

[Badgadjit1]

it should at least have the cc's on the motor somewhere..

 

[TimberPig]

That will be an engine serial number. It isn't going to be as useful as the VIN. Look up near the steering head on the fram, thats where they are normally stamped.

 

[willie b.]

is the serial number part of the vin?

 

[FruDaddy]

Yes, but is isn't the necessarily the engine serial number. Look close at the frame, and do a bit of degreasing. Like Timber said, concentrate on the area around the steering head , especially the vertical part. That is where the VIN is stamped most of the time.

 

[willie b.]

thanks everybody, but i found it. the first 3 numbers on the serial number are the first tree numbers to the vin. i have a 1981 yz 250

 

[brooksta]

Does anyone know where I can find the yamaha vins? I know the vin, trying to find the year?

 

[sick 96 250]

what is the 10th digit of the VIN you know, that will tell us the year

 

[brooksta]

vin is JYA1LR002GC001347