October 13th, 2012, 08:35 AM | #1 |
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Ninja 300 Production Number
I was curious if the last four or 5 digits of the serial represented what number it was off the assembly line. Anyone know? If it is I would be interested in what number your bike is off the assembly line.
Mine is 015XX Edit: So i just spoke with my dealer and there is two assembly line numbers. One for the engine and one for the bike as a whole. He also said its the last 6 Alpha\Numeric that make it up. He did not know what the Alpha part of it stood for so in my case the "A". Curious what you guys may already know in regards. So for my bike I have the following. Engine - A015XX Bike - A015XX Last futzed with by Alex; December 13th, 2012 at 12:17 PM. |
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October 13th, 2012, 12:43 PM | #2 |
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I'd "X" out the last digit or two in your post. It's not a great idea to have a VIN number out there quite that publicly, and it can be quickly assumed if someone has the make/model + the last few numbers.
My last five numbers for the bike are 026XX, so if it is sequential, mine was just a wee bit behind yours.
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October 13th, 2012, 12:59 PM | #3 | |
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Still not sure what someone would do with the VIN but this day and age you just never know. Thanks again |
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October 13th, 2012, 01:03 PM | #4 |
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With a VIN and a zip code, you can do all sorts of things on the CA DMV site, not sure about other states.
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October 13th, 2012, 01:10 PM | #5 | |
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Now who got a bike in the first 500 or 1000 batch. |
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October 13th, 2012, 01:25 PM | #6 | |
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October 13th, 2012, 06:51 PM | #7 |
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19XX. The middle child so far.
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October 14th, 2012, 12:30 AM | #8 |
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My guess is A is the year, B will be 2014
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October 14th, 2012, 02:32 AM | #9 |
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Well, here's how it has worked for the model numbers of past Ninjettes:
E-series EX250E1 - 1986 EX250E2 - 1987 F-series EX250F2 - 1988 EX250F3 - 1989 EX250F4 - 1990 EX250F5 - 1991 (*) EX250F6 - 1992 EX250F7 - 1993 EX250F8 - 1994 EX250F9 - 1995 EX250F10 - 1996 EX250F11 - 1997 EX250F12 - 1998 EX250F13 - 1999 EX250F14 - 2000 EX250F15 - 2001 EX250F16 - 2002 EX250F17 - 2003 EX250F18 - 2004 EX250F19 - 2005 EX250F6F - 2006 EX250F7F - 2007 J-series EX250J8F - 2008 EX250J9F - 2009 EX250JAF - 2010 EX250JBF - 2011 EX250JCF - 2012 Ninja 300 EX300ADF - 2013 The "A" in EX300A denotes it as the first Ninja 300, but will stay the same next year if they don't revise the bike significantly. The "D" is the year and it falls in yearly sequence with EX250J?F. Next year's 2014 EX300 will likely be EX300AEF. *assumption; 1991 is strangely missing on Kawasaki's website Last futzed with by CZroe; October 14th, 2012 at 08:32 AM. |
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October 14th, 2012, 06:26 AM | #10 | |
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Sweet can't wait to get my check and now I have a track bike full time LOL.
Got you updated in the list now. Have any idea of your showed up at the dealer before mine Alex? Was wild in that my dealer here in Texas got their two 300s 2 weeks before any other dealer at least in Texas. Once they did I had dealers calling me on the same day and time LOL. Good guess from what CZroe is saying you nailed it. Quote:
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October 14th, 2012, 08:25 AM | #11 | |
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October 14th, 2012, 09:38 AM | #12 |
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Yes, the A in this case means non-ABS. The ABS models will have a B in the same place.
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October 14th, 2012, 10:50 AM | #13 | |
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October 14th, 2012, 02:46 PM | #14 |
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Thank god you figured all that out
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October 14th, 2012, 09:41 PM | #15 |
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You don't think it's interesting that the pregen may actually have had a longer and more impressive run than we thought? 1987-2007. Consider that it likely started selling in 1986 and while the 2008-model successor did not start in 2007 and you've got a 21-year history.
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October 14th, 2012, 10:03 PM | #16 |
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Idk how I've survived without that vital information
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October 14th, 2012, 10:28 PM | #17 |
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Let's just say mine is between 1-300
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October 15th, 2012, 10:07 PM | #18 |
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So the last 6 digits of the VIN are something like 003XX ? I ask because Cali seemed to not be one of the first ones to get their bikes. I just want to confirm since the VIN # is very low. Thanks in adavnce.
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October 16th, 2012, 01:05 AM | #19 |
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I'm an Auzzie mine is A004XX
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October 16th, 2012, 05:21 AM | #20 | |
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October 16th, 2012, 06:17 AM | #21 | |
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If she can give me mor of the VIN I can put her in better order too. With so little of the VIN I see no risk of sharing at this point. |
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October 16th, 2012, 06:18 AM | #22 |
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October 16th, 2012, 08:18 AM | #23 |
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October 16th, 2012, 09:23 AM | #24 |
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012xx here in western Maryland.
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October 16th, 2012, 07:29 PM | #25 |
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I just went outside and confirmed that the VIN does look like you guys state. A00XXX... I believed the same thing that you guys did so I triple checked and had a friend check for me too and he confirmed. I'm not quite sure how my dealer got this bike, but this is the one they had for me. I know that they got another in and that VIN also read A00XXX.
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October 19th, 2012, 12:21 PM | #26 |
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The "A" before the last 5 digits of your VIN denotes that it is made in Thailand. That is all. See attached document from Kawi on this. Also, I wouldn't be scared to put the whole last 6 of the VIN out there on a forum, can't do anything with out all of the digits.
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October 26th, 2012, 11:19 PM | #28 |
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October 30th, 2012, 08:42 PM | #30 |
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November 3rd, 2012, 09:28 AM | #31 |
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November 3rd, 2012, 10:20 AM | #32 |
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November 4th, 2012, 04:27 PM | #33 |
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November 5th, 2012, 11:51 AM | #34 | |
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B/c there's millions of M/Cs parked at the houses, condos and apartment complexes in my area, with their VINs in full display on their frames (m/cs) or through their windshields (cars). Are all those people (including me) in some kind of danger b/c our VIN and zip code are public information? |
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November 5th, 2012, 12:49 PM | #35 |
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Danger is perhaps a strong word. But with that information, someone can successfully impersonate you on the DMV site. That could mean changing your registration status, submitting paperwork showing you sold the vehicle, and perhaps more use cases that don't come immediately to mind.
Seeing how easy it is to get someone else's VIN (by the methods you describe), and how easy it would be to guess a zip code (simply by the vehicle's current location), perhaps it shouldn't be used at all to authenticate access to the site. But nevertheless, it is.
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December 4th, 2012, 09:41 AM | #38 |
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since last night, the dealer had it for over a month
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