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Yamaha Dragstar - Where's the VIN?

  • 06-07-2014 07:45PM
    #1
    newmug
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,571 ✭✭✭


    Hi folks. I recently acquired a cheap Yamaha Dragstar. I want to find the VIN, but I can only see a 10 character number on the frame. That musn't be it. Is it under the tank or something? I want to know so I can google it, find the proper manual, and treat this baby properly. Paperwork isn't back yet so I cant get it off that. Any ideas?


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  • #2
    Bikerguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,289 ✭✭✭Bikerguy


    newmug wrote: »
    Hi folks. I recently acquired a cheap Yamaha Dragstar. I want to find the VIN, but I can only see a 10 character number on the frame. That musn't be it. Is it under the tank or something? I want to know so I can google it, find the proper manual, and treat this baby properly. Paperwork isn't back yet so I cant get it off that. Any ideas?

    its should be on the right side of the Frame up near the Handle Bars..... i believe that vin must be visible.. check this out

    https://www.motorcyclespareparts.eu/yamaha-parts/model-prefix.aspx


  • #3
    newmug
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,571 ✭✭✭newmug


    Thanks Bikerguy, but I'm not having any joy. The only number I can see up near the handlebars begins with 4T (that would make it a TDM 850???), and it has 10 characters, not 17. According to that link, the dragstars should begin with 4V. Could this be a crashed yoke stuck together with bits from different bikes? Or a Jap import maybe?


  • #4
    Bikerguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,289 ✭✭✭Bikerguy


    Well that VIN "code" acording the website should be identical in all around the world.... but my tip will be to wait for papper work and see if it match.

    Well i hope its not what it may be
    ...


  • #5
    newmug
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,571 ✭✭✭newmug


    Hi all. I tracked down the original owner of this bike. He says it was a "german import", hence only 10 characters in the VIN. Anyone ever heard of this???


  • #6
    Roadcraft
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 174 ✭✭Roadcraft


    What year & cc is the bike?

    It looks like an American made Yamaha bike as their VIN numbers start with 4 or 1.

    If it was a German bike the VIN would start with 'W'

    The other codes in the above link are the model codes.


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  • #7
    newmug
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,571 ✭✭✭newmug


    She's a 99


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