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Offline DaveBarbier

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VIN Frame Stamping Kit?
« on: August 29, 2024, 01:26:57 AM »
Been a while since I’ve posted, hope everyone is doing well.

Anyone have a link to a good stamp kit for stamping the VINs on the steering neck? Most kits I find the characters are small but on these bikes they are tall and thin.

This is for my ‘75/‘78/‘79 550/650/674cc hybrid so I don’t think it really needs to match that closely, but I want to put in some effort. At the moment the bike doesn’t have a stamped VIN because the frame was replaced.
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Re: VIN Frame Stamping Kit?
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2024, 02:57:55 AM »
I have a set I bought from a used tool seller locally here in Nashua NH that are close to the font for my 750. You could come up here and stamp your frame with it.
From my search most said Honda didn't offer any stamp kits for the replacement frames or cases.
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Re: VIN Frame Stamping Kit?
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2024, 03:12:52 AM »
The Honda font is a special one and i have only ever seen one set for sale, from memory specialy made and £250+ GBP.
I have a set of 1/4 inch stamps which you can buy from fleabay
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Re: VIN Frame Stamping Kit?
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2024, 05:39:07 AM »
Quote from: DaveBarbier on August 29, 2024, 01:26:57 AM
At the moment the bike doesn’t have a stamped VIN because the frame was replaced.
Gee, I wonder who did that… 8) ;)
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Re: VIN Frame Stamping Kit?
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2024, 09:07:10 AM »
I have replaced a few when newish bike were accident damaged and insurance held, even down to a C90 stepthrough, parts frames are unstamped
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Re: VIN Frame Stamping Kit?
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2024, 09:37:38 AM »
Quote from: bryanj on August 29, 2024, 03:12:52 AM
The Honda font is a special one and i have only ever seen one set for sale, from memory specialy made and £250+ GBP.
I have a set of 1/4 inch stamps which you can buy from fleabay
Do you have a link to it?
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My current rides
1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner

Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
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Re: VIN Frame Stamping Kit?
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2024, 10:26:31 AM »
Not any more, i saw it on fleabay over 5 years ago mate
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Re: VIN Frame Stamping Kit?
« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2024, 10:34:43 AM »
I saw a post here on this forum a year or two ago about a real Honda stamp kit for sale. ;)
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Re: VIN Frame Stamping Kit?
« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2024, 10:23:15 PM »
 I saw an ad for a set that was custom made and out of reach dollar wise. It looked pretty scammy also.
  I gave up, borrowed a set of generic stamps and hand stamped my 750K2 that has a replacement frame. Then I got a perfect replacement number plate from the guy Switzerland.  Oddly, I found another K2 that was hand stamped last year but they lost that title too.
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Re: VIN Frame Stamping Kit?
« Reply #9 on: August 29, 2024, 11:20:42 PM »
Quote from: newday777 on August 29, 2024, 02:57:55 AM
I have a set I bought from a used tool seller locally here in Nashua NH that are close to the font for my 750. You could come up here and stamp your frame with it.
From my search most said Honda didn't offer any stamp kits for the replacement frames or cases.

Looks like I need to update my location. I moved to Sweden so I’m not really local to New England anymore, haha. Appreciate the offer and those stamps do look closer to what I’m seeing on eBay and Amazon at the moment. Oddly popular are the ones that have little dots that make up the characters which I don’t like at all.
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Re: VIN Frame Stamping Kit?
« Reply #10 on: August 29, 2024, 11:23:21 PM »
Quote from: bryanj on August 29, 2024, 03:12:52 AM
The Honda font is a special one and i have only ever seen one set for sale, from memory specialy made and £250+ GBP.
I have a set of 1/4 inch stamps which you can buy from fleabay
Might be what I end up doing (I mean the eBay stamps). I need to go through an inspection and part of it is having the frame stamped.
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Re: VIN Frame Stamping Kit?
« Reply #11 on: August 29, 2024, 11:27:35 PM »
Quote from: calj737 on August 29, 2024, 05:39:07 AM
Quote from: DaveBarbier on August 29, 2024, 01:26:57 AM
At the moment the bike doesn’t have a stamped VIN because the frame was replaced.
Gee, I wonder who did that… 8) ;)
Yeah I wonder… Thanks to you and your son! You saved the day after it took me months to figure out my original steering neck was bent and me wondering why the hell my front wheel was misaligned after my fork replacement. Good to hear from you Cal!
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Re: VIN Frame Stamping Kit?
« Reply #12 on: August 30, 2024, 05:23:30 AM »
Damn, Sweden! That’s not an everyday opportunity. Per lives there, maybe he can hook you up with some connections.
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Re: VIN Frame Stamping Kit?
« Reply #13 on: August 30, 2024, 06:22:23 AM »
Quote from: calj737 on August 30, 2024, 05:23:30 AM
Damn, Sweden! That’s not an everyday opportunity. Per lives there, maybe he can hook you up with some connections.
For sure. And yeah, we’ve been talking and he’s been giving me advice. Thanks Per!
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Re: VIN Frame Stamping Kit?
« Reply #14 on: August 30, 2024, 06:25:15 AM »
Quote from: DaveBarbier on August 30, 2024, 06:22:23 AM
Quote from: calj737 on August 30, 2024, 05:23:30 AM
Damn, Sweden! That’s not an everyday opportunity. Per lives there, maybe he can hook you up with some connections.
For sure. And yeah, we’ve been talking and he’s been giving me advice. Thanks Per!
So how did you happen to make the move to Sweden????
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My current rides
1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner

Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
1983 GL1100A, 1999 GL1500 SE, 1999 GL1500A

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Re: VIN Frame Stamping Kit?
« Reply #15 on: August 30, 2024, 06:47:18 AM »
Quote from: DaveBarbier on August 30, 2024, 06:22:23 AM
Quote from: calj737 on August 30, 2024, 05:23:30 AM
Damn, Sweden! That’s not an everyday opportunity. Per lives there, maybe he can hook you up with some connections.
For sure. And yeah, we’ve been talking and he’s been giving me advice. Thanks Per!
I think you mentioned Söderbärke close to road 66?
I have passed there a few times this year, last year too. Nice ride over Malingsbo passing Söderbärke to Smedjebacken, Säter, Hedemora, Avesta....

I have done a few screaming 9000rpm loud WOTs from 3rd to 4th if a SOHCer was within hearing distance!!  ;D
Mostly last year...
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Re: VIN Frame Stamping Kit?
« Reply #16 on: August 30, 2024, 10:48:07 PM »
Quote from: newday777 on August 30, 2024, 06:25:15 AM
Quote from: DaveBarbier on August 30, 2024, 06:22:23 AM
Quote from: calj737 on August 30, 2024, 05:23:30 AM
Damn, Sweden! That’s not an everyday opportunity. Per lives there, maybe he can hook you up with some connections.
For sure. And yeah, we’ve been talking and he’s been giving me advice. Thanks Per!
So how did you happen to make the move to Sweden????
I was actually born here so I’m a citizen. Long story short, my brother and sister moved to the UK on work visas and I made some friends in Scotland as I visited them. I tried to get a visa there but it didn’t work out (brexit issues) so I made the choice to go to Sweden to be at least a little bit closer to their families. I don’t really have any major responsibilities like kids so I was able to just up and go. Scotland is amazing and I love it but I have to say the weather here in Sweden is very nice. And I shipped my bikes over too, that’s all I need!
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Re: VIN Frame Stamping Kit?
« Reply #17 on: August 30, 2024, 10:56:03 PM »
Quote from: PeWe on August 30, 2024, 06:47:18 AM
Quote from: DaveBarbier on August 30, 2024, 06:22:23 AM
Quote from: calj737 on August 30, 2024, 05:23:30 AM
Damn, Sweden! That’s not an everyday opportunity. Per lives there, maybe he can hook you up with some connections.
For sure. And yeah, we’ve been talking and he’s been giving me advice. Thanks Per!
I think you mentioned Söderbärke close to road 66?
I have passed there a few times this year, last year too. Nice ride over Malingsbo passing Söderbärke to Smedjebacken, Säter, Hedemora, Avesta....

I have done a few screaming 9000rpm loud WOTs from 3rd to 4th if a SOHCer was within hearing distance!!  ;D
Mostly last year...
Yup, I’m here in Söderbärke. I’m just off route 66 so if you do a flyby I’ll probably hear it! Sometimes I do hear bikes and I think to myself, that did sound a bit like a SOHC4…nah probably not.

And yeah, the ride up to Ludvika is really nice! Once I get these bikes registered (I know it’s been a while) I’ll let you know and you can show me some of the best rides. 
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