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biggalaxie

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help with vin decode
« on: November 01, 2005, 10:23:43 PM »
i bought a cb750 and was told by the prior owner it was a 75. his old title said it was a 75. now i got the new title and it is saying a 74. the vin is cb7502532700 can anybody help? thanks, matt ???

Offline TwoTired

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Re: help with vin decode
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2005, 10:30:26 PM »
According to the Honda Motorcycle Indenification Guide, you have a 1975 model.
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Offline bryanj

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Re: help with vin decode
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2005, 01:21:16 AM »
I agrree thats a 75 model but it could have been built in 74. The vin plate should tell you the month/year of build
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