Topic: Vin number confusion

[Sdsbassist]

Do i have a mismatched frame and motor? Ive looked at the main Vin thread but am still confused...

71 cb750

Frame: cb75010768_ _
Engine: cb750E28279_ _

Does this look weird?

[ekpent]

Frame sounds like a 1970 and the engine either maybe a 77 or 78. If that is an F in the engine number than its from a post 76 Supersport,F2 or F3. Sounds like a bitsa bike. Is the engine black in color   ?

[Sdsbassist]

Nope. I screwed up. Engine says 750E. Does that make more sense?

[Elan]

the frame and engine numbers never match. hondachopper.com has a guideline for engine and frame numbers and their corresponding years.

[flybox1]

http://www.spookytoms.com/Honda-PaintColors.html

find your bike on this page, and click on it, you will find a "Click here for ID Plates" tab...
you'll see the different VIN's for the different engines and frames.  find the ones yours fall into.
I think the only owners who really care about VIN's really close are the Sand(cast) Lot.

[ekpent]

Since you changed the F to an E in the engine that would make it a 78 K engine with a 70 frame. Here is this chart I use. http://www.hondachopper.com/engine/engine_timeline/timeline.html

[Sdsbassist]

Intetesting. The odometer reads 42k. Mustve needed a new engone at somepoiny. Always interesting, but everything about this bike has been RAT!

[ekpent]

Out of curiosity are the gauge ,speedo and tach covers made of glass or plastic and what is the redline ? Since the frame looks to be a K0 maybe it has some other early tid bits.

[Sdsbassist]

platic, 8K. aqua greenish background all faded to hell...