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Offline Packman

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Matching Numbers
« on: February 18, 2010, 06:48:22 PM »
Here in the uk to register a off road bike you need the frame and engine numbers to match so that you can get a certificate of newness. Ive been restoring my 1988 kx 500 for the road in Super Moto form  :-D, now ive got the frame number but ive only got a 1988 kx250 f1 motor this is becouse a certain wifof the chap i got the bike from disposed
of it in a seperation  :evil: I have mailed kawasaki uk and they want a matching pair of numbers witch i have not got  :-o is there anyway via database or something similar that i can get the engine number to match the frame number so i can get it road registered  :? :?

Offline kx666

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Re: Matching Numbers
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2010, 06:29:52 AM »
in the us kawasaki didnt keep track of engine numbers (as far as i know).  when you redgestyer it how would they know it is not the origanal?

Offline Hillclimb#42

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Re: Matching Numbers
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2010, 11:03:58 AM »
Maybe by "matching" they mean "correct number sequence" that shows that motor was produced the same year as the frame. Possibly eliminating modified/ unsafely fabricated chasis's. Like doing something crazy like sticking a kx500 in a moped chassis.

Offline bike_boy_england

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Re: Matching Numbers
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2010, 08:08:41 PM »
the numbers have to be a 'pair'. i recently rang kawasaki uk, gave them the frame and engine numbers which numerically didnt match, but they told me they were a matching pair and sent me a cert of newness. Hope you get sorted