Do you think this is for real?

[peterbaron]

Regardless of whether it's sequential or numbered as the bikes arrive in the country, a last-three-digits vin designation of '393' means that a minimum of 393 '17 CB1100s were brought to the U.S. Seeing as how that bike has sat there for a good three or four months, I'm guessing there must be at least 500 '17 CB1100s in the country.

VLJ, I take it that, after a fairly thorough reading of the NHTSA document, that some of the units may be numbered randomly; that is, there is really no sequence required. As long as the identifier is unique and all other of the very complex aspects of creating the VIN are followed, the VIN number is legal.

Read up on how the check digit is created and verified...arrggghhh.

I don't think the last digits of the VIN are any way to really assess how many of any particular model got to any particular market.

I know I've never seen a 2017, and I live in the most populous area for motorcycles in the state. They don't seem to be able to give them away, hardly.

Here is a partial VIN of 2014::
VIN Number: 102229

and here is the link to this bike:
https://www.cycletrader.com/listing/2014...-122423882

Tell me what you think of this VIN...... it is 102229 th CB made by Honda in 2014 or maybe 102229 in the US...or something else??????

pb

Thanks for that; no way Honda ever imported over 100,000 CB1100s to the United States. The number is actually 102291, there was a typo in the initial post. Those would be HUGE numbers for any model.

VLJ, I take it that, after a fairly thorough reading of the NHTSA document, that some of the units may be numbered randomly; that is, there is really no sequence required. As long as the identifier is unique and all other of the very complex aspects of creating the VIN are followed, the VIN number is legal.

Read up on how the check digit is created and verified...arrggghhh.

I don't think the last digits of the VIN are any way to really assess how many of any particular model got to any particular market.

I know I've never seen a 2017, and I live in the most populous area for motorcycles in the state. They don't seem to be able to give them away, hardly.

Here is a partial VIN of 2014::
VIN Number: 102229

and here is the link to this bike:
https://www.cycletrader.com/listing/2014...-122423882

Tell me what you think of this VIN...... it is 102229 th CB made by Honda in 2014 or maybe 102229 in the US...or something else??????

pb

Thanks for that; no way Honda ever imported over 100,000 CB1100s to the United States. The number is actually 102291, there was a typo in the initial post. Those would be HUGE numbers for any model. >>>>>>>>>>>>

CORRECT VIN 102291

Sorry for misprint

pb