08-31-2014, 08:32 AM
I'm really sorry to be a party pooper, but there cannot be two VINs where all digits except the 9th are different. The 9th digit of the VIN is critical to whether or not the VIN is genuine. It is designed to be—and is—calculated from the remaining digits. There can be only one answer from that calculation.
Go to [url=http://alton-moore.net/vin_calculation.html]this site and input your VIN with an 'x' for the 9th digit. It will do the calculation and tell you what the correct VIN should be. Alternatively, simply substitute any other number or "X" and it will tell you whether it is correct or not.
It's all quite scientific. Example, Ferret: if I've read the parts catalogue correctly, it's a fair bet the 9th digit of your DLX's VIN is "X" and that the 9th digit of your 2013 CB1100 bike's VIN was '3'. Tell me the year of your ST and the last 4 digits of its VIN and I can probably tell you the rest of it reasonably quickly.
Edit: We were posting at the same time, Gossman. Thanks for pictures.
Go to [url=http://alton-moore.net/vin_calculation.html]this site and input your VIN with an 'x' for the 9th digit. It will do the calculation and tell you what the correct VIN should be. Alternatively, simply substitute any other number or "X" and it will tell you whether it is correct or not.
It's all quite scientific. Example, Ferret: if I've read the parts catalogue correctly, it's a fair bet the 9th digit of your DLX's VIN is "X" and that the 9th digit of your 2013 CB1100 bike's VIN was '3'. Tell me the year of your ST and the last 4 digits of its VIN and I can probably tell you the rest of it reasonably quickly.
Edit: We were posting at the same time, Gossman. Thanks for pictures.