02-26-2015, 08:46 AM
Every modern motor vehicle sold in nearly every country carries a Vehicle Identification Number or VIN. Each VIN is unique so that each vehicle can be identified. They are an important part of the registration process and managing stolen and 'rebirthed' vehicles. If you want to read about them and what each component means, check out this [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_identification_number]Wikipedia entry.
I'd be pretty confident that VINs are allocated sequentially by manufacturers. From that you can conclude that, on the basis of the registry manintained by this forum, there were at least 1742 2013 non-ABS bikes produced for the US. You can probably conclude that at least 2232 2014 Standard CB1100s and at least 299 DLX models were produced for the US market. Makes me wonder where they all are. Makes me wonder why we have 19 Standards and 36 DLXs registered. But they're other conversations. What you can't conclude that all those bikes have been sold as the VIN is allocated on manufacture not sale.
Motorgeezer's #00095 is a reference to his VIN. I suspect reference to 'unit number' is also a reference to the VIN. 'Production number' may also be reference to the VIN; but it may also refer to the number of bikes produced by Honda which could include bikes produced for all or each market around the world.
Does that help at all?
I'd be pretty confident that VINs are allocated sequentially by manufacturers. From that you can conclude that, on the basis of the registry manintained by this forum, there were at least 1742 2013 non-ABS bikes produced for the US. You can probably conclude that at least 2232 2014 Standard CB1100s and at least 299 DLX models were produced for the US market. Makes me wonder where they all are. Makes me wonder why we have 19 Standards and 36 DLXs registered. But they're other conversations. What you can't conclude that all those bikes have been sold as the VIN is allocated on manufacture not sale.
Motorgeezer's #00095 is a reference to his VIN. I suspect reference to 'unit number' is also a reference to the VIN. 'Production number' may also be reference to the VIN; but it may also refer to the number of bikes produced by Honda which could include bikes produced for all or each market around the world.
Does that help at all?