Dirt Bike VIN Check. Though both a motorcycle and a dirt bike are two-wheeled vehicles, there are some aspects that differentiates them. The main differences are on the design, construction and the material used. Dirt bike has small and light frame which is constructed for swift mobility. It is built to remain stable on rugged terrain. Note that the serial number information below is fragmentary and incomplete, and many bikes have proven to be much newer than the serial numbers would suggest. It appears that Raleigh recycled many of the older serial numbers in later years, so there are lots of bikes from the 60s and 70s that have serial numbers that would suggest much greater. Canadian Police Information Centre where the public can search the CPIC database to see if a motor vehicle or bicycle has been reported stolen. Law enforcement partners can register to access more detailed documentation and reports based on information in the CPIC database.
Above: All frames built by Dave Moulton are measured from the Center of the Bottom Bracket to the top of the seat lug, or to be precise, to an imaginary line just above the seat lug.
This is the traditional way of measuring by most English framebuilders. Most Italian framebuilders measure to the center of the top tube.
54 cm. stamped on a Dave Moulton built frame, will measure 52 cm. C to C.
It becomes a problem when someone sells a frame and lists it measured C to C and the buyer assumes it is C to T, or vice-versa.
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This is the traditional way of measuring by most English framebuilders. Most Italian framebuilders measure to the center of the top tube.
54 cm. stamped on a Dave Moulton built frame, will measure 52 cm. C to C.
It becomes a problem when someone sells a frame and lists it measured C to C and the buyer assumes it is C to T, or vice-versa.
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Updated 04/01/2019
- What the Vin or Frame numbers mean (This is the number on the frame steering head). Below is what we have come up with to help so it may not be perfect, so please double check you can use the internet to check or run the number past a bike dealer.
- Frame number check is in most cases the same as VIN number check, for the vehicle identification number located on the frame is the primary number used to identify the vehicle - a car, a motorcycle, a truck or a trailer or even a bike. However, frame number check mostly refers to motorcycles and bicycles.
The reason behind this registry is to account for, and thereby preserve frames that I built, for the current owners and future owners. Of the many frames I built, for example around 2,500 with the Fuso name, I can probably only vouch for a few hundred of that brand. Where are the rest?
Unfortunately many are lost through accidents and neglect; others thrown out by people not realizing they had a hand built product, and some have ended up in land fills. Many more I'm sure are sitting in garages and basements just waiting to be discovered again. Hopefully people finding these frames in the future will do a little research and maybe find these pages and realize there are people who would love to own and ride one of these bikes.
I retired from framebuilding in 1993 so there will be no more built, therefore it is important to preserve the frames I did build. There is rarely a week goes by without one of my frames coming up for sale on e-Bay or Craig's List somewhere.
Often a new owner will e_mail me, but more often than not I never hear of that frame or bike again. Maybe people think I am too busy or they don't want to trouble me. Now I hope people will at least e-mail me and register their frame here.
I would like to list a frame number, the size, owners name, city and state. However, if anyone wants to just register the frame number but remain anonymous, I will respect their privacy.
I hope in time this register will help in preventing fraudulent sales, and the selling of stolen bikes. I also hope the people listed this site will eventually become an online community of 'dave moulton' owners.
If you own a UK or US built dave moulton custom, or a John Howard, Fuso or a Recherché bike or frame, please email me (E_mail link is at the top right.) with the serial number, (Stamped under the bottom bracket.) and frame size.
Your name, city and state would be appreciated, along with such info as 'When did you acquire the frame, are you the original owner?' Does the frame have original paint, or a repaint, etc. As much info as you care to give me.
Your email will never be shared with any third party. If any member requests to be put in touch with you, I will forward the e_mail and let you decide whether to respond.
There is now a Gallery page with pictures of owners bikes, these are listed by frame numbers. As you hover over a thumbnal picture the frame number is revealed. Some owners also have pictures on Flickr, PhotoBucket or somewhere else on the web, these are linked to the actual frame numbers in the listing, and appear underlined and a different color.
Thank you for your interest,
Unfortunately many are lost through accidents and neglect; others thrown out by people not realizing they had a hand built product, and some have ended up in land fills. Many more I'm sure are sitting in garages and basements just waiting to be discovered again. Hopefully people finding these frames in the future will do a little research and maybe find these pages and realize there are people who would love to own and ride one of these bikes.
I retired from framebuilding in 1993 so there will be no more built, therefore it is important to preserve the frames I did build. There is rarely a week goes by without one of my frames coming up for sale on e-Bay or Craig's List somewhere.
Often a new owner will e_mail me, but more often than not I never hear of that frame or bike again. Maybe people think I am too busy or they don't want to trouble me. Now I hope people will at least e-mail me and register their frame here.
I would like to list a frame number, the size, owners name, city and state. However, if anyone wants to just register the frame number but remain anonymous, I will respect their privacy.
I hope in time this register will help in preventing fraudulent sales, and the selling of stolen bikes. I also hope the people listed this site will eventually become an online community of 'dave moulton' owners.
If you own a UK or US built dave moulton custom, or a John Howard, Fuso or a Recherché bike or frame, please email me (E_mail link is at the top right.) with the serial number, (Stamped under the bottom bracket.) and frame size.
Your name, city and state would be appreciated, along with such info as 'When did you acquire the frame, are you the original owner?' Does the frame have original paint, or a repaint, etc. As much info as you care to give me.
Your email will never be shared with any third party. If any member requests to be put in touch with you, I will forward the e_mail and let you decide whether to respond.
There is now a Gallery page with pictures of owners bikes, these are listed by frame numbers. As you hover over a thumbnal picture the frame number is revealed. Some owners also have pictures on Flickr, PhotoBucket or somewhere else on the web, these are linked to the actual frame numbers in the listing, and appear underlined and a different color.
Thank you for your interest,
I built many bicycle frames over the years, but the frame serial number makes each one unique.
Dave Moulton
Dave Moulton
Above: The frame serial number stamped under the Bottom Bracket shell is usually a 3 or 4 digit number. The frame size is a 2 digit number.
Both numbers read from the outside edge in. (In opposite directions.)
This is obvious in most cases, but becomes confusing when numbers contain 9, 6, or 0. for example frame number 069 might be read upside down as 690.
Both numbers read from the outside edge in. (In opposite directions.)
This is obvious in most cases, but becomes confusing when numbers contain 9, 6, or 0. for example frame number 069 might be read upside down as 690.
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Here is an email I got from an actual employee of GT:
If the bike frame was manufactured at the Santa Ana CA facility, the first three or four digits of the serial number should be letters abbreviating the model or size of the frame such as 'XL', 'XXL', CR24, or something like that.
The next part of the serial number is eight numeric digits. The first four numbers should be a two digit month followed by a two digit year.
The last four digits are the serialization digits 0000 to 9999 depending on what number the frame was of the years production.
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If the frame was made overseas in Taiwan, it gets more complicated. If the number starts with a K, the frame was made by Kinesis.
That's the only one I remember off the top of my head.
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There were at least four companies in Taiwan that made the GT lines :
Robinson, Dyno, Powerlite and Auburn included)
The first digit would be a letter designating the factory that made the frame. There might also be a second letter digit specifying the factory that assembled the bike, if applicable. The model and year of production was also coded by a letter, so you won't be able to spot a two digit month and two digit year.
Before I left, I was writing a specification to standardize all of the serial numbers because GT was starting to send most of its US production to other US fabrication shops.
The information might also come in handy for deciphering other makes because the factories in Taiwan make bikes for a lot of different companies.
I am tinkering around with the idea of starting to make my own frames, kind of on a 'one-off' basis. I am also teaching welding at a local community college.
By the way, did I tell you that the guy ran GT's in house fabrication for the last ten years (he recently retired) was none other than Gilbert Axt. Who? Do you remember Race, Inc.? Zedd transmission mp3 download mp3. That was Gilbert.
He also did the original PK Ripper for SE Racing. History, man.
It might be a really cool thing if I can track down Gilbert now and interview him for you.
THAT is the kind of stuff that belongs in the BMX Museum!
Before I left, I was writing a specification to standardize all of the serial numbers because GT was starting to send most of its US production to other US fabrication shops.
The information might also come in handy for deciphering other makes because the factories in Taiwan make bikes for a lot of different companies.
I am tinkering around with the idea of starting to make my own frames, kind of on a 'one-off' basis. I am also teaching welding at a local community college.
By the way, did I tell you that the guy ran GT's in house fabrication for the last ten years (he recently retired) was none other than Gilbert Axt. Who? Do you remember Race, Inc.? Zedd transmission mp3 download mp3. That was Gilbert.
He also did the original PK Ripper for SE Racing. History, man.
It might be a really cool thing if I can track down Gilbert now and interview him for you.
THAT is the kind of stuff that belongs in the BMX Museum!
Later. I'll write you when I get a chance. Dan Garcia
and here is the updates, thanks to love thegoose! (Michael S)
well we get a good bit of gt serials that could be identified by the owner, if they only had the tips that some of us have learned, so i will post what i know, and anyone with more knowledge can add to it.so here we go.
here is an example to go by. on the dropout you have 'M1' followed by '08922198'.this one is simple.
M1 stands for 'mach one' that is your model gt.
it can also be a 'I' for interceptor and so on.
next on the serial is '0892' this is easy to decode too,
08 means 8th month, which would be august.
then you have '92' next in the lineup, this would be 1992
the last 4 digits, are your build number, this one would be the 2,198th one built.
Here is another example. if your serial is KGCG2297 this one gets a little complicated. but still easy once you learn the code to it.
the first letter is who made the frame itself, in this case it would be 'Kenisis', an overseas company.this could be replaced by another letter but at least we know what that one is there for.
next is the letter 'G'.this isnt always there, but if so, this is where it was assembled, (ever notice the built in usa sticker on your gt or dyno?) this is what that letter is there for. it wasnt made here, but was built here.
next is the letter 'C'.C is the 3rd letter in the alphabet, and march is the 3rd month, so march is the build month.
next is the letter 'G' this is the year. G is the 7th letter in the alphabet,
so this would be a 1987.
here is one more.your serial resembles this:f6030578.
to start, if you have a 'baseball' looking stamp behind your serial, this frame was made overseas..no its not a pacific, so dont cry, or get mad..and lets continue.
on this serial, the first number is the last digit of the year, so 6 stands for 1986
next is '03'..this is the third month.which is march.
so you have a gt built in march of 1986.
but still use the museum as a guide to id the frame, cause sometimes you can find the year, but getting a posotive id on the model isnt possible without knowing which style frame you have.
this doesnt apply to new gt's, but hopefully some people with info on those will chime in. this isnt always going to match your serial, you may have a 'fake'.its not likely but it happens. also on earlier models this can differ. this is for the 2 most popular style serial's i see on here. also, common sense tells you that if you have a suspected 'gt' frame, look it up and compare it in the musuem, knowing which style frame you have will help with the process of id'ing your bike with the serial, especially if the serial has some damage that prevents you from getting the full number.
hopefully this bit of info can be used for everyone, and this will save you from those late nights sitting around waiting for a response to your post looking for an answer to the idendity to your gt..although i do feel smart and proud when i can answer these posts. well, thats it for me, if anyone else has info on serials or if you see a mistake in this guide, tell me so i can edit it. happy holidays people.
well we get a good bit of gt serials that could be identified by the owner, if they only had the tips that some of us have learned, so i will post what i know, and anyone with more knowledge can add to it.so here we go.
here is an example to go by. on the dropout you have 'M1' followed by '08922198'.this one is simple.
M1 stands for 'mach one' that is your model gt.
it can also be a 'I' for interceptor and so on.
next on the serial is '0892' this is easy to decode too,
08 means 8th month, which would be august.
then you have '92' next in the lineup, this would be 1992
the last 4 digits, are your build number, this one would be the 2,198th one built.
Here is another example. if your serial is KGCG2297 this one gets a little complicated. but still easy once you learn the code to it.
the first letter is who made the frame itself, in this case it would be 'Kenisis', an overseas company.this could be replaced by another letter but at least we know what that one is there for.
next is the letter 'G'.this isnt always there, but if so, this is where it was assembled, (ever notice the built in usa sticker on your gt or dyno?) this is what that letter is there for. it wasnt made here, but was built here.
next is the letter 'C'.C is the 3rd letter in the alphabet, and march is the 3rd month, so march is the build month.
next is the letter 'G' this is the year. G is the 7th letter in the alphabet,
so this would be a 1987.
here is one more.your serial resembles this:f6030578.
to start, if you have a 'baseball' looking stamp behind your serial, this frame was made overseas..no its not a pacific, so dont cry, or get mad..and lets continue.
on this serial, the first number is the last digit of the year, so 6 stands for 1986
next is '03'..this is the third month.which is march.
so you have a gt built in march of 1986.
but still use the museum as a guide to id the frame, cause sometimes you can find the year, but getting a posotive id on the model isnt possible without knowing which style frame you have.
this doesnt apply to new gt's, but hopefully some people with info on those will chime in. this isnt always going to match your serial, you may have a 'fake'.its not likely but it happens. also on earlier models this can differ. this is for the 2 most popular style serial's i see on here. also, common sense tells you that if you have a suspected 'gt' frame, look it up and compare it in the musuem, knowing which style frame you have will help with the process of id'ing your bike with the serial, especially if the serial has some damage that prevents you from getting the full number.
hopefully this bit of info can be used for everyone, and this will save you from those late nights sitting around waiting for a response to your post looking for an answer to the idendity to your gt..although i do feel smart and proud when i can answer these posts. well, thats it for me, if anyone else has info on serials or if you see a mistake in this guide, tell me so i can edit it. happy holidays people.