Help me to find out the year of my bike

[forden34]

RC01E-1001324  on the engine
RC01-1001305    on the frame

[jbrightwell]

Hello forden34 - Im certainly no expert on this but there are others here that probably know these #s by heart.  There should be more letters and numbers in your frame number.  For instance my 81 CB750K has JH2RC0102BM200xxx - 17 numbers/letters.  The 10th digit, B, in my case, means 1981.  Hope this helps some.  Do you have a title or any idea at all?  Post a pic, most of the folks here can tell by looking!

[sgtslag]

It should have a steel, stamped plate on the triple-tree's head, below the handlebars.  Look at it from the left side.  It should have the year, in large letters, as well as the model (F, K, or C).  Cheers!

[jbrightwell]

I see from an earlier post that forden34 is over across the big pond somewhere.  Sounds like a bike that maybe never left southeast Asia.  Would that be why he is having a hard time finding info?

[forden34]

My friend say that a man take it from Japan to Thailand
So how can i know what year it is on the bike??


Sorry for my bad english, but i try as hard i can to be understanded

[forden34]

I put some photos if somebody can see what year it is

[forden34]

Nobody?????

[LukeM]

Patience, patience... Sometimes it takes a bit, especially if the information is not readily available.  

Luke M

[shultz_1978]

 A picture of the motor would really be helpful.

Maybe even one of the hole bike. Welcome to the forum

You will find A lot of good stuff on here.

[forden34]

Thank u

The problem is that i must know what year it is on the bike to order parts here in Thailand

What is the diffrent between the years of the bike
If somebody can tell me so i can look if i have or not the parts of that year

Hope u all understand me

[seestheday]

Definitely between a 1979 and 1982 DOHC.  If you were in Europe, I'd say it was a KZ based on that boattail, the comstar rims, and the dual front discs.  Because its a bike from Japan though, I just don't know.

If I had to guess, I'd say it was a 1981 CB750 KZ based on this: http://honda-cb750-s.456789.n3.nabble.com/Honda-CB750KZ-1981-td3538624.html (that thread shows you what a 1981 KZ looks like basically brand new).

I find the pods you have on it interesting.  If you're having trouble with the carbs and the carbs haven't been significantly jetted it might be easier to put a stock airbox back on.  Getting pods to run right on these CV carbs is apparently not easy (but it's not going to stop me from trying...).

Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

[seestheday]

Could also be an 82: http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/pictures/1982-honda-cb750kz/#.UOzoaW80WSo
or an 80: http://www.cheffins.co.uk/lot/-532210-vintage-0

I don't think it is a 79 because the pics I found of it had wire wheels, but I could be wrong.

[forden34]

I take off the pods, just trying with it but it is shit
I have spend lots of huers to find a same bike as mine but i not find it
Look the small things on the bike if it is same
For example
Fotpegsholder on the back
Handbrake i have is aluminium and not plastic for the fluid
The gearshifter i have is double not single

I be crazy soon bcoz i must order parts very soon bcoz i want to go to Burapa Bike Week in Pattaya 15-16 february

[shultz_1978]

If you stand in  front of your bike on the right side of the steering neck is there not any numbers stamped into it?

[forden34]

RC01-1001305    on the frame

If i sitt on the bike i have this number only on the right side on the neck

[LukeM]

I have a Haynes manual for the DOHC CB750 motorcycles at home.  I'll check it when I get home this weekend. There should be an engine number stamped into the right side of the engine case, just behind the cylinders.  Don't worry if they don't match up: engines were built on one assembly line, and frames on the other.

Luke M

[shultz_1978]

If you have a 17 number vin it is 1981 or newer. I will keep digging.

[shultz_1978]

I think this will only work on sixteen digit vins. But You can try it out. http://www.motoverse.com/tools/vin/honda.asp

[seestheday]

Unfortunately all if the things you mentioned could easily be aftermarket changes.  

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From: forden34 [via Honda CB750'S]

Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 11:02 PM

To: seestheday

Subject: Re: Help me to find out the year of my bike

I take off the pods, just trying with it but it is shit
I have spend lots of huers to find a same bike as mine but i not find it
Look the small things on the bike if it is same
For example
Fotpegsholder on the back
Handbrake i have is aluminium and not plastic for the fluid
The gearshifter i have is double not single

I be crazy soon bcoz i must order parts very soon bcoz i want to go to Burapa Bike Week in Pattaya 15-16 february

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[seestheday]

I'm guessing the japanese vins are different than everywhere else which is why we're having such a hard time.

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I think this will only work on sixteen digit vins. But You can try it out. http://www.motoverse.com/tools/vin/honda.asp

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