Reading your VIN - What does it all mean/

[Mellow]

http://www.st1300riders.com/forums/album_pic.php?pic_id=104

[Blue STreak]

To do it yourself:

http://www.autoinsurancetips.com/vin.htm

To do it automatically:

http://www.analogx.com/contents/vinview.htm

[Burger]

I appreciate you asked the question a long time ago... When I asked this question a couple of days ago, the best answer I was given was as attached. Perhaps the most confusing part of the VIN is the model descriptor (characters 4 to 8). I did find the following somewhere on the web...

SC510 = 2003 Non ABS
SC513 = 2003 ABS
SC511 = 2004 Non ABS
SC514 = 2004 ABS

However, I think this only applies to US bikes or doesn't tell the full story because my model descriptor in my VIN is SC51A. A quick check on the ST VIN register told me I'm not the only one with an SC51A.

Regards,

[VF1000R]

Interesting , Dosen't the M designator for Assembly plant mean Maryville ??

[VF1000R]

Never mind :) , I had to read the fine print.

[basco]

Its all in the manual, I think.