Unknown enginenumber? anyone know why

[Pol Anorl]

Checked out the new v5 for my bros and under engine number it says "unkown" anyone know why?
Is it a good or bad thing.
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[Bezzer]

Should have a frame number because that's what gives you the reg number, seen "unknown" for the engine number usually on an import bike, but never for a frame.
It's more than likely a DVLA cock up I'd give them a bell to check.
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[Paddy Blake]

Would you have a look at the head stock to see if the number is clear and tell us if it is or not.
Just a guess but it could have been stolen/recovered and the numbers ground off.

Oh and gratz on your change on this forum.

[Pol Anorl]

Sorry just re-read it, its engine number and the bros is a jap import, any good sides to this?
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[Paddy Blake]

All Bros are jap imports and it just means it does not have original engine.I think.
No good or bad really.

[Pol Anorl]

If thats the case then the 12k miles the speedo says would be wrong :/
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[Paddy Blake]

I believe the Bros was made for 4 years but it could be 6 starting from 1988.
If I seen one with 12k on the clock I would be shocked.
There are 4 Bros models and 2 engine.
The later model had the oil flow to the head by pipe on the outside the earlier ones were inside.

[Pol Anorl]

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[dougon2wheels]

Most jap import bikes dont have engine numbers,thats more of a european thing,i have a set of cases from a 88 jap import tdr 250,they dont have any numbers,just the prefix 3ck

[dougon2wheels]

Most jap import bikes dont have engine numbers,thats more of a european thing,i have a set of cases from a 88 jap import tdr 250,they dont have any numbers,just the prefix 3ck

[jimspeed]

It's the same on the v5 , just says unknown for eng no. Mine is an import and the bike I had before was the same too.
It's just that the no wasn't written on the forms by whoever registered it in this country not a problem at all
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[grant965]

or the bike could have done 112k miles and its reset itself
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[sickpup]

To register your BROS it only needed to be MOT'd and the MOT presented to DVLA. As this was back in the days of hand written MOT's there was no box on the MOT for an engine No. as a result there was no engine No. put on the V5.

It is unlikely the engine has been changed and unlikely it has been around the clock.

[Kickstart]

Hi

Engine number isn't compulsory for registering a bike so quite often are left off.

Not sure on Hondas but certainly until recently Japanese market Yamahas rarely if ever had engine numbers. Neither my YSR50 nor my TZR250 have any signs of an engine number stamped on the engine.

All the best

Keith
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[grant965]

what would happen if there was no engine or frame number? Can it still be registered?
Ive heard that shotblasting can wear down the frame number, is that true?
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[Kickstart]

Hi

Engine number missing is not a problem. Although an engine number that has been removed does suggest the engine has a dodgy history.

Don't think you can register it with a missing frame number. Shot blasting shouldn't really have a major effect, but powder coating will make it hard or impossible to read.

All the best

Keith
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[Skudd]

It is either a good thing or a bad thing, one or the other. my guess would be that was either.

Glad to be help.
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[andys675]

japanese market bikes don't have engine numbers, just the model prefix, great for thieves as they don't have to disguise the number!
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[Pol Anorl]

[cb1rocket]

all my cb-1s don't have the engine numbers on the V5, an they are all jap imports