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sportster_history:1988_sportster [2017/04/26 01:31] hippysmack [1988 Sportster] |
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| ====== 1988 Sportster ====== | ====== 1988 Sportster ====== | ||
| ===== Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) ===== | ===== Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) ===== | ||
| - | Example: For a 1988 XLH 1200: __1HD1CAP16JY112016__ appears on steering head. Abbreviated VIN appears on engine crankcase - __CAPJ 112016__ | + | The only numbers used for the purpose of identification are on the right neck and frame downtube. \\ |
| - | | \\ **Motorcycle Origin** | \\ **Manufacturer/ Make** | \\ **Motorcycle Displacement Type** | \\ **Model Designation** | \\ **Engine Size** | \\ **Introduction Date / Special Models** | \\ **VIN Check Digit** | \\ **Model Year** | \\ **Assembly Plant** | \\ **Serial Number** | | + | * The frame is stamped with a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) identification. |
| - | |Made in USA |Harley Davidson |1 = 901 cc & up \\ 4 = 900 cc & below|CA = XLH 883, \\ XLH 1200 \\ CE = XLH 883 Hug \\ CF = XLH 883 Deluxe|M = XLH 883 CC \\ P = XLH 1200 CC |1 = Regular \\ 2 = Mid Year Intro Date \\ 3 = California model \\ 4 = Special Edition |Can be \\ 0 - 9 or X |J = 1988|Y = YORK, PA | | | + | * There are still other stampings on the different parts of the frame combined with certain features that can be used to date the frame. \\ But the only numbers used to identify the entire bike for ownership purposes is the VIN number stamped in the right side neck. |
| - | |1 |HD |1 |CA |P |1 |6 |J |Y |112016| | + | * In addition to the neck VIN, an identification label is located on the frame giving the VIN and date of manufacture. \\ This label was required by law for identification.((HD Service School service bulletin #596 dated September 16, 1969)) |
| + | In 1981, the full VIN was expanded to include country of origin, maker, bike weight, engine displacement, introduction date, a check digit and which factory made it ((HD Service Bulletin #M-800)). \\ | ||
| + | * This nationwide system is designed to provide improved theft protection and more specific vehicle information to HD and government agencies. | ||
| + | * In addition to the neck VIN, an identification label is located on the frame giving the VIN and date of manufacture. \\ This label was required by law for identification.((HD Service School service bulletin #596 dated September 16, 1969)) | ||
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| + | [[techtalk:evo:body01|Click Here]] to view the Evo Sportster frame page in the Sportsterpedia for more information. \\ | ||
| + | [[sportster_history:99xx-01a|Click Here]] for more information on serial numbers and VINs in the Sportsterpedia. \\ | ||
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| + | | **17 Digit VIN for 1987 Sportsters** |||||||||| | ||
| + | | \\ **Origin**| \\ **Make**| \\ **Weight \\ Class** | \\ **Model**| \\ **Engine \\ Size **| \\ **Intro Date/** \\ **Special \\ Models**| \\ **VIN \\ Check Digit**| \\ **Model \\ Year**| \\ **Assembly \\ Plant**| \\ **Serial \\ Number**| | ||
| + | |1 = \\ Made \\ in USA|HD = \\ Harley \\ Davidson |1 = \\ 1200cc \\ 4 = \\ 883cc|CA = \\ XLH 883 \\ XLH 883 \\ Deluxe \\ XLH 1200 \\ CE = \\ XLH883 \\ Hugger|M = \\ 883cc \\ P = \\ 1200cc|1 = \\ Regular \\ 3 = \\ Calif \\ 4 = \\ Special|Can be \\ 0 - 9 or X |J = \\ 1988|Y = \\ York, PA|6 Digits \\ (varies)| | ||
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| + | |**Example**: (1HD1CAP17JY110016) designates a 1987 XLH 883, stamped on the steering head with a sticker VIN on \\ the steering head also. The abbreviated VIN appears on engine right case (CAPJ 110016)|||||||||| | ||
| + | |Example VIN on Frame Reads|||||||||| | ||
| + | |1|HD|1|CA|P|1|7|J|Y|110016| | ||
| + | |Example Abbreviated VIN on Case Reads|||||||||| | ||
| + | | |||CA|P| ||J| |110016| | ||
| ===== Specifications ===== | ===== Specifications ===== | ||
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| - | Back to [[:sportster_history:start|Sportster History Index]] | + | Back to [[sportster_history:99xx-01|Sportster History Index]] |
