Kawasaki engine number identification

The engine number will only tell you how old the engine is. It would be more help if you mention the model of the bike. But to be sure of the date of the machine you should take the chassis number to a kawasaki dealer. They can tell you the age and model of the vehicle from that. The chassis number is usually on the headstock of the frame.

The engine number is worthless. The frame number is the key. If your bike is 1980 or so, pray that it has 17 alpha numeric digits in the number. Les than 17 and finding the information requested is pretty hard. If it does have 17 digits, go to this website http://www.motoverse.com/tools/vin/kawasaki.asp

You can go to Kawasaki.com and get the manual for "YOUR" bike. They have manuals for owners of 1986 to the present. The VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) must be entered in order to retrieve it. VIN # IS_SEQUENCE OF17 DIGITS. **EXAMPLE ***** JKAVFKA16VB508039 *****
After you find & download the manual ,you may need Adobe reader to open it with.
Here is a picture where to find the number and the web-page to enter your info.
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If it were 2000 and newer the frame number would be 17 digits long and the tenth digit from the left would designate the year. Even the older bikes have more digits than what is shown. Bottom line is that the numbers are not all there. Sorry.

You just need to make a couple of phone calls. Try a Kawasaki dealer close to your city. The USA dealers can check the frame VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) and tell you what you have. Since the bike was not intended for USA shipment, there is a possibility that only a Euro dealer would have the information. Find a Euro dealer on the web, then call or email for the information.

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With a grinding of the engine number you can tell very little. Even with the number you can tell very little. Actually, the frame number is the key to identification. Look on the frame just ahead of the gas tank. Between the forks there is a steering stem where the entire front end attaches to the bike. Look on the stem for the number. Any dealer can tell you exactly what you have if given the number.

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VIN:JKAKXWR12PA008201
World region:Asia
Manufactured in:Japan
Year:1993
Make:Kawasaki
Model:KX80-R
Body style:Moto Cross
Drive type:RWD
Cylinders:1 Cylinders

Just call your local Kawasaki dealer, or any Kawasaki dealer, and give them the VIN number and they can look it up and tell you EXACTLY what the bike is. If you call a local dealer they may know the current owner and the bike's history.

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