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Old 08-11-2009, 12:56 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Need More History

Hello Everyone,i Have An Old Bike,1948 Flathead, It Was My Fathers,hes No Longer With Us & Id Like To Find Out More About It.is There A Way To Search The Numbers To Get More History On This Machine?ive Been Told It May Be An Old Police Or Military Bike.thanks For Your Help.
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Old 08-11-2009, 12:59 PM   #2 (permalink)
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sure thing ted, but folks like a bit of an intro before they post up. this gives us a little bit of history to go with. jump on over to the "new to the community" thread and intro a bit. then i'm sure many or all of your questions will be answered.
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You have an engine number only....

Example - 47EL1234

*The engine number is the VIN and is located on left case.
*There are no frame numbers until the 1970 model year.
*First two numbers are the year.
*Letters (up to four) are the model designation.
*The last numbers are the production number
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