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Post by allspeeds on Dec 7, 2019 18:19:58 GMT 1
Hi Does anyone know the best way to check the original colour of a uk bike ? I have the V5 in my name.
Thanks
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Post by oldelsieboy on Dec 7, 2019 18:44:31 GMT 1
Hi Does anyone know the best way to check the original colour of a uk bike ? I have the V5 in my name. Thanks The only way these days is with one of these. or OEB
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Post by allspeeds on Dec 7, 2019 18:54:17 GMT 1
Thank OEB If I had a time machine or crystal ball, I'd be checking the lottery instead. I have the same hair cut as the old boy in the Delorian though so thats a start .
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Post by Bertie Wooster on Dec 8, 2019 16:21:32 GMT 1
Unfortunately the dvla no longer give you the history on the bike data protection if it did it it would tell you full owners history and colour
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Post by hoist1 on Dec 8, 2019 17:43:13 GMT 1
My 350 was in mars bar colours originally but the next owner swapped over to white and blue by changing all the necessary parts, was probably a trade with a mate. So not a respray to give the game away, so still correct, guess he didn’t like the black.
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Post by donkeychomp on Dec 9, 2019 1:21:14 GMT 1
If you are sure the bodywork is original for your bike but needs painting...rub it down a little and see what colours show up.
Alex
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Post by reedpete on Dec 9, 2019 20:22:37 GMT 1
Unfortunately the dvla no longer give you the history on the bike data protection if it did it it would tell you full owners history and colour They no longer give full details but they will send you the colour information ....but you do have to write them an accompanying letter about a restoration project blah blah blah. Essentially you can get a redacted copy of the first registration document.
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Post by sbscnor on Dec 9, 2019 22:09:29 GMT 1
I managed to get all original owners details from DVLA for two LC's just before the GDPR rules came into force. I even got copies of the original dealer registration number request. Unfortunately, even with this information my 350 was shown as Yamaha Black, and my 250 as Yamaha White so even that could be an inconclusive answer with no mention of any other colour.
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Post by reedpete on Dec 10, 2019 20:29:47 GMT 1
The black should be easy to figure as mars bar was only on 81 bikes, silver/red like your pic was 82. The vin will confirm which is which . White ....something only recently began to wonder about that as back in the day all 350s I saw were two stripe blue , 250s two stripe red...but seems there was a bit of mix n match...
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Post by allspeeds on Dec 10, 2019 21:19:06 GMT 1
Thanks for all the replies, the little bike is a Rd50m ,it doesn't have the original paint on it but they only came in 2 colours in the uk in that year,I think I actually remember this actual bike it was sold from a shop about a mile from where I live ,I had a red one and the one I have now I think was black,I can't remember seeing any others around at the time except for a fizzy/rd50 hybrid, I would have noticed any others about because I was obsessed with it back then. Going to try to get the info from the Dvla ,nothing to lose.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2019 17:36:02 GMT 1
I know in current VIN numbers on cars the paint code number is hidden there
It may be a single digit or letter in a certain place in the sequence
Would it be the same for the bike I wonder
Xavier could probably advise
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Post by sp885 on Dec 13, 2019 21:00:31 GMT 1
This is easier for us here in Oz, we only had 2 options, 1981 2 stripe red was a 250 and 2 stripe blue a 350, 1982 3 stripe red a 250 and 3 stripe blue a 350 Steve
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Post by JonW on Dec 14, 2019 0:50:25 GMT 1
I know in current VIN numbers on cars the paint code number is hidden there It may be a single digit or letter in a certain place in the sequence Would it be the same for the bike I wonder Xavier could probably advise Dont think so Howard. Vin numbers on the cars Ive had certainly dont show paint codes, thats on the same plate tho: Our bikes had very simple short code vins, not a lot of room for paint codes in there. There could have been number ranges that relate to colours, ie x hundred of each colour on the line as back then manufacturing often did colours like that, but these days multiple colours and models are on the same line and I dont know when that started at Yam.
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