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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2011 0:54:13 GMT 1
the rd250lc i recently bought of a mate had been blasted prior to him repainting the frame...
as i wasnt happy with the 2 pack finish on the frame..too much orange peel..
i stripped the bike back down again and rubbed down the frame paint to key for the new paint..
i noticed on the headtstock the chassis number was barely visible..
i could just about make it out and it checked ok with the v5..
rang my mate and he said when it come back from being bead blasted the chassis number was almost gone...
ive since primed and repainted and laquered the frame and the numbers have disapeared...thought they might have fallen on the floor but couldnt find them :-)
even with a magnifying glass i can hardly see any markings at all....
what if the mot guy wants to see the chassis number..will he accept me telling him they were worn off in the blasting process?
or is there anyone who could restamp the frame for me?
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Post by monkfish on Jun 19, 2011 2:28:17 GMT 1
you mot man will want to see the chassis number as he has to check it through a computer. If you are good terms with him he might take it from the V5 or you could take a thin piece of paper and a soft pencil and get him to do a rubbing of the number.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2011 6:28:45 GMT 1
you mot man will want to see the chassis number as he has to check it through a computer. If you are good terms with him he might take it from the V5 or you could take a thin piece of paper and a soft pencil and get him to do a rubbing of the number. there is no number there anymore...i will try and get a photo of it |
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Post by Paul Dawkins on Jun 19, 2011 7:44:39 GMT 1
The MOT inspector has the option on the computer to say "frame number not visable"
You will need to take the V5 when you have an MOT.
DO NOT RE-STAMP THE FRAME
This is illegal and will cause loads of problems in the future. (makes your bike look stolen)
Its very difficult to re-stanp the frame and make it look like a Yamaha stamp.
Strip the paint and see it the numbers are there then just give it a light dusting with a spray can.
Do not sand the paint off but use nitromores and mask the area, a dirty job but sanding will make the numbers worse but Nitromores is an acid and that will highlight the numbers.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2011 22:36:45 GMT 1
The MOT inspector has the option on the computer to say "frame number not visable" You will need to take the V5 when you have an MOT. DO NOT RE-STAMP THE FRAME This is illegal and will cause loads of problems in the future. (makes your bike look stolen) Its very difficult to re-stanp the frame and make it look like a Yamaha stamp. Strip the paint and see it the numbers are there then just give it a light dusting with a spray can. Do not sand the paint off but use nitromores and mask the area, a dirty job but sanding will make the numbers worse but Nitromores is an acid and that will highlight the numbers. got a chance this morning to put nitromorse on the headstock after carefully masking it off.. once the bare metal was exposed the only numbers that were really visible was 4l0*03..... according to my v5 the chassis number from new is 4l0 0306***.. i then lightly flattened the headstock before giving it a coat of primer ready for painting again tomorrow night...you would need a magnifying glass to read whats left.. rang my mate again...he says when he went to view the bike he checked the frame number against the v5 and it matched..even then he said it was barely visible.. he had the frame blasted before painting and when it came back,bare frame as he painted the frame himself he noticed the chassis numbers had almost disappeared because of the blasting.. then as i said early i pulled the bike back down to the frame as i wasnt happy with the finish on the frame...and flattened back the paintwork before repainting myself....once laquered the chassis number had vanished.. id just be worried that someone if i ever sell the bike will think that the frame was from a stolen bike or something.. just as a matter of interest..what would happen if i found that the chassis number wasnt what was on the v5.. |
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Post by gazilla on Jun 20, 2011 21:55:00 GMT 1
The MOT guys normally just use the existing V5 info as hard to read headstock as most of these are not easy to read.
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Post by soccersmyth on Jun 20, 2011 22:51:21 GMT 1
If it's annoying you that much.
I'll take the frame and v5 off your hands.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2011 0:04:08 GMT 1
If it's annoying you that much. I'll take the frame and v5 off your hands.  |
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