Fifth Generation 1998-2001 (is it true?)

Dainius_M · 10-15-2008, 11:48 PM

Hello, I'm from Lithuania, so i'm not very good on English, sorry if I'll make some mistakes.
I found to purshase blue fifth generation VFR it was made in 2002 year. So, I want to know till wich month (2002) fifth generation vfr was manufactured? I hope You understand my quastion?

John451 · 10-16-2008, 03:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dainius_M

I found to purshase blue fifth generation VFR it was made in 2002 year.

Pretty sure the 5th Gen was only manufactured until '01 maybe your bike first passed State Compliance in '02, do you have a photo of its build plate ?

Have seen a mint 6th Gen with a Nov '01 build plate whose weathered rider had owned it from new and sweared he would be buried with it.

Dainius_M · 10-16-2008, 04:03 AM

Can you write more simple because i don't understand everything.
Buil plate? Where I can find it? I don't have that motorcycle i want to buy it, but that worry me... on motorcycle documents it is 2002

Y2Kviffer · 10-16-2008, 05:44 AM

Welcome aboard. Fifth gen bikes were made 1998-2001. Do you have a picture of your bike? The fith and sixth gen bikes look completely different.

Dainius_M · 10-16-2008, 05:52 AM

Here the same like it looks. And that vfr is registered in Lithuania manufacture year 2002, it was brought from Germany.

Y2Kviffer · 10-16-2008, 05:56 AM

Wow, that's a nice looking bike. That would be a fifth gen. Not sure why it's a 2002.

Dainius_M · 10-16-2008, 06:02 AM

I will go tomorow to see this bike in real, (it is 250km from may place). In what i Have to take a note? Why 5 generation vfr where made in 2002? may be it' registered only in 2002...

Y2Kviffer · 10-16-2008, 06:08 AM

The vin tag is on the left frame rail, you can see it in the picture.

Dainius_M · 10-16-2008, 06:10 AM

in this vin tag is some information about manufactured year?

nvoges · 10-16-2008, 06:18 AM

The VIN tag will have the year of the bike on it.

Dainius_M · 10-16-2008, 06:24 AM

can you give vin tag example and how to read vin tag, what each number means.

Y2Kviffer · 10-16-2008, 07:09 AM

Write down the vin number, take it to a dealer and ask them to decode it for you.

mello dude · 10-16-2008, 07:44 AM

Its on the left side of the frame, and has all manufacturing information on it.

MD

drewl · 10-16-2008, 10:46 AM

The year will be in bold print. It will be easy to see.

reg71 · 10-16-2008, 11:23 AM

Look here in at a closeup of my bike on the left side:

the year is 1998, the date the bike was made is at the top right and says 11/97

Dainius_M · 10-16-2008, 12:32 PM

Thanks guys, tomorow I'll see the date of bike... interseting...

Dainius_M · 10-19-2008, 12:50 AM

Hello. VIN tag was on the right side. And there was not the date of bike made. So I asked dealer to decode it. He said that the bike made in 2001.
And I'm found in internet where you can to decode HONDA VIN code:
Honda Motorcycle VIN Decoder @ Motoverse.com
Now I have VFR to... :)

PorscheBob · 10-19-2008, 01:32 AM

[quote=John451;133420]Pretty sure the 5th Gen was only manufactured until '01 maybe your bike first passed State Compliance in '02, do you have a photo of its build plate ?

Guys, I have seen a difference in model years of cars, i.e., from England
compared to US model years.

Maybe this link can shed some light on the difference...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_year

It's on cars but may also apply to motorcycles.

Carry on ~

mello dude · 10-19-2008, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dainius_M

Hello. VIN tag was on the right side. And there was not the date of bike made. So I asked dealer to decode it. He said that the bike made in 2001.
And I'm found in internet where you can to decode HONDA VIN code:
Honda Motorcycle VIN Decoder @ Motoverse.com
Now I have VFR to... :)

Dainus,
If your still looking at the blue bike, its a beautiful 5th gen. If you like it and its in good shape, buy it.

MD

Dainius_M · 10-19-2008, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mello dude

Dainus,
If your still looking at the blue bike, its a beautiful 5th gen. If you like it and its in good shape, buy it.

MD

I'm just done it :)
The Bike only has 14000km on it.

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10-15-2008, 11:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dainius_M Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Last Online: 12-08-2008 02:21 PM Location: Lithuania My Ride: Honda VFR800 2001 Posts: 41 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Dainius_M Fifth Generation VFR 2001 (is it true?) Hello, I'm from Lithuania, so i'm not very good on English, sorry if I'll make some mistakes. I found to purshase blue fifth generation VFR it was made in 2002 year. So, I want to know till wich month (2002) fifth generation vfr was manufactured? I hope You understand my quastion? Last edited by Dainius_M; 10-20-2008 at 12:03 PM.

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Y2Kviffer King Bastage Join Date: May 2008 Last Online: Today 01:48 PM Location: NC My Ride: '00 Interceptor View my Photo Gallery Posts: 365 Thanks: 20 Thanked 31 Times in 26 Posts	Welcome aboard. Fifth gen bikes were made 1998-2001. Do you have a picture of your bike? The fith and sixth gen bikes look completely different. __________________ 2000 VFR800 Yoshi RS3 stainless ZG dk smoke sport tour HeliBars K&N air filter dyno 96.35 hp http://vfrworld.com/forums/fifth-gen...-run-scan.html

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Y2Kviffer King Bastage Join Date: May 2008 Last Online: Today 01:48 PM Location: NC My Ride: '00 Interceptor View my Photo Gallery Posts: 365 Thanks: 20 Thanked 31 Times in 26 Posts	Wow, that's a nice looking bike. That would be a fifth gen. Not sure why it's a 2002. __________________ 2000 VFR800 Yoshi RS3 stainless ZG dk smoke sport tour HeliBars K&N air filter dyno 96.35 hp http://vfrworld.com/forums/fifth-gen...-run-scan.html

10-16-2008, 06:08 AM	#8 (permalink)
Y2Kviffer King Bastage Join Date: May 2008 Last Online: Today 01:48 PM Location: NC My Ride: '00 Interceptor View my Photo Gallery Posts: 365 Thanks: 20 Thanked 31 Times in 26 Posts	The vin tag is on the left frame rail, you can see it in the picture. __________________ 2000 VFR800 Yoshi RS3 stainless ZG dk smoke sport tour HeliBars K&N air filter dyno 96.35 hp http://vfrworld.com/forums/fifth-gen...-run-scan.html

10-16-2008, 04:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
Dainius_M Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Last Online: 12-08-2008 02:21 PM Location: Lithuania My Ride: Honda VFR800 2001 Posts: 41 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Can you write more simple because i don't understand everything. Buil plate? Where I can find it? I don't have that motorcycle i want to buy it, but that worry me... on motorcycle documents it is 2002

10-16-2008, 05:52 AM	#5 (permalink)
Dainius_M Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Last Online: 12-08-2008 02:21 PM Location: Lithuania My Ride: Honda VFR800 2001 Posts: 41 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Here the same like it looks. And that vfr is registered in Lithuania manufacture year 2002, it was brought from Germany.

10-16-2008, 06:02 AM	#7 (permalink)
Dainius_M Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Last Online: 12-08-2008 02:21 PM Location: Lithuania My Ride: Honda VFR800 2001 Posts: 41 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I will go tomorow to see this bike in real, (it is 250km from may place). In what i Have to take a note? Why 5 generation vfr where made in 2002? may be it' registered only in 2002...

10-16-2008, 06:10 AM	#9 (permalink)
Dainius_M Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Last Online: 12-08-2008 02:21 PM Location: Lithuania My Ride: Honda VFR800 2001 Posts: 41 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	in this vin tag is some information about manufactured year?

10-16-2008, 06:18 AM	#10 (permalink)
nvoges Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Last Online: 12-30-2008 03:13 PM Location: Columbus, OH - Find Me! My Ride: 1998 VFR View my Photo Gallery Posts: 102 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	The VIN tag will have the year of the bike on it.

10-16-2008, 06:24 AM	#11 (permalink)
Dainius_M Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Last Online: 12-08-2008 02:21 PM Location: Lithuania My Ride: Honda VFR800 2001 Posts: 41 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	can you give vin tag example and how to read vin tag, what each number means.

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Y2Kviffer King Bastage Join Date: May 2008 Last Online: Today 01:48 PM Location: NC My Ride: '00 Interceptor View my Photo Gallery Posts: 365 Thanks: 20 Thanked 31 Times in 26 Posts	Write down the vin number, take it to a dealer and ask them to decode it for you. __________________ 2000 VFR800 Yoshi RS3 stainless ZG dk smoke sport tour HeliBars K&N air filter dyno 96.35 hp http://vfrworld.com/forums/fifth-gen...-run-scan.html

10-16-2008, 07:44 AM	#13 (permalink)
mello dude ProGeek Wackjob Anomaly Join Date: Jan 2006 Last Online: Today 12:12 PM Location: Southwest Ohio - Find Me! My Ride: '98VFR800 and '99 Valkyrie - one to go fast, one to go slow, not necessarily in that order. View my Photo Gallery Posts: 1,805 Thanks: 10 Thanked 35 Times in 32 Posts	Its on the left side of the frame, and has all manufacturing information on it. MD __________________ Member 5th Gen Brotherhood http://vfrworld.com/forums/fifth-gen...llos-mods.html http://vfrworld.com/forums/brake-tir...ceptor-ss.html <----------- Why Be Normal? ----------->

10-16-2008, 10:46 AM	#14 (permalink)
drewl Philosphical Adviser Join Date: Nov 2007 Last Online: Yesterday 09:13 PM Location: Susanville, Ca - Find Me! My Ride: 2000 VFR 800 fi View my Photo Gallery Posts: 2,473 Thanks: 42 Thanked 91 Times in 66 Posts	The year will be in bold print. It will be easy to see. __________________ Shop Steward:Chat Hooers Union, Local 151

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reg71 Squidleyous Maximus Join Date: Feb 2006 Last Online: Today 10:44 AM Location: Central Coast, CA - Find Me! My Ride: 1998 VFR 800, 2003 YZ 450 F, 1990 Suzuki DR 100 View my Photo Gallery Posts: 4,427 Thanks: 4 Thanked 43 Times in 31 Posts	Look here in at a closeup of my bike on the left side: the year is 1998, the date the bike was made is at the top right and says 11/97 __________________ _____________________________________________________ Reg71 - Central Coast, CA 98 VFR 800 - 5G Brotherhood

10-16-2008, 12:32 PM	#16 (permalink)
Dainius_M Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Last Online: 12-08-2008 02:21 PM Location: Lithuania My Ride: Honda VFR800 2001 Posts: 41 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks guys, tomorow I'll see the date of bike... interseting...

10-19-2008, 12:50 AM	#17 (permalink)
Dainius_M Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Last Online: 12-08-2008 02:21 PM Location: Lithuania My Ride: Honda VFR800 2001 Posts: 41 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hello. VIN tag was on the right side. And there was not the date of bike made. So I asked dealer to decode it. He said that the bike made in 2001. And I'm found in internet where you can to decode HONDA VIN code: Honda Motorcycle VIN Decoder @ Motoverse.com Now I have VFR to... :)

10-19-2008, 01:32 AM	#18 (permalink)
PorscheBob Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Last Online: 01-03-2009 09:55 PM Location: Los Altos, California USA - Find Me! My Ride: 1998 Honda VFR800, 90 Honda RC30, 86 Suzuki RG500 (Wolf), 90 Suzuki Katana 1100, View my Photo Gallery Posts: 292 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	[quote=John451;133420]Pretty sure the 5th Gen was only manufactured until '01 maybe your bike first passed State Compliance in '02, do you have a photo of its build plate ? Guys, I have seen a difference in model years of cars, i.e., from England compared to US model years. Maybe this link can shed some light on the difference... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_year It's on cars but may also apply to motorcycles. Carry on ~