What does a Motorcycle VIN mean?
VIN (or V.I.N) is the acronym for Vehicle Identification Code. A motorcycle VIN is comparable to the VIN on your car. We are required to use them to register and insure our vehicles. Prior to 1981 vehicle manufacturers were responsible for creating their own systems of individually numbering each machine they produced. VINs differed in length and meaning. Some manufacturers included a lot of information. Others, just the bare minimum. Duplicate VINs were possible. In the 1970’s government regulators realized that allowing each individual manufacturer to use their own format for creating unique vehicle identification numbers was creating a paperwork nightmare for the DMV, insurance companies and law enforcement. The business world was becoming computerized and we needed to create standards for all manufacturers to abide by. These new regulations applied to automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, all terrain vehicles (ATVs) and motor-driven cycles (mopeds). We are only concerning ourselves wit
