One of these listings states that 200 Super Meteor and 100 Constellation engines were supplied to Berkeley for use in their microcars. There are 12 of these VA/VAX engines not accounted for in the Redditch ledgers, but even if all were Interceptor, there still wouldn't be 211 of them. They are not the only Constellations in what is supposedly the Interceptor number range. These are recorded by Redditch as being Constellation and therefore contradict the published listings. I have photos of 2 engine number stampings in the 602xx area that have VA as the prefix.
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They also record some of the machines with these engines as Super Meteor. The Redditch ledgers do not record the prefix letters, but do indicate that there is NOT a definitive split between Constellation and Interceptor at 60133-4. It would appear this has been calculated by subtracting the lowest VAX number from the highest to come up with a figure of 211. This has given rise to a popular (mis)belief as to how many 700cc Interceptors were produced. These lists were compiled from the Greenland Mills engine factory records and are often "at odds" with the Redditch parent factory despatch ledgers for complete motorcycles.Īs a specific example, these lists state that VA 60004 - 133 are Constellation and VAX 60134 - 345 are Interceptor. You guys seem to trust these lists in order to date bikes, but this is not reliable. The 10th to 17th positions are used as the 'vehicle identifier section' (VIS).In the USA, there are a couple of published lists of Royal Enfield and Indian twin cylinder engine numbers. UK does not use USA check digit at all so coding is quite different except last 6 digits and SMT at start is UK (SM) manufacturer Triumph (T).
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The 11th character, the digit 6, is 2006 model year in UK / Europe ISO Standard 3779 system used in Europe and many other parts of the world.
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Mine is A for 2010.ĭate year code is the 10th character for USA / Canada FMVSS 115, Part 565 system. Your 11th character, the digit 6, is 2006 model year in UK / Europe ISO Standard 3779 system used in Europe and many other parts of the world. For Triumph motorcycles 12th-17th is a sequential 6 digit number. USA/Canada 10th is year, UK/Europe 11th is year. This is used by the manufacturer to identify the individual vehicle in question. The 10th to 17th positions are used as the 'vehicle identifier section' (VIS). Sonny's USA 'RocketX' VIN is SMTCO2L46FJ698125 Engine vin 3699527 Made in 01/15 US/Canada and Australia 6th, 7th, 8th code characters are the model type and fairly sure the 9th digit '3' is the number of engine cylinders while 10th digit '5' is probably shaft drive.Ĭ00 = ROCKET III C01 = ROCKET III CLASSIC C02 - ROCKET III + ABS C05 = ROCKET III TOURING C06 = ROCKET III TOURING & ABS Each manufacturer has a unique system for using this field.
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This is used, according to local regulations, to identify the vehicle type, and may include information on the automobile platform used, the model, and the body style. The fourth to ninth positions in the VIN are the vehicle descriptor section or VDS.
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UK/Europe and Australia does not use USA check digit at all so coding is quite different except last 6 digits and SMT at start is UK (SM) manufacturer Triumph (T). My Australian VIN for 2010 model Roadster with ABS with a Dec 2009 manufacturing date
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This always becomes a major source of confusion due to different VIN code standards worldwide.