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MODEL SPECIFIC => SUZUKI BANDIT 600 thru 1200 - AIR/OIL COOLED TECHNICAL => Topic started by: Tx Redneck on August 31, 2006, 04:52:46 PM

Title: New B12 owner with a ?
Post by: Tx Redneck on August 31, 2006, 04:52:46 PM
What year bike do I have ? It was advertised as a 00, however the vin # is JS1GV77A312100455 & from what I can find it's a 01. The build date is 5/00. The  #3 in the vin is correct , not a *.

I'm trying to order a jet kit but, I'm running into a problem trying to figure out what year it is. Here's a pic if that helps. Thanks in advance.
(http://img506.imageshack.us/img506/4926/suzukijuly2006smlds8.jpg)
Title: New B12 owner with a ?
Post by: Tx Redneck on August 31, 2006, 06:51:10 PM
update: I figured it out :duh:
Title: New B12 owner with a ?
Post by: kedeg_97B12 on September 01, 2006, 04:32:12 PM
That's a second gen..all right.

I can understand why you wanted it too be a faster first generation Bandit though.
Title: Re: New B12 owner with a ?
Post by: Bazza on September 07, 2006, 03:55:31 AM
Quote from: Tx Redneck
What year bike do I have ? It was advertised as a 00, however the vin # is JS1GV77A312100455 & from what I can find it's a 01. The build date is 5/00. The  #3 in the vin is correct , not a *.

I'm trying to order a jet kit but, I'm running into a problem trying to figure out what year it is. Here's a pic if that helps. Thanks in advance.
(http://img506.imageshack.us/img506/4926/suzukijuly2006smlds8.jpg)


Don't get confused with the build date & model year. The build date is listed on the VIN tag, but the VIN is what actually nominates the model year.

Yours is a 2001. I have a 2002 which was built in 2001. Keep in mind that all bike manufacturers start building models the year before they are actually released, so that they can build up inventories to ship to the dealers for the begining of the riding season.
Title: New B12 owner with a ?
Post by: Tx Redneck on September 07, 2006, 06:51:00 AM
Bazza :thanks:  I knew the vin was 2001. It's just that Tx has titled it as a 2000 :duh: .  It's  a clerical screwup. Anyway I've been to the DMV & they'll will reissue another title.