production dates
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production dates
I have ordered a Cvo limited and stipulated (for personal reasons) that it would have a built date 2015.
My dealer called yesterday and told me that they could not get one built in 2015.
He told me that: A. They are all built in '14 and B. Why does it matter, there is no date stamped on the frame?
Can anyone with a Cvo limited confirm that there is indeed no date/year stamped on the frame?
Thanks guys.
Scaredofrain.
My dealer called yesterday and told me that they could not get one built in 2015.
He told me that: A. They are all built in '14 and B. Why does it matter, there is no date stamped on the frame?
Can anyone with a Cvo limited confirm that there is indeed no date/year stamped on the frame?
Thanks guys.
Scaredofrain.
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I'll chime in as i have ordered before. Basically I ordered in July 2002 for a 2003 Glide. I was told bikes are built in 4 Phases and mine would be a phase 2, 2003 built in March 2003. Anyway the only number stamped on my frame is the VIN which includes year of manufacture.
2010 – 2014
17 digit VIN on frame; abbreviated VIN on engine
1st three digits – Domestic/International: (see chart below)
4th digit: Weight Class: 1 = Heavy Weight, 4 = Light Weight, 8 = Sidecar
5th and 6th digit: Model Designations (see chart below for all model designations)
7th digit: Engine Type (see chart below for all engines)
8th digit: Introduction (see chart below for dates/countries)
9th digit: Check Digit: can be 0 – 9 or X
10th digit: Year of Manufacture: A – E = 2010 – 2014, respectively
11th digit: Assembly Plant (see chart below)
12th - 17th digits are production numbers
2010 – 2014
17 digit VIN on frame; abbreviated VIN on engine
1st three digits – Domestic/International: (see chart below)
4th digit: Weight Class: 1 = Heavy Weight, 4 = Light Weight, 8 = Sidecar
5th and 6th digit: Model Designations (see chart below for all model designations)
7th digit: Engine Type (see chart below for all engines)
8th digit: Introduction (see chart below for dates/countries)
9th digit: Check Digit: can be 0 – 9 or X
10th digit: Year of Manufacture: A – E = 2010 – 2014, respectively
11th digit: Assembly Plant (see chart below)
12th - 17th digits are production numbers
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Cheers for that Twins. My ultra has a sticker with the month and year it was built and I just feel that if I buy a bike, model '15 registered first in '15 it should not be showing anywhere that it was built in 2014.
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When I ordered the bike, and before I handed over deposit ŕnd my 07 ultra, I was guaranteed that the new bike was going to be built in 2015.
They now tell me that this is not so. Paying over $50k I want to be the one who decides what I get and not being told porkies.
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I really don't see where you're coming from on this. It'll take it that long to get across the "Pond" and go through Customs. So, if you had to choose between a bike that happened to be completed on the 30th of December 2014 and there was another exact bike that was completed on the 2nd of Jan.2015 you'd take which?
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I have ordered a Cvo limited and stipulated (for personal reasons) that it would have a built date 2015.
My dealer called yesterday and told me that they could not get one built in 2015.
He told me that: A. They are all built in '14 and B. Why does it matter, there is no date stamped on the frame?
Can anyone with a Cvo limited confirm that there is indeed no date/year stamped on the frame?
Thanks guys.
Scaredofrain.
My dealer called yesterday and told me that they could not get one built in 2015.
He told me that: A. They are all built in '14 and B. Why does it matter, there is no date stamped on the frame?
Can anyone with a Cvo limited confirm that there is indeed no date/year stamped on the frame?
Thanks guys.
Scaredofrain.
I haven't gone over my bike with a fine tooth comb, but I'm 99% sure they aren't any dates stamped on the bike. My bike had a bunch of parts stickers that weren't caught during the PDI, but they were just stickers.
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I know that. Like I said, it feels wrong to me to buy a bike, delivered in April 2015, model 2015 but with a sticker or stamp giving the built date 2014.
When I ordered the bike, and before I handed over deposit ŕnd my 07 ultra, I was guaranteed that the new bike was going to be built in 2015.
They now tell me that this is not so. Paying over $50k I want to be the one who decides what I get and not being told porkies.
When I ordered the bike, and before I handed over deposit ŕnd my 07 ultra, I was guaranteed that the new bike was going to be built in 2015.
They now tell me that this is not so. Paying over $50k I want to be the one who decides what I get and not being told porkies.
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Hey Scaredofrain:
I know what you're saying, and while it may seem trivial to most, I bought a new dodge dually as a 40th b-day gift for myself in 2005, and the door tag said built in 10/04. I still own the truck, but it's drove me nuts to this day. lol
I know what you're saying, and while it may seem trivial to most, I bought a new dodge dually as a 40th b-day gift for myself in 2005, and the door tag said built in 10/04. I still own the truck, but it's drove me nuts to this day. lol
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I didn't realize you could order a CVO. I thought they were handed out to dealers based on their sales performance. High volume dealers get more while smaller shops get less. Is that not true, or is the truth somewhere in the middle?
I haven't gone over my bike with a fine tooth comb, but I'm 99% sure they aren't any dates stamped on the bike. My bike had a bunch of parts stickers that weren't caught during the PDI, but they were just stickers.
I haven't gone over my bike with a fine tooth comb, but I'm 99% sure they aren't any dates stamped on the bike. My bike had a bunch of parts stickers that weren't caught during the PDI, but they were just stickers.