Hi Murdo, the bike is going great and a really sweet ride, thanks a bunch. I initially had a dropped cylinder problem and high eng temp. The running issue turned out to be the fuel flow through the tap unless you had it turned to the precise position. Tap O/H and all is sweet. I ended up flushing the radiator and double flushed the engine side of things with demin water. I took it up to Mt Glorious yesterday for the usual gathering of the old (either riders or bikes it doesn't matter) and found myself getting a touch 'enthusiastic' with it (no alcohol involved) hence bringing the Spada online.
Interesting conundrum, I just checked on the "grey import" spada frame in the shed and it has both the build date, 1989, and the import date, 1999 on the compliance plate. This frame was a nsw import sold by Caringbah Motorcycles. Have you done a ppsr search on your frame. This may come up with both dates.
Here are the details that are a cut and paste from a PDF so a bit disjointed. Pertinant piece in o: 06/03/2019 Serial Number Search Certificate This is a serial number search certificate for a serial number search This Search certificate is provided under section 174 of the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 Search certificate number: 9644034901580001 Search number: 964403490158 This search certificate reflects the data contained in the PPSR at 06/03/2019 14:34:08 (Canberra Time). Search Criteria Details Serial number search type: VIN Motor vehicle: 6MAH1812FK13W1467 PPSR registration state searched: Current PPSR Registration Details There is no security interest or other registration kind registered on the PPSR against the serial number in the search criteria details. Additional Motor Vehicle Details – NEVDIS Identifier number: 6MAH1812FK13W1467 Identifier type: VIN Vehicle type: MOTOR CYCLE Make: HONDA Body type: MOTOR CYCLE Model: IMC 250 SPADA 1985-1992 Colour: RED Engine number: MC15E1043773 Registration plate number: No data recorded. State vehicle registered: NSW Registration expiry: No data recorded. Year of manufacture: No data recorded. Year/Month of compliance: 1998-08 NEVDIS Written-off Vehicle Notification: • Not recorded as written-off. NEVDIS Stolen Vehicle Notification: • Not recorded as stolen. Tasmanian stolen vehicle information is currently unavailable from this service. For information about the status of Tasmanian vehicles, go to: https://www.transport.tas.gov.au/MRSWebInterface/public/regoLookup/registrationLookup.jsf (Note: you will need to provide the vehicle registration plate number to search this site). A stolen vehicle notification, or the absence of one, does not necessarily mean a vehicle is or is not stolen.
Things seem to be getting good! Bike 1 PPSR gives a build date (1990) and a Compliance Date (8/1998) so this is the bike I will register. My darling wife is on a few motorcycling club committees and has a role of 'Dating Officer' for one of the recognized Incorporated clubs so Happy Days ahead I would be thinking. She has determined it is a 1990 model. Inspection man says if 1990 is on the plate then that's the date he will go by, I had argued previously that I had info on frame/engine build data but he wasn't interested as he goes by Compliance date - go figure! By his logic if I imported an 1888 Oldsmobile horseless carriage in 2020 then it would be a current model???? AdditionalMotorVehicleDetails NEVDIS Identifiernumber: 6C9M32NCVX27B0234 Identifiertype: VIN Vehicle type: MOTOR CYCLE Make: HONDA Bodytype: MOTORCYCLE Model: VT250 Colour: RED Engine number: MC15E1051768 Registration plate number: No data recorded. State vehicle registered: QLD Registration expiry: No data recorded Year of manufacture: 1990 Year/Month of compliance: 1999-05
Hello Spadas owners! I need your help. Few years ago my Spada was stolen. Now i have damaged VIN number (frame serial number) on the ride side of the steering head. Who know where can be dublicate VIN number on the bike? I will be grateful for any information.
Hi Aleko, I expect it depends a lot in the regulations in your part of the world? I believe that the headstem stamping is the primary VIN number but there could well be other stampings and compliance plates on the bike. I have serial number plate, a compliance plate, a stamping on the top right frame rail and a stamping on the headstem on my Spada. You could try approaching your local registration authority with what you have and the engine number.
Engine number its ok but its not enougth to dublicate VIN I dont have any plates, my Spada was produced in 1989 VIN MC201010101. Maybee someone have any idea?
I’d consider finding a retired/old automotive metal worker /vintage car guy. It’s surprising how many of these have a full set of metal stamps with both number and letter metal stamps. As long as you are absolutely certain,(don’t make a mistake), that you have the numbers correct, get the damaged section re stamped. It’s arguably not illegal to do this as your not changing the number, just repairing it,(check local laws)