Longshot, engine/frame number queery 04639

[Dickyboy]

Recently acquired a 500 frame from tony fellows who reckons he's had it around 25yrs & judging by the rusted in place centre stand spindle, it's probably be in the UK a fare while before that, but there is no paperwork or reg number with it.

The longshot question before I vanish down the black hole of dating certificate & age related stuff, is anyone familiar with engine / frame number 04639,

[Steve Brown]

Sorry I can't help with any history of that bike, but if the engine has a number stamped too then it is probably a UK bike from new. Most other countries only required the frame to be numbered. The engine number if factory stamped will be in the same font as the frame too.

[Dickyboy]

Thanks Steve, there is no engine with it just a bare frame but if engine 04639 is out there, then yes might be UK registered but I suspect even it was the engine is possibly long gone. As I say it's a long shot (extremely long ).

[morini_tom]

Frame 4639 does not exist in the club record of known bikes but Engine 4639 does with another frame number, and we know a little bit about that bike, which was definitely in the UK in the 1980s. That bike is showing as SORN with a last V5 change in 2017 so a good chance still very much in one piece.

The club can of course do dating certificates for members so if you contact Arthur, the machine registrar he can offer assistance.

Tom

[Dickyboy]

Thanks Tom, that's an interesting & positive piece of information & yes I was aware of the club's dating works - need to get this built up before that happens though & it's very much in its constituent parts - probably need to start a thread in the projects section.

[Dickyboy]

Just filled in a V62 & sent it off to DVLA, I know its a long shot but it's only £25 so got to be worth a punt - probably all depends on who opens that particular post & if they have any christmas spirit in them.