dumb question but i still need help

ricky1022 · Post by **ricky1022** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:25 pm

i have a 84 spree and it wont start unless i jump start it, is it the batt? also where can i find the vin? i found the engine code thing but no vin

Kenny_McCormic · Post by **Kenny_McCormic** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:29 pm

its the battery buy a new one. the vin is located on a metal plate riveted to the frame just behind the front wheel

ricky1022 · Post by **ricky1022** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:31 pm

i found that, the black one? i riped it off by mistake (it just fell off) but i took the number off that and it fit the description of the engine code

Kenny_McCormic · Post by **Kenny_McCormic** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:33 pm

yes you need to pop rivet that back on there to make it stree legal again. ill take a picture and photoshop it to show you what set of numbers is the vin

ricky1022 · Post by **ricky1022** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:34 pm

kk thanks, do i use carfax to check if it was stolen?

ricky1022 · Post by **ricky1022** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 11:36 pm

yah i guess it is the vin, i put it at carfax and it said it was wrong but at dmv.org it said the vin had no records? does that mean no one owned it before? it's JH2AFxxxxESxxxxx5

ricky1022 · Post by **ricky1022** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 11:38 pm

oh and how do i rivet it back on? the little circle on the ends of the metal are broken and riveting them might seem suspicious

chevyguyjay · Post by **chevyguyjay** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 7:57 am

at least here in michigan, its not nessasary to have it back on. mines missing, and i got stopped. cop just looked at the other vin located under the floor panel on the frame. no biggie.

Kenny_McCormic · Post by **Kenny_McCormic** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 3:47 pm

those little circle ends are whats left of the pop rivets punch them out and install new ones do you know what a pop style rivet is? the correct name is actully a blind rivet but they are often called pop rivets brecaus of the noise they make when you intall them http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_rivet

chevyguyjay wrote:at least here in michigan, its not nessasary to have it back on. mines missing, and i got stopped. cop just looked at the other vin located under the floor panel on the frame. no biggie.

there are two vin plates on sprees? i better go look i never knew that

chevyguyjay · Post by **chevyguyjay** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 3:56 pm

yep. if your sittin on your spree, its on the right side of the frame under the floor panel.

Kenny_McCormic · Post by **Kenny_McCormic** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 4:58 pm

thanks i just went out because the isnt any plastic on the bike anyways and found it

edoggdoremus · Post by **edoggdoremus** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 9:56 pm

DMV purges the records of vehicles that havn't had any activity for like 7 years or so. They still have registration information if it was ever registered. If it was never registered and the title was purged from the system, go in and apply for an original title stating that you are the original owner

ricky1022 · Post by **ricky1022** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 2:33 am

sweet ive had it for like 5 years so hopefully i ca ge the original title, sweet that just made my week, oh and does it matter if i painted t black? it was white.

oh and im 18 and have a license, do i need a moto license also? it can barely do 28

ricky1022 · Post by **ricky1022** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 2:35 am

oh and i bought a new batt and it works great, just wish the acceleration was better, i remember it being faster, hmm, is there a air filter in these things?

Spreewell · Post by **Spreewell** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:45 am

All ya have to do is outrun da feds when they come after ya, don't waste your money on registration.