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Italjet Motorcycle VIN Check

Enter a Italjet VIN to read its model year, model, engine and specs. The lamps check the format as you type.

  • 17 characters
  • No I, O or Q
  • Check digit

Italjet

BRAND DATA
Models
8 models listed below
Check digit
North American, position 9
VIN location
Steering neckPlus a sticker on the frame

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01About

About Italjet

Italjet is definitely an Italian motorcycle and scooter manufacturer founded in 1959 through the Tartarini family. Their first model was launched in 1961 also it used a 125cc MZ engine. This primary motorcycle was then a number of other bikes like the Italjet 50, that was launched in 1962 called the first moped produced by Tartarini. In 1965, an Italian man, company folded the Mustang 50 SS and also the vampire 50.

The large Grifon 650 was formally introduced in 1969 and was mostly according to Triumph T120. It had been really the very first time when Triumph gave an electric train engine to another motorcycle manufacturer.

In 1972, Italjet began posting and disbursing Yamaha motorcycles. What's interesting is this fact small company assisted the organization create a new bike model, the Buccaneer 125, a couple-stroke, 2-cylinder engine, which won an Italian man, Junior Championship in 1973, 1974 and 1975.

Because of this agreement, the Italjet could create a completely new motorcycle, namely the 350 T.

In 1982, the organization introduced a brand new motorcycle, named Road Master 350, during 1983 Italjet folded the Scott 350, an effort 4-stroke bike. In 1985, Italjet ongoing the motorcycle production using the Prima Trial T3 350, an enhanced form of 350 T. Burma seemed to be obtainable in a 250cc T2 version.

02Models

Italjet models

The Italjet models on file. Every one carries a 17-character VIN that the decoder reads.

  • Dragster
  • Formula
  • Grifon 650
  • Grifon 900
  • Jet Set
  • Jupiter
  • Millennium
  • Torpedo
03Location
A motorcycle from the side: the VIN is stamped on the steering neck, the frame tube at the top of the forks (01), and a VIN sticker sits on the frame near the engine (02).01 NECK02 FRAME

Where to find a Italjet VIN

  1. Steering neckStamped into the frame tube the forks turn in. Turn the bars to one side to see it.
  2. Frame stickerA VIN sticker or plate on the frame, often on the down tube or near the engine mounts. The engine number on the cases is not the VIN.
  3. PaperworkTitle, registration and insurance card all carry the full VIN.
04Breakdown

How a Italjet VIN breaks down

Every motorcycle VIN since 1981 has the same 17 positions. A VIN never uses I, O or Q.

Italjet VIN · position by position? = check digit · # = serial
1–3 · WMIMaker & countryMaker & country
4–8 · VDSModel, body, engineModel, engine
9CheckCalc.
10YearYear code
11PlantFactory
12–17 · SerialUnique to this vehicleSerial number
WMI · 1–3The maker and the country it built the motorcycle in.
VDS · 4–8Model, body and engine. The decoder turns these into specs.
CHECK · 9Worked out from the other 16 characters. A typo breaks it.
YEAR · 10A letter or digit; the code repeats every 30 years, so C is 1982 or 2012.
PLANT · 11The factory that assembled the motorcycle.
SERIAL · 12–17Unique to each vehicle.
05API

Decode Italjet VINs in your app

  • 22 fields per decode: year, model, trim, engine, and more
  • Salvage checks and US plate lookups on the same key
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GET/v2.0/decode_vin
import os, requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://vindecoder.p.rapidapi.com/v2.0/decode_vin",
    params={"vin": "<Italjet VIN>"},
    headers={
        "X-RapidAPI-Key": os.environ["RAPIDAPI_KEY"],
        "X-RapidAPI-Host": "vindecoder.p.rapidapi.com",
    },
    timeout=10,
)
spec = r.json()["specification"]
# spec["year"], spec["model"], spec["engine"] …