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Jawa Motorcycle VIN Check

Enter a Jawa 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

Jawa

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 Jawa

Jawa Motors is really a motorcycle manufacturer located in the Czech Republic and founded in 1929 by Frantisek Janecek who bought the motorcycle production line owned by Wanderer. The very first Jawa model was formally folded in October 23, 1929 also it featured a 500cc engine which developed 18hp. In the beginning, everybody considered it a bit too costly, but throughout the following couple of years, it had been significantly enhanced therefore it finally grew to become a significant success.

Between 1964 and 1987, the organization recorded a remarkable growth, having the ability to triple its production, reaching three million manufactured motorcycles. In 1991, Jawa produces a brand new subsidiary known as Jawa Divison, Jsc during 1996 the whole company becomes part of Jihostroj Velesin. However, twelve months later the organization is re-named to Jawa Talkabout Ltd.

Due to these functions, the 175 recorded pretty huge sales, controlling to market roughly 3,000 models within the newbie of production (1932). What's interesting is the fact that Jawa adopted quite a difference online marketing strategy, permitting interested customers to check the motorcycles throughout the displays. Because of this factor, but additionally because of the characteristics of their bikes, the organization handled to market believe it or not than 27,000 models by 1946.

The 2nd Jawa model needed to be cheaper to be able to record a minimum of exactly the same success since its predecessor, therefore the parent company introduced the following motorcycle named Jawa 175. The motorcycles were very light, weighing around 70kg having the ability to achieve a high speed as high as 80 km/h.

Another essential bike in Jawa history was the 500cc OHC, that was formally folded in 1952. Producing the 500cc four-stroke bikes was stopped in 1958 mostly due to high production costs. In 1963, Jawa needed to shoot lower their plant in Prague only one year later, the organization arrived at an essential milestone in the history by creating the millionth motorcycle.

02Models

Jawa models

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

  • 125 Chopper
  • 125 Dandy
  • 125 Travel
  • 350 CALIFORNIAN
  • 350 Tramp
  • 640 STYLE SUPER LUXE
  • 650 Classic
  • 650 Style
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 Jawa 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 Jawa VIN breaks down

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

Jawa 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 Jawa 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": "<Jawa 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"] …
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