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Sachs Motorcycle VIN Check

Enter a Sachs 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

Sachs

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

/sachs-motorcycle-vin-check

01About

About Sachs

Sachs Motorcycles are really a company founded in 1886 by Carl Marschutz that was initially referred to as Nurnberger Hercules-Werke. What's interesting is the fact that the organization had only eight employees within the newbie of existence, these manufacturing bicycles. Eight years later, Sachs already employed 170 persons, believe it or not than 5,000 bicycles being released in 1894.

Pretty impacted by The Second World War, the organization attempts to revive its production line as well as in 1945 Sachs re-starts building motorcycles having a labor force of 30 employees. Because the time went by, the organization grew to become interested in motorcycles also it even handled to produce a couple of appliances rapidly taken the interest of the profession. For example, in 1962, Sachs arrived on the scene with K50 during 1974 the firm launched the very first bike on the planet outfitted having a Wankel engine. Furthermore, in 1997, the organization signed a contract with Daimler-Benz to be able to make the well-known Mercedes Hybrid Bike.

To be able to celebrate a century of motorcycle manufacturing, Sachs released in 2005 the Madras that was also meant to help the organization evolve around the American market. TheMadrass is really a bike obtainable in two versions, 50cc and 125cc, obtainable in multiple colors including silver,black, yelloww and gray, and outfitted with under-chair silencer exhaust system with digital dash.

Besides these important key events, the organization has additionally recorded pretty important results when speaking concerning the performance from the motorcycles. For instance, Georg Dotterweich set a " new world " record in 1951, riding a 50cc motorcycle. Furthermore, Sachs won several honors within the competitions it participated, including silver and gold medals.

In 1895, the business's production line was entirely gone to live in Fürther Straße in Nuremberg while 10 years later Sachs folded the first motorcycle ever produced by the organization. Furthermore, Sachs began creating trucks with 1.2t capacity throughout exactly the same year. Even though the manufacturer began building bikes outfitted with JAP, Moser and Bark engines in 1928, Sachs migrated to 3-wheel cars outfitted with 200cc engine 2 yrs later.

02Models

Sachs models

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

  • B-805
  • Beast 1000
  • Bee
  • MadAss
  • Roadster
  • Speedforce
  • VS 125 Roadster
  • X-Road
  • ZX 125
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 Sachs 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 Sachs VIN breaks down

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

Sachs 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 Sachs VINs in your app

  • 22 fields per decode: year, model, trim, engine, and more
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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": "<Sachs 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"] …