XR1200 – USA Production Run (???/750)
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01-31-2009, 08:27 AM
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OK. Guess all your posts are "public domain" too. Fair enough. I can play, too.
Anyway, so what you're saying is that you don't even like the XR? Did sitting on it make your vagina hurt? Even still, you want to track VINs and ownership? What kind of freak are you, Crap?
I see that you reformatted your list. Called you on your laziness, and I was right. Didn't care to respond to that, did you?
furyus
Anyway, so what you're saying is that you don't even like the XR? Did sitting on it make your vagina hurt? Even still, you want to track VINs and ownership? What kind of freak are you, Crap?
I see that you reformatted your list. Called you on your laziness, and I was right. Didn't care to respond to that, did you?
furyus
I'm going riding.
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01-31-2009, 07:07 PM
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Yup, I have sat on 434721 that is waiting for an owner in Bowling Green Kentucky. It's the orange and black model. At present there are 6,606 units in between the numbers we have. The closest 2 were observed by breezybikerdeb 430403 and 430406, which she saw at the dealer when she purchased hers. Harley builds roughly 70,000 Sportsters a year so who knows which model 430405 is.
Do you see any trends in our rough numbers then? Maybe USA bkes having lower starting numbers then? It would be cool if we could also move these locations to Google maps, with pin drips of the dealers.
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02-01-2009, 09:44 AM
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No, at best the numbers are random selection meaning Harley more than likely started with one number when the 2009 line started and the XR bikes are mixed in with all other Sportser models. Where the sequences started for 2009 US models relative to European models would be difficult to come up with unless they had a recall that involved the whole lot. At that point the recall would have the range of VIN's that could be read on the notice.
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Yup, I have sat on 434721 that is waiting for an owner in Bowling Green Kentucky. It's the orange and black model. At present there are 6,606 units in between the numbers we have. The closest 2 were observed by breezybikerdeb 430403 and 430406, which she saw at the dealer when she purchased hers. Harley builds roughly 70,000 Sportsters a year so who knows which model 430405 is.
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02-01-2009, 09:28 PM
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http://www.usatoday.com/money/compan...3-harley_N.htm
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02-01-2009, 09:50 PM
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It's estimated that Harley ill cut production by 30%, which is the largest decline since early in the 1970's. The companies 4th quarter net earnings fell by 58%.. Here's a great article on the current situation..
http://www.usatoday.com/money/compan...3-harley_N.htm
http://www.usatoday.com/money/compan...3-harley_N.htm
#68
02-01-2009, 09:54 PM
The last 6 digits of the VIN of my XR (or should I say my "EX-R1200" since I no longer have it) is 424625. It had an 11/08 build date. I took delivery on Dec. 2nd.
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#69
02-01-2009, 09:59 PM
I got my letter and number plate almost 8 weeks after I'd taken delivery of the XR.
