New to the HD scene and have a question about my vin number 1HD1FYW144***********??
I have figured out that I have a FLHRS/I which is a Road King Custom that is fuel injected....
My question is what the "Y" stands for in my VIN number?
Any help would be greatly appreciated...I'm trying to make some changes to the bike, but need to better understand the model?

 

Fy - flhrsi

 

Pretty sure the 5th and 6th VIN position designate the Harley model. The 7th position is the motor size, which W=88ci.

 

the 6th digit is a "check" number, a number created at the manufacturer based on a USDOT formula to prevent people from creating VIN numbers out of thin air and using them on stolen bikes

https://www.tabperformance.com/harle...uide-s/224.htm

 

The "FY" refers to the model which you already figured out. "FX" would be carb, "FY" would be fuel injection. You can also look the full VIN up on a bunch of sites for more:

https://serviceinfo.harley-davidson....vehicle/lookup
https://www.faxvin.com/vin-decoder

 

Actually the ninth position is the check digit.

 

Just did a vin check on a FLHR i bought from the serviceinfo.harley link. Sometimes they show up there sometimes they don't. It tells me i don't have valid VIN on the bike i just bought, but the other one i have it shows it. The faxvin link does report the motorcycles i have.
I only mention it because I freaked out when the Harley Service site showed i just bought a bike with a bad VIN, and went to the local dealer to verify the VIN and they see it, but that site doesn't show it.

 

Here is a helpful page. https://partsfinder.onlinemicrofiche...showmodel.asp?

 

owners' manual does a pretty good job of breaking it down for you. if you don't have one, you can view it at the harley sip site.

Vehicle Lookup | Harley-Davidson SIP

this is an excerpt from the 2022 touring manual:

 

Year: 2004
Make: Harley-Davidson
Model: FLHRSI Road King Custom
Model Type: Cruiser
Displacement: 1450
Cylinders: 2
VIN: 1HD1FYW14
Finance Advance: $6,090
MSRP: $17,595
Avg Retail: $7,365
Auction Wholesale $6,110
Clean Trade: $5,800
Fair Trade: $5,000