RE Bullet - Same Chassis and Engine number???

shan2129 · 16th April 2010, 18:02

i am thinking to sell out my STD 350, how much should i expect as a person is coming to see my BULL tomorrow. Mine is June 2009

Leepower · 17th April 2010, 23:57

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Originally Posted by EssYouWe

Mine's the same too!

@Leepower: Please let me know if you know of any other good 350 deals in Pune. My cousin wants one, I am in Delhi and he in Pune. :P

Yes Boss. If I come across some good Bull, I'll let you know.

justROYal · 21st April 2010, 17:21

This is a standard practice at RE. I had asked the showroom guys while entering the details when I boughht my bike, and they had told me it is a standard for vehicles to have the same Chassis and Engine numbers. In fact it is a check for you to see if you are indeed getting the stock engine or not.

I figure it is their way of matching up parts on the assembly line. Imagine yourself in a room full of frames and engines, and with marginally different mounts and stuff. You have to have a matching reference to build the bike without going over it a gazillion times.

Also, I don't know about the older Bulls, but from 2000 onwards Bulls have a system to tell the actual manufacturing month of a vehicle. The first alphabet belongs to the month and the first number tells you the year. Therefore, an engine number starting with 7B is a bike that rolled out of the factory in Feb, 2007.

pradipk · 21st April 2010, 19:01

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Originally Posted by justROYal

Also, I don't know about the older Bulls, but from 2000 onwards Bulls have a system to tell the actual manufacturing month of a vehicle. The first alphabet belongs to the month and the first number tells you the year. Therefore, an engine number starting with 7B is a bike that rolled out of the factory in Feb, 2007.

Hey it doesn't work out for me. Year matches however for month it's not working. Neither first nor second alphabet gives me correct month. Both shows me the month after I bought

. BTW mine is 2005 TB.

justROYal · 22nd April 2010, 10:21

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Originally Posted by pradipk

Hey it doesn't work out for me. Year matches however for month it's not working. Neither first nor second alphabet gives me correct month. Both shows me the month after I bought

. BTW mine is 2005 TB.

In that case +1 to the list of things that RE showroom people yap about without knowing a thing about

aargee · 22nd April 2010, 10:43

Just wanted to share that my 91 RX also has got the same engine number & chassis number. I kept ignoring that the RTO made a mistake while registering, but this thread taught me something that I never knew before. What I mean is engine no = chassis no.

16th April 2010, 18:02	#16
shan2129 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Dehradun Posts: 303 Thanked: 82 Times	i am thinking to sell out my STD 350, how much should i expect as a person is coming to see my BULL tomorrow. Mine is June 2009
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21st April 2010, 17:21	#18
justROYal BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Manipal Posts: 69 Thanked: 0 Times	Nothing to worry about This is a standard practice at RE. I had asked the showroom guys while entering the details when I boughht my bike, and they had told me it is a standard for vehicles to have the same Chassis and Engine numbers. In fact it is a check for you to see if you are indeed getting the stock engine or not. I figure it is their way of matching up parts on the assembly line. Imagine yourself in a room full of frames and engines, and with marginally different mounts and stuff. You have to have a matching reference to build the bike without going over it a gazillion times. Also, I don't know about the older Bulls, but from 2000 onwards Bulls have a system to tell the actual manufacturing month of a vehicle. The first alphabet belongs to the month and the first number tells you the year. Therefore, an engine number starting with 7B is a bike that rolled out of the factory in Feb, 2007.
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22nd April 2010, 10:43	#21
aargee Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: TSTN Posts: 6,236 Thanked: 9,641 Times	Just wanted to share that my 91 RX also has got the same engine number & chassis number. I kept ignoring that the RTO made a mistake while registering, but this thread taught me something that I never knew before. What I mean is engine no = chassis no.
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