Can you stamp aluminium

[declan]

@calum you say matching pair? Like both cases?

[Calum]

@declan What?

I don/t know what that means. Con plate?

The numbers are stamped into the top of the left hand case.

Literally wouldn't give a rats @$$ mate. It's an old bike, shit happens.

It's not going to fetch a mint, but it's not in mint condition. So it was never going to fetch a mint anyway

[declan]

@calum what ya tryna say sorry guess I miss spelled vin plate I saw it was empty but didn’t at the time know it was actually the vin plate

[Calum]

@declan There is no VIN Plate?? It's not like a car or other vehicles. It's just stamped directly into the metal right. See the eBay add.

When you get the cases painted, often you lose sight of the VIN.

[oldman]

I would not worry either, you have learnt a lesson though to always check frame and engine no, first thing I do, historic now anyway. Just enjoy it as is and if the opportunity arises at a later date change cases/engine to suit. Probably hundreds like yours around, dt's are a scumbag magnet that appeal to people trying to make a quick buck. As Calum says any attempt to replicate vin no on engine is doomed to failure and makes you complicit in concealing identity and will stand out a mile.
If it's a good sound engine don't fret, you didn't steal it or know provenance at time of purchase, put it down to experience.

[declan]

@calum sorry I was saying that as term so you knew what I was on about

[finnerz89]

Missing engine numbers won't affect your MOT either, it's only the frame number they check.

[declan]

@finnerz89 how sure are you my dude

[finnerz89]

Well most bikes you can't even see the engine number that easily, and the MOT testers guide on the DVLA website doesn't even mention it so I'm pretty sure

[declan]

@finnerz89 I guess you can’t see them on superbikes can you so you may be right

[finnerz89]

@declan definitely right

[oldman]

Just spray mace in the testers eyes! Only checked the frame vin when I took my 88 for mot.

[declan]

@oldman well if you think about it aswell when police pull you over they only run the frame number to ID Your bike

[finnerz89]

Never been pulled so I dunno I'm a good boy, honest!

[Zrako]

I've never heard of checking the engine number on Mot ... All they did ever to me was frame (VIN) number on head tube