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Donerkebab
Tiger Cub
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Bike: Tiger 800
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Letter B before engine number
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July 18, 2019, 04:49:49 PM »
Does anyone know what the letter B denotes at the beginning of the engine serial
number..?
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T800XC
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Bike: Tiger 1200 XRT
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Re: Letter B before engine number
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July 18, 2019, 05:12:53 PM »
If you mean the 11th digit of the VIN (just before the 6-digit serial number), then for the UK it denotes the model year. B = 2011.
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Donerkebab
Tiger Cub
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Bike: Tiger 800
Location: North East
Re: Letter B before engine number
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July 18, 2019, 05:14:55 PM »
Thanks for the reply but it’s the engine serial number i’m Referring to rather than the VIN
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SOHUTAA
Tiger Pro
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Bike: Tiger 800 Xcx
Location: FRANCE
Re: Letter B before engine number
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July 18, 2019, 07:58:50 PM »
My Tiger is French, and the engine number also starts with B.
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Donerkebab
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Bike: Tiger 800
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Re: Letter B before engine number
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July 18, 2019, 08:01:02 PM »
so it appears they all start with the letter B, just wondered what if anything it stood for...!
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Nick_2112
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Location: South Lakes, UK
Re: Letter B before engine number
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July 19, 2019, 09:58:34 AM »
Just a wild guess, as it was a developement from the engine from the original 675 Street Triple, could that be A and first Tigers's B.
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Donerkebab
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Re: Letter B before engine number
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July 19, 2019, 10:03:09 AM »
Sounds plausible...
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