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RE5Guy
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Newby from New Zealand

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Hi all, recently purchased a cosmetically challenged and full of bodges 750 as a restoration project.

My VIN is ZDM1AA1NXLB753368 which says it is a 1990 model if I am reading it properly, but I read on this forum production only went to 1988?

Does anyone know the reason? Just curious.

Do any Paint codes exist for the standard red and grey Paso? I can't find much on paint for these things.

cheers

Tony
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Its all in the F.A.Q. :thumbup:
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Hi Tony,
Where about in NZ are you? I'm in Wellington.
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higgy wrote:Its all in the F.A.Q. :thumbup:
Thanks higgy, but I have had a real good look through the FAQs and I can only see info that says production finished in 1988 for the 750s and the VIN decoder tells me mine is from 1990.

I can't see anything on paint codes.

I presume I am looking in the wrong thing.

There is no reason to rehash old stuff (I know how frustrating that is from other boards for other bikes when I have been in your shoes) but if you could point me more specifically at the info, I would appreciate it.

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Fraser wrote:Hi Tony,
Where about in NZ are you? I'm in Wellington.
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Hi Fraser,

I'm real close, just over the hill in Greytown.

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Ducati,making mechanics out of riders since 1946
There's no problem so bad that a little fixing can't make it worse! : )
If it ain't broke keep fixin it till it is
88 750
90 906
92 907ie
RE5Guy
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Hi all,

ok still non the wiser about production ending in 1988, but my bike VINed as a 1990.

Talking to a mate over a beer at the weekend, he reckoned it was simply that the VIN plate was attached when the bike left the factory so in my case it was siting in a crate for two years before being sold.

He said he had struck this with Japanese bikes before...this sound plausible to people?

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Hi RE5, yes plausible. Same thing happened to me a couple of years ago at the VTNZ. The Japanese documents showed first registration in 1990. I did explain how the bikes were manufactured in 87-88. In the end he conceded that I probably knew more about it than he did and put 1988 as the model year. Either way no biggie.
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