smokinZX14
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posted January 09, 2012 03:44 PM
 Edited By: smokinZX14 on 9 Jan 2012 23:44
Wow i have a low number bike ..
Guys check your Vins on your new ZX14R and see what number you got ..
Mine is all Zeros with 85 being the last numbers ... I got the 85th bike off the assembly line.. Mine also has a C stamped in the Vin ... I guess that stands for Calif ?
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Wheelie
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posted January 09, 2012 03:45 PM
200 for me
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eklipse636
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posted January 09, 2012 03:50 PM
Hopefully by the time they got to bike 85 they got it right! 
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smokinZX14
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posted January 09, 2012 03:51 PM
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Hopefully by the time they got to bike 85 they got it right!
85 is cool .. I'll be 85 times faster than the number 1 bike 
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shawnski
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posted January 09, 2012 03:52 PM
Edited By: shawnski on 9 Jan 2012 23:54
quote:
Guys check your Vins on your new ZX14R and see what number you got ..
Mine is all Zeros with 85 being the last numbers ... I got the 85th bike off the assembly line.. Mine also has a C stamped in the Vin ... I guess that stands for Calif ?
C stands for 2012
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Seno
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posted January 09, 2012 04:44 PM
Edited By: Seno on 10 Jan 2012 00:46
319 here... I heard they worked the bugs out by # 300!
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kaw-rick
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posted January 09, 2012 05:03 PM
113 here.
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VINCE12
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posted January 09, 2012 05:09 PM
1750
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Hayabusa14
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posted January 09, 2012 05:56 PM
557 here
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Lucky14
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posted January 09, 2012 08:11 PM
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319 here... I heard they worked the bugs out by # 300!
I think that you're right - mine is 309.
Build date of 10-11, but that would be in Japan. Dealer show was 10-10, so with the time difference, the production bikes were being built while the show was going on ...............
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ZX14 Montana
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posted January 09, 2012 08:27 PM
My 2012 SE is a 422... what a beautiful machine it is...
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Boxmonkey
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posted January 09, 2012 08:47 PM
275th
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redbarron2006
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posted January 09, 2012 10:07 PM
Mines 396...
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wfobusa
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posted January 09, 2012 10:30 PM
My last 4 digits are 1941
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wfobusa
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posted January 09, 2012 10:35 PM
Btw .. These bikes are ALL assembled in Nebraska
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Wheelie
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posted January 10, 2012 03:48 AM
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Btw .. These bikes are ALL assembled in Nebraska
that explains all the loose bolts.
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Lucky14
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posted January 10, 2012 04:56 AM
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Btw .. These bikes are ALL assembled in Nebraska
that explains all the loose bolts.
wee
If I'd known that, I woulda just bought a Harley - "made in USA."
Strange that the first deliveries were on the West Coast, East Coast and Houston .............. not anywhere close to Nebraska ...........................
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wfobusa
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posted January 10, 2012 10:53 AM
Lincoln Nebraska to be exact
http://www.kawasaki.com/ourcompany
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Lucky14
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posted January 10, 2012 11:19 AM
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Lincoln Nebraska to be exact
http://www.kawasaki.com/ourcompany
I'm not doubting the existance of a plant there - it is well documented.
What I'm asking is if you KNOW that the ZX-14R was / is manufactured there and how do you know that?
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shawnski
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posted January 10, 2012 11:22 AM
Edited By: shawnski on 10 Jan 2012 19:23
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Lincoln Nebraska to be exact
http://www.kawasaki.com/ourcompany
I'm not doubting the existance of a plant there - it is well documented.
What I'm asking is if you KNOW that the ZX-14R was / is manufactured there and how do you know that?
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if your first letter of your vin is 'J' that means it is manufactured in japan regardless!!
the last 8 digit of your vin number called stock number. the first letter of the stock is the year of the bike which C stands for 2012..
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kaw now
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posted January 10, 2012 11:33 AM
My 84 750 turbo was made in Nebraska also as I recall. Bought it new also.
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wfobusa
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posted January 10, 2012 01:44 PM
All I know is what my dealer told me .. That all the new 14R's are assembled in Lincoln. I'm sure everything is manufactured elsewhere . I'm just glad to see the larger Japanese companies bringing jobs over here. It's a win-win for all.
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SnuffyZX
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posted January 10, 2012 03:51 PM
WOW Smokin that is a low number.....My SE is 512!
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KAWITOM
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posted January 10, 2012 03:58 PM
157 on my SE, I know that mine was off the first batch that came into Chicage area to be distributed from theirwarehouse, was kind of persistent that they not miss the first chance was hoping to catch some decent weather. We have a blue one at the shop will have to see what that one is they came from the same batch.
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gremlin
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posted January 10, 2012 06:39 PM
Nebraska USED to produce bikes, but for the last several years have produced mostly ATVs and jetskis.
Look on the frame where the VIN is stamped...it will state the country (Kawasaki Japan, Kawasaki USA) of origin...I am patiently waiting for my GREEN SE to arrive, so I have nothing to check!
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