Any information others may not know

This is a thread on any information that others may not know. Post your favorite maintenance tricks or anything that will help others. Its good to know a lot about your bike, what it is, and how to fix any problems. Whatever you feel like posting that has to do with the maintenance or other information of a bike.

I'll start,

Its good to know the year of your bike before you try anything. The numbers below are how to determine the year of your machine. The 10th digit of your VIN is the year of the bike, it was standardized quite a while ago for all manufacturers, but 70's vintage or earlier I am not sure when they standardized, but this link may help http://www.ktmcyclehutt.com/checkvin.htm

1980=A
81=B
82=C
83=D
84=E
85=F
86=G
87=H
88=J
89=K
1990=L
91=M
92=N
93=P
94=R
95=S
96=T
97=V
98=W
99=X
2000=Y
2001=1
2002=2
2003=3
2004=4
2005=5
2006=6
2007=7
2008=8
2009=9
2010=A Yes A, the letters start over in the same order from here on out. If it says A but it doesn't look like its from the 80's than it is probably 2010.
2011=B
2012=C
2013=D



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FACT
Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.
FACT
The glue on Israeli postage is certified kosher.
FACT
On average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year.
FACT
The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
-BIG DAN:hifive:

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That's cool that the electric chair was invented by a dentist.
 
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