Greetings from Los Angeles---
long the home of lovers of Triumphs, whether desert sleds, coastline tourers, Sunday racers and garage custom builders.
I just bought my first triumph (in neighboring Arizona), and have actually come upon a bit of a mystery in trying to register it here in California. The previous owner bought the bike in California, and claimed that it was a 1967 TR6. Despite registering the bike in Arizona he still had the California license plate. This is of note because the plate (which the DMV confirms to still be assigned to the bike) is a black plate (so-called because the plate is black with chrome yellow characters. The last year that California assigned a black plate was in 1969. For the bike to have been assigned this plate it must be a 1969 or earlier. However, the title erroneously states the bike to be a 1971. Online VIN decoders suggest that the bike is a 1968 given the last six digits of DU8414 fall into the DU66246-DU85903 range claimed by several online VIN decoders to belong to the 1968 650. However, the VIN begins with TR6SR---leading me to believe that the bike is a TR6S/R model which, to my understanding, were only manufactured between 1964-66... Given the customization of pipes etc, that have occured over the years other visual cues are non-existent... I've written to the TOMCC, but beyond that I'm unsure what other resources are available. Advice is appreciated and I will update as I have more information.
I've ridden for a number of years and previously lived in Chicago with several stints in other cities and extended travel. I am a grad student studying architecture.
long the home of lovers of Triumphs, whether desert sleds, coastline tourers, Sunday racers and garage custom builders.
I just bought my first triumph (in neighboring Arizona), and have actually come upon a bit of a mystery in trying to register it here in California. The previous owner bought the bike in California, and claimed that it was a 1967 TR6. Despite registering the bike in Arizona he still had the California license plate. This is of note because the plate (which the DMV confirms to still be assigned to the bike) is a black plate (so-called because the plate is black with chrome yellow characters. The last year that California assigned a black plate was in 1969. For the bike to have been assigned this plate it must be a 1969 or earlier. However, the title erroneously states the bike to be a 1971. Online VIN decoders suggest that the bike is a 1968 given the last six digits of DU8414 fall into the DU66246-DU85903 range claimed by several online VIN decoders to belong to the 1968 650. However, the VIN begins with TR6SR---leading me to believe that the bike is a TR6S/R model which, to my understanding, were only manufactured between 1964-66... Given the customization of pipes etc, that have occured over the years other visual cues are non-existent... I've written to the TOMCC, but beyond that I'm unsure what other resources are available. Advice is appreciated and I will update as I have more information.
I've ridden for a number of years and previously lived in Chicago with several stints in other cities and extended travel. I am a grad student studying architecture.
to TT 
And is is good that the numbers match.
