There have been pics of a Canadian white sticker, w/a a black outline maple leaf, and black copy, about the bike being for the Canadian market. It's that to-which I was referring. The XXXX983 means it's the 882nd bike for whatever market is on the white steering stem label. They start bikes at #101. The sales tally for USA 1985 bikes is 8,800 so it's a fairly early production, though there really isn't any special value-added for that VIN #.
Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but the Canadian bikes were sticky-VIN badged on the label on the steeering stem as being for the USA market, and the white stamp-sized label with the black outline maple leaf and black copy was added to show it was directed to the Canadian market. You can see this bike is labelled December 1984 so it would be an early 1985 model year production.
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You see the CMVSS, that stands for
Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, and is the official proof that the vehicle in question meets Canadian safety standards at the time of its manufacture. The digits in the middle of the maple leaf are unique to a manufacturer, and that would suppose in this case, that 506 belongs to Yamaha Corp. Canada.
https://tc.canada.ca/en/road-transp...res-child-car-seats/safety-standards-vehicles
More on this from the AHJ-Canadian authority having jurisdiction:
6. Demonstration of Compliance (Self-Certification Regime)
National Safety Marks
National Safety Marks ( NSM ) are used to indicate the compliance of a vehicle or equipment with the Act and attendant regulations and safety standards. National Safety Marks ( NSM ) are defined in
section 2 and
Section 3 the
Motor Vehicle Safety Act. The Minister of Transport authorizes their use and any company that intends to use a NSM must apply to the Minister to obtain this authorization
Footnote3.
Compliance certification to applicable standards and regulations is the responsibility of the manufacturer of the vehicle or equipment via a “self-certification” regime. Vehicle manufacturers affix a compliance label
Footnote4 to their vehicles to indicate that the vehicles comply with the applicable standards. New vehicles manufactured in Canada and shipped inter-provincially must include a National Safety Mark (NSM) drawing on or beside the compliance label. Imported vehicles may use a prescribed statement on the compliance label instead of a National Safety Mark. Tires manufactured in Canada and shipped inter-provincially do not require a compliance label but must have a National Safety Mark molded into them. Imported tires must be accompanied by a written declaration from the manufacturer or its duly authorized representative that the tire conforms to the prescribed standards for a tire of that class at the time the tire was manufactured. Restraint systems and booster seats, whether imported or manufactured in Canada for inter-provincial shipment, must have a National Safety Mark and a product information label affixed to them.
https://tc.canada.ca/en/road-transportation/publications/motor-vehicle-safety-oversight-program
Also from the above document:
Vehicle Importation
Vehicles Purchased at the Retail Level in the United States
The
Motor Vehicle Safety Act requires that all vehicles imported into Canada comply with the
Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations and associated Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standards ( CMVSS ). However,
subsection 7(2) of the Act provides an exception whereby vehicles purchased at the retail level in the United States that are not in full compliance with the CMVSS may be imported into Canada provided the vehicles were originally manufactured to comply with all applicable U.S. federal laws and can be modified to comply with the CMVSS . In 1995, Transport Canada contracted with a private company to develop and operate the Registrar of Imported Vehicles ( RIV ) program. Once modified, vehicles must be inspected by the RIV, which is responsible for inspecting and verifying that all necessary modifications to bring the vehicle into CMVSS compliance have been completed for vehicles being imported into Canada from the United States.
Detailed information on the importation process, questions and answers, and a list of vehicles admissible from the United States is available from the Registrar of Imported Vehicles at
www.riv.ca and from Transport Canada’s importation web page.
Vehicles manufactured and designed for sale in other countries are typically not constructed to meet North American standards, nor can they be modified to meet Canadian requirements. A manufacturer must certify a vehicle at the time of main assembly, which makes it impossible for a company to modify a vehicle and re-certify its compliance after the date of manufacture.
The final authority having jurisdiction:
Anyone who has questions about these Guidelines on Compliance and Enforcement or who wishes further information about the enforcement procedures should contact:
Director, Motor Vehicle Regulations Enforcement
Motor Vehicle Safety Directorate
Transport Canada
330 Sparks Street
Ottawa ON K1A 0N5
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It's possible that a sticker from a Canadian registration previously done:
(the) mechanical safety inspection sticker from the department of transportation from the province of Quebec
post #9
may carry some weight in this legal process, so do not attempt to remove that sticker you have! Especially if the 'maple leaf' CMVSS is
not there!
A clear, unobstructed shot of the entire VIN sticker, (and any additional stickers like the maple-leaf outline CMVSS sticker) showing for what market it was built, and the month/year, may lend credibility to the process of legally registering the motorcycle in the USA, Canada, or elsewhere.
