CF=Interstate, remember it by the "F" meaning fully dressed.
CT=Tourer, the "T" stands for......"guess"
The others are Standards. The table below might help identify various models you run across.
VIN DECODING: VALKYRIE AND RUNE
Code Significance Breakdown/Remarks
1HF Production Origin 1HF = motorcycle manufactured by Honda of America Mfg. in Ohio (Had the Valkyrie been manufactured in Japan, the production origin code would have been "JH2". All Valkyries however, were manufactured at the Honda plant in Marysville Ohio, USA.)
SC340 Vehicle Description (variant) See discussion on Variants next page
4 Check Digit Can be the numbers 0-9 or the letter "X". This represents the result of an algorithm run against the other digits in the VIN. It is used to ensure that the VIN wasn’t mis-keyed or fabricated
V Model Year V = 1997 W = 1998 X = 1999 Y = 2000 1 = 2001 2 = 2002 3 4 = = 2003 2004
A Plant where the product was made A H = = Marysville Motorcycle Plant in Ohio USA Hamamatsu Plant in Japan (not applicable in the case of Valkyries, (see 1 above.)
0 Production Year 0 = The initial model year for each variant (Standard, Tourer or Interstate) will be a "0". On Standards and Tourers for example, 1997 models will be a "0", 1998 models, a "1" and 1999 models, a "2". For Interstates, the 1999 models will be a "0", for Runes, the 2004 models will be a "0", etc.
00123 Serial Number Sequential numbers -"zeroed out" with each model year and with each variant. For example, there will be a 1997 Standard 49-state model with a serial number 00001, a 1997 Standard California model with a serial number 00001, a 1998 Tourer 49-state model with a serial number 00001, etc. Just because one’s bike may have serial number 00001, it doesn’t mean you have the first Valkyrie built, it means you have the first of that particular variant built that year. The VIN taken in whole is unique, but serial numbers are not. It should be noted that in some variants (most notably Australian), a "5" in the first digit of the serial number is used to designate that it is a Tourer.
Variants
The vehicle description portion of the VIN (characters 4-8) are used to identify the “variant”. It essentially identifies the basic model and the build standard used for the various markets and countries for which the bike is intended.
Breakdown/Remarks
SC340 = Valkyrie Standard -US 49-State models, pre-2001 (some reported in Singapore)
SC341 = Valkyrie Standard -US California models, pre-2001
SC342 = Valkyrie Standard -Canadian models, pre-2001(some reported in Brazil)
SC346 = Valkyrie Standard -US 49-State, 2001 and on
SC347 = Valkyrie Standard -US California, 2001 and on
SC348 = Valkyrie Standard -Canadian models, 2001 and on
SC34A = Valkyrie Standard -UK, Austrian, Belgian, French, Spanish and Swedish models
SC34B = Valkyrie Standard -German models
SC34C = Valkyrie Standard -Swiss models
SC34U = Valkyrie Standard & Tourers -Australian models (Standards & Tourers differentiated by serial number blocks)
SC34- = Valkyrie Standard & Tourers -Japanese models (Standards and Tourers differentiated by serial number blocks)
SC343 = Valkyrie Tourers -US 49-State models
SC344 = Valkyrie Tourers -US California models
SC345 = Valkyrie Tourers -Canadian models
SC410 = Valkyrie Interstate -US 49-State models
SC411 = Valkyrie Interstate -US California models
SC412 = Valkyrie Interstate -Canadian models
SC41U = Valkyrie Interstate -Australian models
SC530 = Valkyrie Rune -US 49-State, Standard Handlebars, Cast Wheels
SC531 = Valkyrie Rune -US California, Standard Handlebars, Cast Wheels
SC533 = Valkyrie Rune -US 49-State, Pulled-back Handlebars, Cast Wheels
SC534 = Valkyrie Rune -US California, Pulled-back Handlebars, Cast Wheels
SC535 = Valkyrie Rune -Canadian, Standard Handlebars, Cast Wheels
SC536 = Valkyrie Rune -US 49-State, Standard Handlebars, Chrome Wheels
SC53J = Valkyrie Rune -US 49-State, Pulled-back Handlebars, Chrome Wheels
SC53K = Valkyrie Rune -US California, Pulled-back Handlebars, Chrome Wheels
SC53U = Valkyrie Rune -Australian models
