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Every Harley built since 1981 carries a 17-character VIN, and every one of those characters means something: where it was built, what engine is in it, what model it started life as, what year it is. If you're buying a used bike, ordering parts, or trying to figure out what somebody's chopper actually started out as, the VIN is where you start. Here's how to read one, character by character, using the code tables Harley files with the U.S. government (NHTSA). Older bikes are a different animal. …