Help with VIN!

[fkhuk]

Wasn't sure where to put this in the forums, but I figured since it had to do with the frame, the frame section was the place for it!

I recently bought my first Yamaha with no title (I know, more work than its worth, but I got the bike for a steal) and I'm having trouble using the VIN to find out if it has liens or anything on it throughout the DMV. From what I've been told this bike is a '74 so it should have a 9 digit VIN.

THe bike has a 9 digit VIN marked on the neck of the frame, on the sticker also on the neck and on the front of the motor, and they all match. But when I call the DMV they tell me they have no record of this bike. So I was hoping someone would be able to tell me if I'm reading this VIN correctly. The bike is aged so the VIN is not perfectly legible. So here's the VIN:
447 010551

 

[peanut]

welcome to the forum.
Take a look in the ;Garage; forum under 'MODEL ID ' you should find what you need.

 

[XSLeo]

A lot of states, if it hasn't been registered for the road in over ten years it won't be in the computer. How that helps I don't know but it is what it is.
Leo

 

[peanut]

sorry I misread the post.
Thought you were looking for dating confirmation not registration.

 

[lakeview]

what XSLeo said, plus if the response was "no record", it may never have been registered in your state, maybe it came from a neighboring state. You may also want to ask the DMV if never has been registered what it needs so you can do a first registration.

 

[cra-z1]

In Minnesota they drop off after 7 tears of non registration.