I know this is an old thread, but thought I would revive it with some info I obtained yesterday. Some time ago I purchased a new tank for my ‘75 on eBay. It had been professionally painted in the correct Star Black but never installed and is absolutely beautiful. The tank was painted in 2011 by a shop a couple hrs from me. This guy advertises in Motorcycle Classics Magazine and does amazing restoration work. Yesterday I took my side covers to have him paint to match the tank. We talked shop for quite a while as he was showing me a lot of his current stuff he was working on. The topic of powder coat vs painting frames came up and he is in the camp of painting frames. I told him of my issue losing the vin sticker when it was powder coated and he showed me what his solution was. He showed me some stickers that he has manufactured for him. They were nice and looked original. Some were black and others were white, just depending on how they came from the factory. All he needs is a photo of what it looks like with the info for that year and your VIN number to be printed on it. He said it costs about $35. I think I may jump on the opportunity if I can get someone to share a picture of their 75 vin tag. I know a lot of others have had this issue while restoring their frames, so thought this may be useful.