Is it possible to find the VIN from an engine number?

[MonsterMadMarty]

Hi all,

I have someone trying to sell me 600 Monster.  I never go to look at bikes without first doing a title check, here in Australia all you need is either the license plate or VIN, neither of which this guy can supply.  He claims to have lost the compliance plate when he repainted the frame! He also claims to have lost the keys! Sounds dodgy but he has sent me a photo of the engine number so hoping someone here knows how to find the VIN from that so I can run the required checks 

Engine number is: ZDM600A2C*036420*

Cheers in advance for any help 

[DarkMonster620]

you can ask the dealer to do a engine number check and that should throw the VIN

[NAKID]

That's not the engine number. Ducati VINs start with ZDM...

[Nibor]

That's not the engine number. Ducati VINs start with ZDM...

So does the engine number... or at least mine does too. Mine matches the format Marty gives.

[NAKID]

So does the engine number... or at least mine does too. Mine matches the format Marty gives.

Weird. Mine did not.

Either way, isn't the VIN also stamped into the headtube?

[DarkMonster620]

Weird. Mine did not.

Either way, isn't the VIN also stamped into the headtube?

yes  . .. I forgot . .

But he wants matching parts

[Speeddog]

Weird. Mine did not.

Either way, isn't the VIN also stamped into the headtube?

USA bikes get different style engine numbers than the rest of the world:

[Nibor]

First the imperial system, now their own VIN numbers? 😂😝😝

[Duck-Stew]

First the imperial system, now their own VIN numbers? 😂😝😝

Apparently, it's our thing.  We're going to do what we want to do.