Cant see frame number after powder coating!

Hi all,
I hope someone can help me with this as im a bit worried!

My frame has been powder coated and there was no sign of the frame number, iv asked a few people about this and im told not being able to see it will fail the mot and could cause problems if ever stopped by the police, so iv rubbed the paint off but you can still bearly see it, its like its been stamped very finely and you can only just see it if you get the light right, will this cause me problems and what can i do?

Cheers,
Simon.

If u can't get a definitive answer from anyone matey (i dont know what it is) I have a mate who's a bike mot tester and another who's a bike cop I can ask

That'd be great if you could and it's not to much trouble, iv been searching all over the net and can't find an answer.

Cheers,
Simon.

no problem i'm working tomorrow so i'll ask one of the guys and let you know.

Thank you, much appreciated.

Simon.

Just called an MOT tester and he said as long as there's a VIN plate with a number on it its fine...phew! That's put my mind at rest! Just a shame I didn't call him before sanding my freshly powder coated frame!

Simon.

Big sy wrote:Just called an MOT tester and he said as long as there's a VIN plate with a number on it its fine...phew! That's put my mind at rest! Just a shame I didn't call him before sanding my freshly powder coated frame!

Simon.

That's maybe not such a bad thing that you did that anyway. Just think about when you want to sell the bike in the future, if anything looks slightly dodgy to any potential buyer then they would just walk away from it or want your asking price revised downwards. If I was in your shoes I'd continue to clean that area right back using some magic potion (dunno what kind tho ) and then re-paint and laquer a neat rectangle around the VIN number so that it looks like it has been left that way intentionally when the powder coating was done.

Just my 2p's worth.

Thanks for your input,
I was thinking that but the problem being when they shot blasted the frame the numbers have almost been blasted away, apparently this can be quite common, I've cleaned the frame right back to bear metal and the numbers are so faint you can only just make them out in the right light, I'm going to clear coat over them so like you say when selling they'll be something there, I do have detailed photos of the rebuild from start to finish including pics of the frame pre and post powder coating including a close up shot of the frame numbers, so hopefully that will help if I ever do decided to sell her.

Simon.

Here ya go this might help http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/36pc-5mm-LETTER-NUMBER-PUNCH-Metal-Stamps-Lathe-/120864043894?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1c240ef376


Davie