1979 FXS or FXE ?? Help identify my Title and ex owner says FXE but Vin FXS

[glennshovel]

My vin is : 2F33408H9

Found on Engine and Title

Previous owner says it's FXE

2F tells me FXS

here is a photo after a lot of cleaning

Today I'm beginning my first restoration, I am excited to learn.

[JBinNC]

If the serial# says it's an FXS, that's what it is.

In any event, the front end, tanks (as near as I can tell from the pics), and dash are wrong for either model.

Jim

[Tattooo]

H9 is what you go by not the first....

[Tattooo]

Today I'm beginning my first restoration, I am excited to learn.

Starting today with carb, fixing interior rusty tank, stripping all of the paint, etc

Are you going to restore it or just repaint it??????? There is a huge difference...........

[glennshovel]

Are you going to restore it or just repaint it??????? There is a huge difference...........

tanks are today's project- taking it all one day at a time

[Tattooo]

By the way H9 is a FXS,

If that's what you want to build it back to my 79 FXS is a totally restored with 16,000 original miles and factory paint..... It even has the factory type black wrinkle paint on the motor and trans.......

You have a long way to go to make it back stock......

Best of luck with your build....

[JBinNC]

H9 means 1979 in the serial# code. All models have that suffix in the '79 model year.

Jim

[glennshovel]

By the way H9 is a FXS,

If that's what you want to build it back to my 79 FXS is a totally restored with 16,000 original miles and factory paint..... It even has the factory type black wrinkle paint on the motor and trans.......

You have a long way to go to make it back stock......

Best of luck with your build....

incredible man. I lot to live up to. Well, I bought it because I've always wanted to learn how to work on motorcycles. I wanted to have something to bring my dad in on and spend more time with him. Maybe because money is tight I'd better stick to just getting it running and chopping to my preferences with the resources available -

[glennshovel]

H9 means 1979 in the serial# code. All models have that suffix in the '79 model year.

Jim

thanks jim

[Tattooo]

Yea G is the code for FXS...... Hell I'm still tired from yesterday....

[glennshovel]

Yea G is the code for FXS...... Hell I'm still tired from yesterday....

mine is 2F33408H9

no g in there

[Tattooo]

I don't have my book in front of me but you don't have a FXS.......

[glennshovel]

I don't have my book in front of me but you don't have a FXS.......

Model Codes:

1A = FL/FLP-1200 3D = Z-90 2G = XLT-1000
2A = FLH -1200 4D = XLA 3G = FLH-80
3A = XL - XLH-1000 5D = SX-175 5G = FLT-80
4A = XLCH-1000 6D = SX-250 6G = FXE-80
5A = GE-750 7D = MX-250 7G = FXS-80
6A = SS-350 Sprint 9D = FXE - 1200 9G = FXWG-80
7A = SX-125 4E = XLS-1000 1H = FXB-80
8A = M65-S 5E = FXEF-1200 2H = CLE-80 Sidecar
7B = ERS 6E = FXEF-80 3H = FLH-80 Classic
8B = MSR-100 7E = FLHS-1200 5H = FLHS-80
2C = FX -1200 9E = SS-250 6H = FL-80
3C = SX-350 Sprint 2F = FXS - 1200 7H = FLH-1200 Police
5C = MC-65 3F = SXT-125 8H = FLH-1200 Shrine
6C = SR-100 4F = SS-175 9H = FLH-80 Police
1D = LE Sidecar 6F = SS-125 1K = FLH-80 Shrine
2D = X-90 7F = XLCR-1000
Year Codes:

H0 = 1970 H3 = 1973 H6 = 1976 H9 = 1979
H1 = 1971 H4 = 1974 H7 = 1977 J0 = 1980
H2 = 1972 H5 = 1975 H8 = 1978

[Tattooo]

mine is 2F33408H9

no g in there

Yea I know I will go out to the shop and look at my book, Jim might beat me to it but I will go look for you.....

[glennshovel]

I don't have my book in front of me but you don't have a FXS.......

[Tattooo]

Model Codes:

1A = FL/FLP-1200 3D = Z-90 2G = XLT-1000
2A = FLH -1200 4D = XLA 3G = FLH-80
3A = XL - XLH-1000 5D = SX-175 5G = FLT-80
4A = XLCH-1000 6D = SX-250 6G = FXE-80
5A = GE-750 7D = MX-250 7G = FXS-80
6A = SS-350 Sprint 9D = FXE - 1200 9G = FXWG-80
7A = SX-125 4E = XLS-1000 1H = FXB-80
8A = M65-S 5E = FXEF-1200 2H = CLE-80 Sidecar
7B = ERS 6E = FXEF-80 3H = FLH-80 Classic
8B = MSR-100 7E = FLHS-1200 5H = FLHS-80
2C = FX -1200 9E = SS-250 6H = FL-80
3C = SX-350 Sprint 2F = FXS - 1200 7H = FLH-1200 Police
5C = MC-65 3F = SXT-125 8H = FLH-1200 Shrine
6C = SR-100 4F = SS-175 9H = FLH-80 Police
1D = LE Sidecar 6F = SS-125 1K = FLH-80 Shrine
2D = X-90 7F = XLCR-1000
Year Codes:

H0 = 1970 H3 = 1973 H6 = 1976 H9 = 1979
H1 = 1971 H4 = 1974 H7 = 1977 J0 = 1980
H2 = 1972 H5 = 1975 H8 = 1978

Yea that's not all the codes..... Be right back...

[glennshovel]

Yea I know I will go out and look at my book, Jim might beat me to it but I will go look for you.....

Appreciate that man. I'm very new- a lot of confusing info out there

[Tattooo]

Ok you have a 1200 FXS...... Which is a F code. Mine is a G which is a 80 ci.... Hell I forgot about the 1200 bikes....

So I would say your bike is an early 1979...... I bet it has a ratchet top trans.... And that's a good thing....

Hope this helps....

[JBinNC]

^ What he said. ^

Jim

[glennshovel]

Ok you have a 1200 FXS...... Which is a F code. Mine is a G which is a 80 ci.... Hell I forgot about the 1200 bikes....

So I would say your bike is an early 1979...... I bet it has a ratchet top trans.... And that's a good thing....

Hope this helps....

ok! Thank you for doing that- 1200 fxs - good to know!