Parts bike in U,S,A, Vin SJ018847 Engine #15015

[gcloys]

Just picked up a parts bike with those numbers. Can't believe they are that low. Based on the Vin Decoding post by Mustang this thing must be a '95? SJ001884*. My 98 has a vin of 5534*! Does that sound right? The engine has no hatch for the sprag.
  I had to laugh when I saw this first year import still had its chain rubbing block mount and bracket, albeit sans rubber!

[93TigerBill-2016]

Nice pick-up.
Noticed that it has an early rear rack, I thought that the Fabricated rack was changed to Cast rack about the same time as the loss of the Sprag Clutch plate on top of the engine block.
Re: Chain Rubbing Block - not surprised the rubber has disappeared, even an NOS part would have the rubber gone by now!
Good luck with the dismantle.
Will

[ssevy]

My '95 is 1837*, and has that same rear rack. Someone told me less than 300 were brought to the states in 1995?

[gcloys]

My '95 is 1837*, and has that same rear rack. Someone told me less than 300 were brought to the states in 1995?

I know Mustang had said there were only 125 imported, I think it was from the Cycle World article from '95 that said there were only 125 imported into the U.S.!  We really need a registry, especially since the factory burned down and there aren't any import records, unless they have them Stateside somewhere. https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/8/1/triumph-tiger-900