- The Vehicle Identification Number or VIN of your motorcycle, dirt bike or ATV is not something worth memorizing however knowing where its etched on your ride is worth the 10 seconds it takes. The VIN is 17 characters long and is more or less a code to the motorcycle's background.
- A serial number located on a rear drop out. Some BMX bikes and a few Schwinn bicycles place the serial on the rear dropout. On older Schwinns there are numbers stamped on both the drive side and non-drive side rear dropouts; the one on the non-drive side dropout is the serial number. Some bikes have multiple serial numbers.
Bicycle registration with PTS is now REQUIRED for everyone who bikes on campus. This includes students, faculty, staff and visitors.
A FREE, QUICK, SIMPLE online registration form is available through My Parking Profile or bicycle owners may register in person at The Kickstand during operating hours. When registering a bike, please provide all the requested information, including the manufacturer's serial number and your UT EID. (Click Here to create a new UT EID.)
Bicycle Serial Number Lookup
And now you've got your serial number in your phone and the cloud so you can't lose it. Everybody says they'e going to record their serial number eventually, but if your bike gets stolen before you do and the cops recover it, you'll be really disappointed when you can't get it back because you can't prove it's yours. Search Stolen Bikes - For Stolen Bike by Serial Number: Full or Partial Number: Please enter alphanumerics. No spaces, hyphens, etc. Locating the Serial Number. Bicycles from Japan will have serial numbers located on the left, rear axle hanger, on the bottom bracket shell or on the lower section of the headlug. The number will have a production month letter in either the first or second position and a production year number in the other (first or second) position. Examples: J677123 = September, 1976.
Registering your bike with PTS links your bike to you using the serial number on your bike. Bicycle serial numbers are like a car's vin number. When a bike is pawned, the pawn shop reports the serial number to the Austin Police Department which enters the number into a database to which police departments have access. Using this database, they can search for your serial number. Stolen bikes end up back on campus as well and can be returned to their owners if they are registered.
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The permit number that is attached to your bike serves as a theft deterrent and makes it easier to contact the owner to avoid things like impoundment if improperly locked or locked to a rack that will be replaced.
The more bikes that are registered, the stronger the voice of the cycling community.
Locating Your Bike's Serial Number
The majority of serial numbers are located under the bottom bracket where the two pedal cranks meet. Simply turn your bike upside down and record the number. If there is no serial number there then check places like the headset at the front of the bike or the rear stays. The diagram at the right indicates the five most common serial number locations. If you just can't find anything then you can either engrave your driver's license number (engravers are available through UTPD) or describe the bike the best you can when registering and maybe even take a picture with it to prove ownership.
The best chance at recovering a stolen bicycle is having a registered serial number. These numbers are used by police across the nation. You need the manufacturer's serial number to register your bicycle.
- underside of crank
- headset
- rear stays
- seat downtube next to crank
- top of crank