A North American Spec vehicle is supposed to have a specific sequence in the VIN where the 10th digit is the model year. ie an 07 bike will have a "7" in the 10th digit.
Pre-07 US spec Gassers and all Euro spec bikes have a letter in the 10th digit which screws up a lot of DMV computers. It is IMPOSSIBLE to street plate a new GasGas in many Canadian provinces with the old VIN sequence. You can sometimes slide a US spec bike past the MTO but it is getting tougher every day.
I got my 08 EC300 street plated in Ontario but it was a bit on the "grey" side for sure. I had to register it as a "GG Moto" not a Gas Gas.
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