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Serow Model Information v1.2

History of models

Model Number Model designation Frame Number Country of Sale Year of Sale Cost Braking Front forks Wheels Rear sprocket Rear shock Carburation Pillion pegs Starter Colour Schemes
3RW1   1KH-034191~056000 Japan 1989/ 1990 £1300-£1600 in UK in 2001 Rear drum and front 220mm disc with single caliper Conventional with air relief Alloy tubed rims Dished with 60mm central hole No remote adjuster. Preload collar and damping collar at base   Bolted to frame Electric only blue frame with pink and purple trim
3RW2   1KH-056101~080000 Japan      
3RW3   1KH-080101~102000 Japan 1992 £1700 in UK 7/1997  

white frame, white body work with standard green stripe/blocks, seat  green, fork gaiters  yellow

(non standard exhaust shown)

 

3RW4   1KH-102001~109000 Japan                  
3RW5   1KH-128101~132000 Japan                  
4JG1 XT225W 4JG-109101~128000 Japan 1993   Rear disc
Front disc with single pot caliper
  Tubed rear rim   Remote compression adjustment Pilot 1.6    
4JG2 XT225W 4JG-132101~ Japan       Tubed rear rim
Gold anodised rims optional
  Pilot 1.0    
4JG3 XT225W 4JG3-151101~ Japan      
4JG4 XT225W   Japan      
4JG5 XT225W   Japan     Rear disc
Front disc with twin pot caliper
  Tubeless rear rim, self locking axle nuts   No remote adjustment Pilot 1.0 with reduced manifold diameter    
4JG6 XT225W   Japan      
4BE1
4BE2
4BE3
XT225D
XT225DC
XT225D
4BE-000101~
4BE-013101~
4BE-010101~
USA
Calif.
Canada
1992   Rear drum
Front disc with single pot caliper
air assisted            
4BE4
4BE5
    USA
Calif.
1993              
4BE7
4BE8
    USA
Calif.
1994              
4BEA
4BEB
XT225G 4BE-029191~
4BE-033101~
USA
Calif.
1995              
4BED
4BEE
XT225H 4BE-035101~ USA
Calif.
1996   conventional            
4BEG
4BEH
XT225J   USA
Calif.
1997              
4BEK
4BEL
XT225K
XT225KC
  USA
Calif.
1998              
4BEN
4BEP
XT225L
XT225LC
  USA
Calif.
1999               purplish-white solid
unknown   unknown USA 2002 MRSP $3999 Rear drum
Front 220mm disc with twin pot caliper
           
unknown   unknown South America                    

Feature Identification

Headlamp cluster
Japanese

US including side reflectors and larger indicators with twin filament bulbs for 'running lights'
Rear rim
Tubed with drum brake

Tubeless with disc (note flange for spokes, a different design to the patented BMW tubeless rims)
Front brake caliper  
Twin (with disc guard removed)
Carburettor
34mm and 31mm from 1986 and 1999 Japanese models

BSR33m with TPS as used 2002
Rear light cluster and silencer / exhaust / muffler

Japanese (possibly 3 variants that all look similar but have different mounting points)

US with Forestry approved spark arrestor and larger rear lamp and plate arrangement