[Guest]

I just got a Honda Foreman, VIN 478te220624302436. I was told it was a early 2000 something 400. I think it's a 2002 and I think it may be a 450 as it says displacement is 43?. Does anyone know how to decipher this? Thanks.

 

[dirty4man]

The front bumper is the easiest way to tell them apart. the 400 bumper is rounded and the 450 bumper has to straight cross bars.
Here is a picture of my bike which is a 400 frame. <a href="http://www.dirty4man.com/images/ourbike" target="_blank">http://www.dirty4man.com/images/ourbike ... OMBASH.jpg</a>
here is a picture of a 450 foreman front end
<a href="http://www.hondaforeman.com/phpBB2/file" target="_blank">http://www.hondaforeman.com/phpBB2/file ... rs_107.jpg</a>

 

[Guest]

Great! Going by the pictures it is a 450. Can anyone tell me if I'm right about it being a 2002? Thanks.

 

[H4]

478 means it's a Honda ATV made in USA.
10th digit is the year. Yours is a 2002.
11th digit is the assembly plant. 4 means South Carolina
TE220 refers to the model. I don't know which model this code represents but my 400 is a model code TE202.

Hope this answers some of your questions.

 

[Honda Mechanic]

TE220 is TRX450 manual shift ... TE224 is TRX450 electric shift ...