How to tell the age of a honda?

[duckdog]

I will be looking at a "mid 80's"? honda 7.5 friday night is the a way to tell the year for sure on these guys? I did a bit of searching but most I found says the serial number dont corelate with anything year wise

[xeon]

nvm

Edited May 7, 2009 by xeon

[Gerritt]

I think he means a 7.5hp outboard boat motor

[Mike the Pike]

I had one it was a 1980 7.5hp Honda the dealer said it was that year.

 

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[Fisherman]

I will be looking at a "mid 80's"? honda 7.5 friday night is the a way to tell the year for sure on these guys? I did a bit of searching but most I found says the serial number dont corelate with anything year wise

The only thing I can relate is when I bought my 1984 7.5 Honda, it was still brand new in 1987, just old stock. They make a series of motors to cover a few years and sold as the year they are bought. It was the one with the blue leg and yellow prop, excellent motor, had it for 9 years, never let us down.

[SlowPoke]

Try narrowing it down by the serial number.

Certain parts are good for certain years, especially electronics. The part will sometimes have a range of serial numbers pertaining to certain years.