I rented medium-long term a Yamaha Filano 125cc motorbike. Old and ratty, but runs okay. The (private) dealer couldn't tell me what year it was, which I want to know because I want to find and download the appropriate Users Guide manual for it. Because I am a RTFM type of guy, sometimes there are valuable knowledge tidbits there. I tried to decode the VIN, but the year digit is "1", which decodes to model year 2001. But I think they only started making Filanos in 2014? I haven't found any Filano web pages. Any interesting facts, comments, links, etc. about Yamaha Filano motorbike?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_Fino

Thank you for the Wikipedia link. It does not mention the Filano, which I understand is a similar but different model. I'm looking for Filano specific information.

22 minutes ago, ibjoe said:

Thank you for the Wikipedia link. It does not mention the Filano, which I understand is a similar but different model. I'm looking for Filano specific information.

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Thank you for the link. I downloaded the manual. For 2017 Filano LTF125. I'm guessing not much, if anything, has changed since then. I still don't know what year this bike is, maybe earlier or later than 2017.

Do search on VIN.

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2012, first year.?

I did try to decode VIN. Most decoders fail. One called it "2001 Yamaha Majesty 125". The VIN 10th digit, indicating the year, is 1 which decodes to 2001. Maybe the VIN is not standard format, at least for the year. It's MLESE661111xxxxxx (serial # redact). But I found on the VIN plate the apparent manufacture year: 2559 (2016). So the 2017 User Manual should be close enough. It's a decent scooter, even though old and ratty looking.

I found an interesting web site discussing motor scooters in general, with emphasis on Filano:
https://alphapro.com/decemberlooking13/filano.htm