How do you tell if you are buying a clone vehicle?

Question

I am buying this bike off of ebay from a military member. It is a 07 ninja 500r with 960 miles. I won the auction for $3,000. I saw this commercial warning people about VIN cloning. I just want to know how to tell.

1. Is there a trusted website that can look up the VIN number to see if it is authentic?

2. Do you think Kawasaki would have that information?

Answer 1

here's some info about it (and how to check).

http://www.roadandtravel.com/safetyandse...

Good Luck...