http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/150cc-4-STROKE-MOPED-SCOOTER-DOT-EPA_W0QQitemZ4577895899QQcategoryZ6722QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

It says LHP for the WMI

Which shows:

Manufacturer Name China Aerospace Automotive Ind Inc
WMI LHP/
Address Industry Group Corporation
No.22 P.O. Box 849, 100830 Beijing City 100830
China
Product Type Passenger Car
Date 11 May, 1999

Manufacturer Name Guizhou Yuantong Aeronautic Auto-
WMI LHP/
Address Manufacturing Co Ltd
High Science Technology Park Huichuan Zo, 563003 Zunyi City Guizhou
Prov 563003
China
Product Type Passenger Car, Bus,Incomplete Vehicle
Date 02 Aug, 2005

However, the company listed on their Certificate of Origin is different and
is

Zhijiang Tianya Machinery.

Here's a good link for people wanting to check out VINS, slightly better than the NHTSA site:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VIN

Also, here's a fact for those in NJ on why so many bikes get rejected.

NJ MVC actually checks the WMI before they check the import database. If the manufacturer shown on the MSO doesn't match exactly the details shown in the WMI database, the registration gets rejected.

For example: Genuine Stellas use the LML WMI. Every MSO we receive has to have LML on the MSO.

They also check the VIN coding to make sure the bike's VIN reflects exactly what the description is. No match, no registration. Once in a while a registartion slips by, but its rare.

Going back to the WMI/MSO crosscheck, this brings an interesting question about whether NJ will honour certain small manufacturer exemptions fron 1 January 2006. I have had no definative answer from the MVC or the manufacturers claiming this exemption as of yet.

Andrea