The 1997 Haro Group 1 Zi is for the kid who's ready for his first 'real' bike. A step up from a department store bike. Group 1 BMX V bar frame. Tapered leg fork. Fusion 165mm crank. Fusion 44T Disc Drive. Araya VP20 alloy rims/alloy hubs. Alloy cantilever brake. 3pc padset. ACS 16T freewheel.
Frame & Fork
1pc Cranks
Araya VP-20 Rims
To use the BMX serial number finder start typing the whole serial into the search bar at the top of the page, or use the Advanced Search page. Based on your entry, a filtered list of possible bikes that match your serial year and month will appear.
Haro BMX serial numbers.
The first character K is the factory code. The next two characters are the model ZI. The next character is year of production. 6 = 1996, 7 = 1997. Depending on the factory, production may have started around June 1996 through to May 1997.
After the year is month of production. A to L = January to December.
Example: KZI6K00000
Made in Taiwan.
As a general rule, bikes made in Taiwan at this time had around a 5 month production lead timeline before they were delivered and sold in bike shops around the world. Generally around May of each year, factories would switch production to making models for the following year.