New SV650S Owner - now very worried

Hi all,

I'm new to motorbikes and I've just bought a 2000 SV650S from a reputable local dealer.

I taxed it today and discovered that it should be black, it's red.

On further poking I've done a basic hpi check (I know, I know) and I'm concerned about the engine number.

I've found the engine number stamped low on the left hand side of the engine. It reads P503-100123. According to the hpi check it should end in 127.

The bike is very clean, runs well and recently passed an mot. The dealer is well known and has a good reputation.

The vin is stamped on a plate riveted to the right hand side of the frame and matches the hpi check.

Can someone decipher the engine number?

It's probably just had a used engine and a re spray

If you got it for the right money like below a grand then no worries

Maybe £1200-1500 from a dealer if tidy

£1200 exactly I paid. It's really tidy and riding well and has a full years mot. I know it's a 15 year old motorbike so I can't expect perfection, I'm kicking myself for not checking this though.

Just ride it and crack on mate

lol, cheers, that's probably good advice.

[prokartman]

Why not fill in the V5 with the new engine number to replace the one currently listed along with the colour change ( I have done this in the past ) . Then everything will be back on track and you will not have any grief in the future with the next MOT because the paper V5 records will then match the vehicle itself .

Is it as simple as that? Fill in the V5 and post it away? I only have the green slip (v5c?) for now, the dealer said he'd post the v5 to dva. When I get it back I'll definitely be doing that.

I'm a bit green at this motorbike carry on, it's bloody good fun though.

[Red Herring]

The chassis number should also be stamped into the headstock (that's the vertical piece of the frame behind the headlight) so check that matches the vin plate.

It's not at all unusual for a bike to change colours, especially if they don't have colour coded frames, and as someone has said engine numbers change to. I'd be a bit surprised if it was only one digit different though, are you sure someone hasn't misread the last digit?

Originally Posted by Red Herring

The chassis number should also be stamped into the headstock (that's the vertical piece of the frame behind the headlight) so check that matches the vin plate.

It's not at all unusual for a bike to change colours, especially if they don't have colour coded frames, and as someone has said engine numbers change to. I'd be a bit surprised if it was only one digit different though, are you sure someone hasn't misread the last digit?

Thanks, I found the chassis number on the headstock, it matches the vin plate.

The engine number on the hpi check has more digits, I just typed the last three numbers, it's completely different.

[Tomor]

Check the engine number on the v5 when you get it. The hpi check may have been filled in wrong?