Where is the mileage stored? - Page 3 - SV650.org

muzikill · 05-01-11, 10:39 PM

yes, please lock & leave this thread intact for future reference.

yorkie_chris · 06-01-11, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by muzikill

also for mot purposes it's dangerous.

No, BS.

Mileage is absoltely no indication of safety or fitness for purpose. It is entirely the owners responsibility to ensure their bike is maintained and safe.

You can have a 2000mile bike that is f***ed. And a 200,000mile bike that is perfectly roadworthy.

muzikill · 06-01-11, 12:47 PM

Maybe road worthyness is a valid point but the original post was about mileage correction i was pointing out the possible pitfalls doing it. Do you honestly think someone who does this would remind themselves what the real mileage is in case it needs a service and would you like to buy the bike off them when it comes for them to sell it on?

yorkie_chris · 06-01-11, 12:55 PM

Only mileage that matters is every 15,000 and I'd say they have same chance of remembering that as any other owner.

Buying bikes you look at condition, if it has been neglected for any significant time then it is obvious.

If an owner told me "i've put some new clocks on and can't remember the mileage" then I would buy it exactly same as any other. You don't know a previous owner of any bike has not done this and fact that it has happened been lost in time anyway. There's no way to verify any bikes mileage, look at Rictus' bike, 153,000 mile before first MOT. Very easy to put new clocks on and hence "low mileage" bike....

I have also bought write-offs with front ends smashed up and no clocks at all. Just make sure price reflects what you're buying.

rictus01 · 06-01-11, 01:04 PM

Limited mileage........ I thought that was the price of petrol....

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muzikill Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dunfermline Posts: 1,712	Re: Where is the mileage stored? yes, please lock & leave this thread intact for future reference. __________________ Learn to maintain your bike, take it apart, rebuild the engine & more (using better bolts ), drop it & fix it again! K3 Job c.v: Engine:remove/split/rebuild/refit. Replace:Gearbox,Fuel pump,Gaskets. Piston clean,rings. Overhaul:Throttle body,Injectors,Brakes,Forks. Remove/refit:Exhaust,Radiator,Oil cooler,Throttle,Air filter,Tank. Replace: Oil,Coolant,grease,brake hoses & bleed.

06-01-11, 12:47 PM	#23
muzikill Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dunfermline Posts: 1,712	Re: Where is the mileage stored? Maybe road worthyness is a valid point but the original post was about mileage correction i was pointing out the possible pitfalls doing it. Do you honestly think someone who does this would remind themselves what the real mileage is in case it needs a service and would you like to buy the bike off them when it comes for them to sell it on? __________________ Learn to maintain your bike, take it apart, rebuild the engine & more (using better bolts ), drop it & fix it again! K3 Job c.v: Engine:remove/split/rebuild/refit. Replace:Gearbox,Fuel pump,Gaskets. Piston clean,rings. Overhaul:Throttle body,Injectors,Brakes,Forks. Remove/refit:Exhaust,Radiator,Oil cooler,Throttle,Air filter,Tank. Replace: Oil,Coolant,grease,brake hoses & bleed.

06-01-11, 12:55 PM	#24
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: Where is the mileage stored? Only mileage that matters is every 15,000 and I'd say they have same chance of remembering that as any other owner. Buying bikes you look at condition, if it has been neglected for any significant time then it is obvious. If an owner told me "i've put some new clocks on and can't remember the mileage" then I would buy it exactly same as any other. You don't know a previous owner of any bike has not done this and fact that it has happened been lost in time anyway. There's no way to verify any bikes mileage, look at Rictus' bike, 153,000 mile before first MOT. Very easy to put new clocks on and hence "low mileage" bike.... I have also bought write-offs with front ends smashed up and no clocks at all. Just make sure price reflects what you're buying. __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

06-01-11, 01:04 PM	#25
rictus01 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: South London Posts: 9,799	Re: Where is the mileage stored? Limited mileage........ I thought that was the price of petrol.... __________________ Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, 'Wow! What a Ride!

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