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From: Jim on 28 Jun 2010 05:19 On 28/06/2010 09:04, Champ wrote: >>> as matey has had the bike for 18 months I imagine the DVLA system sees >>> it as a legit bike i.e. the stolen bike was given the identity of a >>> damaged bike. Possibly something on TPFT weighed in for scrap, sold at a >>> salvage auction or a bike used on a track. > >>It is quite possibly a semi-legitimate case of a previous owner having >>bent the bike and transferred his original numbers onto a secondhand >>frame. > > That's not the way you do it, tho, is it. If you bend your bike and > buy a second-hand frame, then you use the V5 and registration number > of *that* frame. I imagine it might be possible that the second hand frame had been on a track bike previously so it didn't have its own V5. Seems a pretty unlikely situation though.
From: Jim on 28 Jun 2010 05:22 On 27/06/2010 22:51, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote: >>So what to do? He's had the bike maybe 18 months. Possibly a bit longer. >>I think it was an eBay purchase. > > Break it, if it's in any way sought after. What about the engine number? On other option is, he could buy a new frame-with-v5 and swap everything else across. Probably only worth it if it's a particularly good example in other respects.
From: Oily on 28 Jun 2010 05:37 "Krusty" wrote: > The Older Gentleman wrote: > > > So what to do? He's had the bike maybe 18 months. Possibly a bit > > longer. I think it was an eBay purchase. > > > > Sell it now, fast, and move on was my (probably unethical) advice. I > > doubt that 99% of purchasers would spot anything amiss and it will > > continue to circulate on the roads until it gets scrapped. > > > > But what would you do? Anyone? > > Tell the police. Selling it would put him in the same pond as the scum > who stole it in the first place, as he'd potentially be knowingly > stealing whatever he sells it for from the buyer if it gets seized > later. > And inform the DVLA of your suspicions, let them sort it out. Then you may get the evidence to sue for some or all of your money back, and you may also be allowed to keep it even if it can be traced. I wouldn't just ignore it.
From: Champ on 28 Jun 2010 05:58 On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:22:07 +0100, Jim <nul(a)0.0.0.0> wrote: >On 27/06/2010 22:51, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote: >>>So what to do? He's had the bike maybe 18 months. Possibly a bit longer. >>>I think it was an eBay purchase. >> >> Break it, if it's in any way sought after. What about the engine number? > >On other option is, he could buy a new frame-with-v5 and swap everything >else across. New frames don't come with a V5. The come without any number stamped on them. What you're meant to do is stamp the number from your damaged frame on the new one. -- Champ We declare that the splendour of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: Jim on 28 Jun 2010 06:15
On 28/06/2010 10:58, Champ wrote: > On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:22:07 +0100, Jim<nul(a)0.0.0.0> wrote: >>On 27/06/2010 22:51, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote: >>>>So what to do? He's had the bike maybe 18 months. Possibly a bit longer. >>>>I think it was an eBay purchase. >>> >>> Break it, if it's in any way sought after. What about the engine number? >> >>On other option is, he could buy a new frame-with-v5 and swap everything >>else across. > > New frames don't come with a V5. The come without any number stamped > on them. > > What you're meant to do is stamp the number from your damaged frame on > the new one. I meant, new to him. |