Turning Back Odometers
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From: The Older Gentleman on 14 Jul 2010 17:09 sean_q_ <nospam(a)no.spam> wrote: > The Older Gentleman wrote: > > > Not very common in the UK, not for bikes. Paradoxically, it's easier > > with the new digital clocks, if you've got the kit. > > Don't UK vehicles have some kind of a "log book" with a record > of owners, dates of purchase, odo reading etc? Yes, but it doesn't actually display the odo reading at the last owner change, although lots of people have suggested it would be a good idea. There's a space for the seller to fill in the last odo reading, but it isn't compulsory. Go figure. > And wouldn't > it look suspicious if you tried to sell a bike with a lower > mileage reading than when you bought it? See above. > "Oh, I only ever rode it sitting backwards dressed up as > the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood Day parades!" > > Meanwhile here in BC there's no formal log book, but the mileage > is recorded on the transfer form every time the bike changes hands. > Which is a good idea. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: Beav on 14 Jul 2010 19:10 "The Older Gentleman" <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:1jlmwoo.f54wjb9hlyvnN%totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk... > Joyce <joyce_dehalfwitt(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >> After viewing some used motorcycles at a local dealership recently, >> I got to wondering if turning back odometers on bikes is common. >> Anyone out there who might've worked at a dealership know how common >> this is, if at all? > > In which country? > > Not very common in the UK, not for bikes. Paradoxically, it's easier > with the new digital clocks, if you've got the kit. Reminds me of the bloke who bought a BMW with astronomic miles on it and went to the scrappers for a set of clocks with a "few" less miles showing in the (vain) hope that he'd be able to flog it on at a good profit. He installed the clocks, switched on the ignition and the clocks wound themselves to the original astronomic miles:-) Of course, that was before the hacker boffins managed to defeat the ECU. -- Beav
From: S'mee on 14 Jul 2010 23:24 On Jul 14, 12:04 pm, Joyce <joyce_dehalfw...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > After viewing some used motorcycles at a local dealership recently, > I got to wondering if turning back odometers on bikes is common. > Anyone out there who might've worked at a dealership know how common > this is, if at all? You should get a good haul with that stinky bait.
From: The Older Gentleman on 15 Jul 2010 02:20 Beav <beavis.original(a)ntlwoxorld.com> wrote: > He installed the clocks, switched on the ignition and the clocks wound > themselves to the original astronomic miles:-) Bwaahahahahahahaha! -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: Beav on 15 Jul 2010 10:20
"The Older Gentleman" <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:1jlnt8f.xk5j82130l95lN%totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk... > Beav <beavis.original(a)ntlwoxorld.com> wrote: > >> He installed the clocks, switched on the ignition and the clocks wound >> themselves to the original astronomic miles:-) > > Bwaahahahahahahaha! Swot I fort too :) Nowadays, you can call some plonker on the phone and he'll come to you, lappie in hand and in 5 minutes your odo reads what you want it to read. So much for technology beating the clockers. -- Beav |