Turning Back Odometers
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From: Joyce on 14 Jul 2010 14:04 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?
From: The Older Gentleman on 14 Jul 2010 14:27 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. -- 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: Mark Olson on 14 Jul 2010 14:31 The Older Gentleman wrote: > 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. I found my former '82 KZ750E2 for sale in a used-bike lot, with around 15k on the clock. I had sold it years earlier with 35k on it... and I specifically asked the seller if it had the speedometer replaced, he said no. I took it for a test ride and it went like stink so it probably didn't matter but it bugged me at the time.
From: The Older Gentleman on 14 Jul 2010 14:38 Mark Olson <olsonm(a)tiny.invalid> wrote: > The Older Gentleman wrote: > > 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. > > I found my former '82 KZ750E2 for sale in a used-bike lot, with around 15k on > the clock. I had sold it years earlier with 35k on it... and I specifically > asked the seller if it had the speedometer replaced, he said no. I took it > for a test ride and it went like stink so it probably didn't matter but it > bugged me at the time. Heh. Swapping speedos is a lot easier than trying to wind one back. -- 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: sean_q_ on 14 Jul 2010 16:06
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? And wouldn't it look suspicious if you tried to sell a bike with a lower mileage reading than when you bought it? "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. SQ |