| Author | Message | ||
     Kalali |
I have been wondering about this so I figured I ask. When I was looking for a bike I saw a lot of bikes with amazingly low miles; 2000 Sporty with 900 miles, 1999 X1 with 1200 miles, etc, etc. This includes Hondas and Yamahas as well. So my real question is how difficult is it to disconnect the speedometer or lower the mileage. I know a lot of used car sellers were caught doing this and I suspect it is much easier to pull this off in a bike. Does anyone out there have any first hand experience running into a situation like this? I ended up buying a '00 X1 which had almost 10K miles and looked a lot "newer" than the '01 X1 with 1200 miles. Both were roughly at the same price... May be I simply don't understand why would anyone buy a bike and shove it to the back of the garage for years... | ||
| Blazing_saddle |
Ya they will do that with nearly anything. Go shopping for a boat and you will really see that. | ||
| Luv2jugs |
Very easy to swap out a "real mileage" speedo for lets say a "low mileage wreck" etc. I know of 2 people that do that with new sleds....they both unplug the factory speedo and plug into a "dummy" speedo that racks up the mileage (Ski-Doos need to see the speedo for ECM to run the sled) they just zipped tied it under the cowl...run it that way for 1/2 a season or so.....needless to say I would NEVER buy anything from either The world is full of crooks.....very few honest people around anymore..... I always go in thinking I am being lied to and use my own judgement on the overall condition.....does it make sense what I am being told..... | ||
| Dave_02_1200 |
Look at the telltale indicators of mileage: Original tires? Wear on brake disks? Brake pads? Nuts and bolts? Maintenance records? A sharp eye should help you spot a fraud. Does the story make sense? Does the owner have several bikes and/or is there another plausible reason why the bike is seldom ridden? If in doubt, walk away. | ||
| Bhillberg |
With cars I was always told to look at the things they can't help but to have wear on. Steering wheal, gearshifter, door handles, etc. The same could be said for the bike, look at the seat, grips, footpegs. Of course these things could all be changed but if there is a fair ammount of wear on any of these items then it probably isn't a 1200 mile bike. |
