Turning Back Odometers

 

   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.


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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

 

The Older Gentleman wrote:

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

 

The Older Gentleman wrote:


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