Bandit 600 MK2 Milage Altering

BenCooke · L Plate Warrior Joined: 04 Jan 2016 Karma :

Hi,
I'm buying a Suzuki bandit 2000 Reg MK2, the bike has had 5 owners and apparently has 13000 miles. I'm just wondering if the mileage could have been altered as 13000 miles is very low for a bike of its age and for the amount of owners its had. If the mileage can be altered is there anyway I can check this?

Also while I'm on, can someone give me some information on what I should be looking for that could be knackered?
Cheers.
Ben.
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chrisdubya · Scooby Slapper Joined: 05 Jun 2015 Karma :

Try and find its MOT history, all mileage is logged on there. It can be viewed online, but you might need the V5 number

Matt B · World Chat Champion Joined: 01 May 2012 Karma :

In b4 the "Don't trust a low mileage bike" brigade.

The bike is 15 years old, so that means a new owner every 3 years and a bit under 1k miles per year. IMO that is not particularly unusual or anything to worry about as long as you verify the mileage through the service history/receipts/MOTs. As said, you can check MOT history online but it may not show all recorded mileages for each year.

Take a look anywhere there are bikes for sale and you will find many bikes around that age with similar mileage.
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BenCooke · L Plate Warrior Joined: 04 Jan 2016 Karma :

Thanks for replying I will see if I can find it MOT history online, the seller assures me he has a lot of paper work including past MOT's. Thanks lads!
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BenCooke · L Plate Warrior Joined: 04 Jan 2016 Karma :

Just checked it there and the MOT history and milage checks out! thanks for the advice!
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hmmmnz · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Karma :

my 98 mk1 has 16000 miles
so less than 900 miles a year.

roughly the same as yours,

https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-history
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Sean.S · Trackday Trickster Joined: 20 May 2015 Karma :

bikes dont usually get the same milage of a car the same age, i went to view a few 90s sports bikes last year and they all had under 20k. i wouldnt see it as suspicious

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talkToTheHat · World Chat Champion Joined: 21 Feb 2012 Karma :

MOT History and HPI. Digital clocks are hard to tamper, but can be swapped, but there would be a DVLA or MOT record of a higher mileage if MOT'd or sold with more miles on it than it has now.

My 2002 bandit had 7600 miles on it when i bought it in december. Appears to have consistently done a a few hundred miles a year for the past few years. Has 9k on it now. Laughing

Bought by noobs as a first bike after DAS or as a workhorse commuter.
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bamt · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Dec 2013 Karma :

If anything, digital odometers in general are easier to clock than mechanical ones (search for odometer correction - obviously you'd only do this if you have changed the speedo so need to "correct" the replacement). If you have the kit for your bike/car, you could even roll it back every year before MOT time just by plugging in the tool and pressing a couple of buttons so that the MOT record shows a consistent rate of use.

I'd not particularly disbelieve 13K on that bike though, dependent upon condition.