Buying a cat b bike, any worries?

[grant965]

Hi, might be getting a cat b bike to either break for parts or to swap frame out and put back on the road. Guy said frame and engine numbers have been removed by salvage company because it is cat b, I think I've heard that is standard so you can't reapply for logbook.
Am i right in thinking I can still use the engine? I don't need to provide an engine number with v5 so would've thought its fine.
Anything I should ask/check out? He said he has receipt from the salvage company to prove its his.
thanks, Grant
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[Pete.]

Tread carefully. It sounds very much like a cover-story for selling a nicked bike.
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[grant965]

If i get it im going to break it for parts, are there any problems with me doing that? I assume the police aren't going to come knocking if it is stolen because its ID has been removed?
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Current Bike: '02 Suzuki TL1000R

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[grant965]

so what does that actually mean to me. The frame will definitely be scrapped. Everything else is broken for bits, its not unusual for engine number to be blank on v5 so I shouldn't really have a problem?
Should I ask for a copy of the receipt? I could contact the salvage company and ask them if its like a proper full receipt
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Current Bike: '02 Suzuki TL1000R

[Mikey3]

My old SV was written off on a cat B, never touched the engine or frame numbers, I bought the bike back but both sets of numbers were untouched, as was the rest of the bike.
I've never heard of them removing the numbers, if the bikes a cat B write off, that means structual damage, so the engine could be perfectly fine (like mine) so there's no reason why they'd remove the engine number and stop it going on the road.
As for the frame, the number can be removed, which is illegal of course, but the number's illegal in the first place. Its illegal whether the number's there or not, so there'd really be no point in removing it, so either way, its fooked.

Mike
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[grant965]

not particularly interested in the frame or engine, just want to know that if it is stolen. Im not going to get fucked over for selling fairings and ecu etc ?
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Ex bikes: 05 Suzuki En 125, '98 Yamaha Thundercat, '08 Honda cbr125, '05 Kawasaki z750, '03 Triumph Daytona 600, '91 Kawasaki ex250, '03 Hyosung Comet 125
Current Bike: '02 Suzuki TL1000R

[Mikey3]

[mad4it028]

yep you will if caught they will take all your parts including your legal parts
if they suspect you of ringing they may even take your own legal cars and bikes

by buying a bike you suspect is stolen your incoraging bike theft !
plain n simple
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[multijoy]

[Babba]

There is no one in the insurance / salvage business that will knowingly remove a frame or engines ID no'.

In fact, when the Police recover vehicles with these no's removed, if they can ID the correct no's they will restamp them. If they can't, then that vehicle is crushed ! It will never enter the salvage market.

If the bike you are looking at is described as a Cat B, then it HAS to have an identity.

I'm not going to say that this bike is obviously stolen, but unless you know what you are doing, which you obviously don't, then you can find yourself in alot more trouble than the original thief.