Cat B bike, swapping frame?

[grant965]

Hi, am i right In thinking a cat b registry is only recorded against the frame? So in theory i can swap a bike to a 'clean' frame?
Reason I ask is there is a bike on ebay that says it is a stolen recovered and has been fixed but is cat B.
If not, what out of a cat b engine can be salvaged?
thanks
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[MaybeGuy]

It's perfectly fine to do so, I had to do this on my R6 when I bent it. Just fill out the V5 for the new frame with the old engine number. Obviously you'll be using the other frames numberplate.
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Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[grant965]

[mad4it028]

sounds dodgy as fuck to me , i buy alot of bikes from insurence and cat b bikes are normally totally beond repair only breakers can buy them and trust me if he bought it as a breaker its worth more to him in bits
oh and insurence companys dont remove numbers

i sujest you be very carefull as sounds like you may be buying a stolen bike make sure you see paperwork from the insurence company

ringing bikes if caught can carry a sentence!
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[Kickstart]

Hi

Agree with the above. While they might destroy the chassis number or make it obvious it is a write off I can't see them bothering normally (except maybe a breaker trying to hide that it came from them), but no real reason to destroy the engine number as the engine should be able to be used.

All the best

Keith
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[MaybeGuy]

I thought a stolen/recovered bike with the engine numbers ground off was written off as a cat B by default?
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Blue_SV650S wrote: it was a sh1te wheelie, but it proves that he can get it up in 3rd and can do angles. In summery, mattsprattuk is a gobby little sh1tebag, dopehead tw4t, but sadly for all of us, he probably isn't THAT full of sh1te!!
Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[Kickstart]

[grant965]

is it a sure bet if i break for parts? its £150 with everything intact other than frame numbers.
Would get my money back + more n the fairings alone.
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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