Something dodgy with new bike

[lifeisforlivi...]

Okay so just bought a bike, it is a GSX 600 F and on the MOT done in October it says odometer reading 14366 but on the digital odometer display on the bike it says 65,000 miles. I did a HPI on it before I bought it and it came up as CAT C total loss. On the HPI check it also says: VRM and VIN not recorded as a repaired insurance 'total loss'. Do you have to have it on the V5 as a cat C?

The only thing I can think of is that the bike was crashed after October this year but it looks very tidy with no noticeable damage.

The HPI also says:

Police stolen
VRM and VIN not currently recorded by the police as stolen

Insurance theft
VRM and VIN not currently recorded by insurers as a theft

Outstanding finance
VRM and VIN not currently recorded as having outstanding finance

Security watch
VRM and VIN not currently recorded as at risk on the security register

Plate transfer
VRM not recorded as having previous plates


Here it is: https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/suzuki-gsx-600-fk3-yellow-53-reg/1041267480

[-Matt-]

Do you have the V5 with you at the moment

Could try check the MOT history for it so you can see what the mileage is like across its previous MOT's [if done in the last few years - can't remember when the online history came into effect]

https://motinfo.direct.gov.uk/internet/jsp/ECHID-Internet-History-Request.jsp

New clocks after the originals were damaged perhaps

[lifeisforlivi...]

[lifeisforlivi...]

I found out something interesting on the search:


Change of details

Colour:
YELLOW / BLACK recorded at time of test on 09/06/2011

I don't know if the clocks have only just been changed otherwise how did the MOT station get a reading of 14,000 in October this year?

[G]

Cat C for a bike is only on any interest to the insurance industry and nothing to do with the DVLA.

In cars you'd have to get a VIC check, but that doesn't apply for bikes, so it doesn't "mean" anything that useful really.

[-Matt-]

[G]

Oh, the last ODO reading on my van was way out on the MOT.
Only noticed some time later, should have checked at the time and got them to put it right .
They could have read the trip reading (maybe adding a 0) or just got it generally wrong.

[lifeisforlivi...]

[Cunnington]

I had a bike that went from 2800 miles on one MoT to 33300 miles the next year, and back down to 4300 the following year.

I can only assume the tester made a mistake
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[-Matt-]

There was me presuming MOT testers paid extra time and attention to the documentation

Quite worrying that a small balls-up like adding a 0 could seriously undervalue your vehicle if it wasn't corrected

[lifeisforlivi...]

[andym]

On my gpz the MOT I got with the bike had 9 miles on it.... because I replaced it with a new set of clocks the odometer reading was 64,000 on the next MOT. They have to go by what is shown at the time.

Also my current bike either gained or lost about 100 miles, but that was probably a printing mistake as 2 of the numbers had just been switched around.

I wouldn't worry too much about it unless you see ground off sections where the frame and engine number should be

[Wonko The Sane]

[-Matt-]

[lifeisforlivi...]

[Rogerborg]

[angryjonny]

I would have thought you'd be able to tell fairly easily from the general state of the bike whether it's a 14k or a 65k miler.

[lifeisforlivi...]

[lifeisforlivi...]

[Rogerborg]

Well, caveat emptor, but if it's in good nick, it's in good nick. Cat C wouldn't bother me in the slightest.

Tough choice on whether to get it corrected, I'm honestly not sure which way I'd go on that one. It's getting towards the value and the market where it might not pay for itself.
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[G]

Could have hit a curb at the front, a car or similar.

Have you checked the engine numbers? Possible it was a stolen bike transferred to that frame, though if the clock miles don't match the fairing condition, probably less likely.

[devojunior]

stolen and front end damage i.e clocks, clocks replaced with higher milage, just insure it and ride it.

[dydey90]