On another forum a bloke has spotted this 1992 Fireblade for sale with 20,000 miles on it, he rang up about it and the dealer said it sold the same day.
Well
He says he has proof he saw it with 98,000 miles in 2005, now it has only 20,000,,a bit odd ,,,or BAD dealer.
His quote
"October 2005 was 98684 and 6020 the following year, possibly had a new set of clocks put in"
here was the add
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231948715469
He is going to contact the seller tomorrow
An ageing test pilot for home grown widgets that may fail at anytime.
Could it not just be that it's gone round the clock, that is, it's now at 120,000 miles?
Of course, you'd think that the dealer would have looked into the history and would know that it had more than 20k on the clock, but is just advertising what is showing, being ambiguous with the adverts wording.
It's obviously worked if he's sold it. Unfortunately it's a case of buyer beware. :rolleyes
If the pics are genuine, it looks in remarkable condition for having done +120k miles.
The dealer has another early Blade on their web-site, also looking to be in brilliant condition for its age and mileage.
Won't it show up on the MOT?
MOT Mileage history:
19/10/2005 98,684 pass
18/10/2006 6,020 fail brake light, advisory front pads; then pass
23/10/2007 12,294 fail brake light, advisory front pads; then pass
15/10/2008 14,332 pass
21/10/2009 20,302 fail brake light, loose front indicator, loose drive chain; then pass
28/10/2010 23,046 fail rear wheel bearings, front brake binding; then pass
09/05/2012 23,358 pass
16/10/2013 23,783 pass
Then SORNed
27/05/2016 23,807 pass
Very good condition for 123,000 miles
Another ex-Fazer rider that is a foccer again
A '92 plate with 120k+ miles, it's gonna be like Trigger's broom! :eek
This dealer may very well be legit, but with so much bike theft about it's not difficult to chop and change parts from crashed or stolen bikes. I'd check documents, engine, frame numbers, mot's and receipts before buying something like that. It doesn't all have to be original, as long as the story fits.
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MOT certificate lists it as colour - black.
