Mileage adjustment...What to do...

[Funky]

As some of you know a new engine has found it's way into my bike and it now runs sweet as a nut...finally. Now I have a dilemma:

This new engine has only done 12000 miles, compared to my old one which did 44000 miles and which my clocks read at. I'm thinking about getting the mileage adjusted to reflect the engine however there are certain things i'm concerned with:

Will MOT testers query it and I'll have to go through lots of legal mumbo jumbo?

Is there any point, shall I always just claim it's the original engine in tip top condition?

Will the difference in the service book and on the clock create too many problems for me when I come to sell it?

Or get the mileage adjusted but not fill in the service book til it is back upto the mileage in the book?

And where can i get it done locally?

Decisions decisions...

[CvPiper]

I would leave it, it would case problems if you sell/px.

Yes it may get you a bit more if the buyer misses the signs. But its only honest to show the miles that the full chassis has done.

You can then try to justify a bit more for it as it has a 12k engine.

[deej]

nah buy a set of clocks off ebay and hope the next person doesnt want to look at the service history and you'll be laughing, i wouldnt even look at a r6 with 44k and a engine change,would set alarm bells going. works well if selling privately wouldnt be so sure how a dealer would take it on a part ex.

there you go both sides to the arguement,the choice is now yours

[watters]

if your part ex'ing it id just go ahead and get new clocks or have the originals adjusted, from the bikes ive part ex'd they dont look into the bikes history hardly and they take what you say as gospel, has the mileage been recorded on your mot's? if so that could cause problems when selling privately but apart from that id just go for it

[DynaMight]

It's upto you, MOT testers wont care. Check if the engine no. is on your V5, that may need to be updated too.

You'll have to throw away all old MOT if you do change the clocks, else it's a dead give away (Well it's sometimes a bad selling point if they come with no old MOT certs too)

[Mike Daytona600]

If you've got proof that the engine's only done 12000 then don't bother. But like Craig says the milage isn't just for the engine. Dunno if leagal neither.

[deej]

may not be legal but whos checking.

i think the law states you have a obligation to declare if asked but only if asked, another stupid uk law

[Dave]

I would leave, only keep the paper that says that the new has only done that amount.

[Tom]

Legally, you are meant to log the engine change, i.e at 44,876 miles I fitted an engine with 12,087 miles with the DVLA, and then you have to change the engine number on the V5 to the new one.
I know as I changed my engine 3 times.

[Ricky_t]

Your engine may only have 12,000 but the rest of the bike has done 44,000 miles. I would leave it at 44,000 but does it really matter as the bike is not worth that much in all honesty.

[Funky]

Your engine may only have 12,000 but the rest of the bike has done 44,000 miles. I would leave it at 44,000 but does it really matter as the bike is not worth that much in all honesty.

If you keep it in tip top condition replacing oils and parts etc a new bike will work the same after millions of miles.

I'm going to go with what Dave has said and leave the mileage but keep all the paper work concering how many miles the engine has done.

Cheers Gav and Kel for telling me about the V5 gubbins, will sort that out.

[Dynasangel]

Your engine may only have 12,000 but the rest of the bike has done 44,000 miles. I would leave it at 44,000 but does it really matter as the bike is not worth that much in all honesty.

If you keep it in tip top condition replacing oils and parts etc a new bike will work the same after millions of miles.

I'm going to go with what Dave has said and leave the mileage but keep all the paper work concering how many miles the engine has done.

Cheers Gav and Kel for telling me about the V5 gubbins, will sort that out.

What did I say? Cant remember saying anything

[fjrnobby]

If I was you, I'd keep the clocks as they are, but keep a letter of authentication of the new engines mileage. You'll come across as an honest seller when you want to sell it. Shows your not hiding anything..

[svr-ash]

When i took my bike for it's last MoT the queried the clocks mileage because it had change, i just told them my old clocks were duff and they were ok with it (which was the truth)

I'd expect a quiz from the MoT tester next time you go in if you change the clocks but TBH i would bother about changing the mileage on the present clocks, besides tampering with the clocks is illegal

When you come to sell the bike, break it and sell it in parts, bike our age aren't worth much in one piece now, the only way to get good money for them is in parts, how many people have got old R6's for track bikes???