Motorcycle Buying Guide - Paperwork
Motorcycle Buying Guide - Paperwork br br Before buying a new motorcycle you must see the paperwork unless you are absolutely certain you know what you are buying i e you're a mechanic who can fix any problem Any motorbike that has been looked after will have the following documents br br Tax Disc br br Previous service history br br MOT br br HPI check br br V document br br br br br br Tax Disc br br The motorcycle tax disc should legally be held somewhere on the motorcycle Check to make sure the motorcycle tax disc holder is secure and that it cannot be easily ripped off as tax discs can be stolen forged and used on other motorcycles Tax is a legal obligation unless the vehicle has been declared 'SORN' off road Click here to find more about road tax and prices br br Previous service history br br Service history can say a lot more about the motorcycle than first meets the eye A motorcycle that has regularly seen a qualified mechanic and has the receipts to prove it - the owner's word means nothing in this situation is far more reliable than if the owner has worked on the bike themselves The mileage should add up with the tax disc and logbook Keeping the service history in tact and providing receipts if and when you sell the motorcycle will definatly add value to the motorcycle br br MOT br br The motorcycle MOT certificate is not as reliable as it sounds The MOT test centre checks to see whether the motorcycle meets certain criteria but does not guarantee that the motorcycle is roadworthy The MOT certificate proves that the motorcycle has passed the bare minimum standards to ride on the roads without it the motorcycle is not roadworthy and you will need a van or trailer to take the bike away br br HPI check br br A HPI check is vital when you are unsure of the motorcycle's past history In theory we should all get the HPI check when buying a second motorcycle although some
people take the risk and live without The check includes br br Checking to see whether the motorcycle has any outstanding finance It has been heard that motorcycles have been bought second hand and then the new owner has been charged the finance through the deception of the previous owner So in reality in this case the seller pays a fraction of the cost of the motorcycle through finance paid monthly for example and recieves the lump sum of selling the motorcycle According to www hpicheck com who supply HPI checks the second hand car industry sees out of every cars sold still subject to finance agreement So beware br br br br br br br br Checking to see whether the motorcycle has previously been written off Motorcycle insurance companies 'write off' motorcycles with too much crash damage meaning that the motorcycle has to be scrapped and cannot be repaired due to the extent of the damage however some still find their way back on the road You certainly do NOT want to buy a 'written off' motorcycle br br br br br br br br Checking to see whether the motorcycle has been stolen You certainly do not want to buy a stolen motorcycle either The only way of checking this apart from the HPI obviously is the V which can be forged or altered We are not all detectives and do not have time to perform lie detector tests when buying second hand motorcycles br br br br br br br br Checking to see whether the motorcycle has been cloned i e whether or not there are identical motorcycles like yours with the same number plate make model and identification number br br br br br br br br Checking the mileage to see whether it matches up to the HPI National Mileage Register br br br br br br The V document br br The V is the vehicle registration document and should be kept by the current owner A motorcycle without the V should NOT be bought unless it is for non-road use for example the race track
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