Hot or What??

**moko** · 2nd January 2005, 23:13

Dont your WOF testers check the numbers?They`re supposed to here for the MOT but in reality as long as they`re there they dont look too close but I believe the no`s being visible is a legal requirement as they`re what ties the bike to the reg doc.As your guy only wants it for parts then no big deal but for his own sake I`d check with the police to make sure it`s not stolen before he does anything else,better to lose $100 than have things go pear-shaped and having to try and prove he`s not part of some bike-ringing group or something.

**inlinefour** · 7th January 2005, 11:51

Originally Posted by Jackrat

Somebody I know has just bought a Yamaha off Trade me for $100.
I think it's an XV550 if such a thing exists.
It's an older V twin,square tank,seat,ect an ugly as.
I went an had a look at it tonight but I'll go back an take a Pic' then post it tomorrow.The thing that struck me was it has no numbers on the steering head or any VIN plate on it.The guy that bought it is out of town for a few days so I couldn't ask him about it, but his wife told me he got it from a shop in the Matamata area.As soon as I saw it the word "HOT" leapt into my mind.You could sell this guy a dead horse,tell him it was asleep an he'd belive you,so I don't want to get him in the shit but I don't want a hot bike anywhere near where I hang out either,so any advise would be most helpfull.
I'll post a Pic' an the engine number tomorrow.
Stay tuned.

When it was time to ride it we were both bitterly disappointed (ie piece of crap). However my friend sold it for a good price

**F5 Dave** · 7th January 2005, 15:37

Some of you I feel have been a bit unkind. As a Yamaha fan I feel some redress is required:

Roll it toward the tip at night time so no one sees you. I would prefer a CX500 custom (there’s room on the trailer for two for that midnight trip).

Strip what you can off it, maybe the horn, even a wrecker wouldn’t bother picking it up as a gift as there are none still going to sell parts to, unless he was on a run to the scrap ally merchants (wheels etc).

Oh. Sorry.

**Krusti** · 7th January 2005, 20:18

And anyway as if anyone down this neck of the woods would do any thing like that

**Pwalo** · 7th January 2005, 20:49

Years ago Whites Yamaha in Wgtn let me have a 550 when my RD400 was in overnight.

What a let down. Even my GS is more exciting. Still it did make me REALLY appreciate my RD.

**moko** · 8th January 2005, 04:12

Originally Posted by Pwalo

Years ago Whites Yamaha in Wgtn let me have a 550 when my RD400 was in overnight.

What a let down. Even my GS is more exciting. Still it did make me REALLY appreciate my RD.

I traded my RD400 in for an XS500 mate,big mistake,one of the best bikes I ever had for one of the worst.