Odometer reading reset....
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GUYS .. who tamper with them ... BRAKE THE LAW. If they get caught or someone gets caught with a motorvehicle in thier possesion that has been tampered with, will ultimately pay the price in one way or another (whether or not they even know about it). It's much the same as being in the possession of stolen property ... Whether you knew about it or not ... Guess what .. It gets confiscated. If they can prove you had something to do with it ... YOU can even be brought up on charges for it.
Those who like to play the "it's not really against the law, unless you get caught' game ... Fill your boots!
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From: Port Charlotte, Florida
Rob how many miles are on your bike and how many are on the new odot. Is the new one more or is it less? If its more then you need to ride more and then put it in if its less man i don't know.
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From: Lapeer , Mich
you can buy a new bike or any other vehicle and keep it 20 years and only add 10 mile on it or what ever its just when you sell it with less on it than when you bought it , that is why odometers now register hundreds of thousands of miles , I think I am saying that right , any way like back in say the 60s when you hit 100000 the odometer would start back at 0 because cars or whatever did not last that long normally , now they do
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From: Slidell, Louisiana
It's against the law!!!! Did you not read the posted information about 'tampering with an odometer'. THIS isn't the only resource for information .. There is tons of information on the topic. There are, however, methods of having it done, legally.
GUYS .. who tamper with them ... BRAKE THE LAW. If they get caught or someone gets caught with a motorvehicle in thier possesion that has been tampered with, will ultimately pay the price in one way or another (whether or not they even know about it). It's much the same as being in the possession of stolen property ... Whether you knew about it or not ... Guess what .. It gets confiscated. If they can prove you had something to do with it ... YOU can even be brought up on charges for it.
Those who like to play the "it's not really against the law, unless you get caught' game ... Fill your boots!
GUYS .. who tamper with them ... BRAKE THE LAW. If they get caught or someone gets caught with a motorvehicle in thier possesion that has been tampered with, will ultimately pay the price in one way or another (whether or not they even know about it). It's much the same as being in the possession of stolen property ... Whether you knew about it or not ... Guess what .. It gets confiscated. If they can prove you had something to do with it ... YOU can even be brought up on charges for it.
Those who like to play the "it's not really against the law, unless you get caught' game ... Fill your boots!
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From: Raleighwood
Lol, I'm not telling you that at all. I'm just telling you what I had to do. I was honest, my bike was less then a year old when I got the new speedometer and had 15K on it so I coulda easily cheated. My bikes got 22K on it now. Guess the bigger question might be, whats to keep me from putting another 40K or so on it in the next couple of years and putting the 15K speedometer back in it other then it being illegal and dishonest? So, I guess your statement about the OEM odometer might not work either it seems. I guess at some point you just have to trust people ... I know that's a stretch ;-).
Last edited by Pardner; Mar 30, 2010 at 09:16 AM.
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Yes, I did read it. It does explain that tampering is fraud.. It further explains that it is easy to to and is almost undetectable considering everything is now done by laptop computers...And these guys are referred to as "artists".
One thing, that I did notice was this:
I don't think that is true .. at least here in Ontario, it isn't. Mileage is recorded (it does need to be accurately filled out on the safety and they do enter it into the system) .. and you can't register a vehicle without a bill of sale from the previous owner. The bill of sale needs to clearly state the previous owner and the new owner, because that is used in the transfer.
I ran into this myself when we purchased a vehicle for our business, but the bill of sale was in my hubby's personal name .. They wouldn't accept that. We either had to register it in the name as per the bill of sale, or get another one in the proper name. What a pain in the butt THAT was. But, it was our fault for not paying more attention.
Subsquently, after a vehicle is in your name, and when it's time to renew your plate sticker, the renewal form also requires an updated mileage (At this point, they will accept a 'guess' .. but, again they still record it)
One thing, that I did notice was this:
While regulations vary from province to province, in Alberta the odometer reading must be recorded on the bill of sale, but that information has never been entered into a database and there is no requirement that the seller even be the registered owner. “The current system is like sand through the fingers,” says Scott Wilson, the Alberta Motor Association’s policy development and promotion manager.
I ran into this myself when we purchased a vehicle for our business, but the bill of sale was in my hubby's personal name .. They wouldn't accept that. We either had to register it in the name as per the bill of sale, or get another one in the proper name. What a pain in the butt THAT was. But, it was our fault for not paying more attention.
Subsquently, after a vehicle is in your name, and when it's time to renew your plate sticker, the renewal form also requires an updated mileage (At this point, they will accept a 'guess' .. but, again they still record it)
Last edited by bikergirl40; Mar 30, 2010 at 09:40 AM.
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I was under the impression the actual mileage is recorded in the bikes onboard computer.And the speedo was just a screen to display the mileage. On an analog speedo this wouldn't be the case. Has anyone actually tried putting a different speedo on their bike, and not had the correct mileage?.,,
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From: Raleighwood
Hmmm, wouldn't a Thundermax be a problem with this ... I understand it "replace's" the ECM ... dunno, just sayin.
I was under the impression the actual mileage is recorded in the bikes onboard computer.And the speedo was just a screen to display the mileage. On an analog speedo this wouldn't be the case. Has anyone actually tried putting a different speedo on their bike, and not had the correct mileage?.,,