Gap between registration and MOT

[Pravus1]

I'm looking at buying a low mileage 2011 bike but it seems like it's first MOT wasn't until 2017 with only 300 miles on it.

Can anyone shed any light on why this might be?

[WinstonWolf]

It wasn't used much till 2017?

My 2003 Hornet has only just turned 4k (genuine) miles...

[Glasgowrob]

private plate ?

[Pravus1]

Even if it wasn't used much it should have had an mot in 2014.

Plate is AE11FSX. Doesn't look private

[WinstonWolf]

Pravus1 said:

Even if it wasn't used much it should have had an mot in 2014.

Plate is AE11FSX. Doesn't look private

Not if it was just sat in the garage. I had young kids, just didn't use the bike for a few years so no need for an MOT.

[Pravus1]

It did 300 between 2011 and 17 and then 3400 between 17 -18.

I guess I need to find out how many owners and when.

[phil4]

300 miles between new and first MOT, makes me think it just wasn't ridden. Entirely possible in the first 3 years it covered many of those 300 miles.

I'd be more worried about whether it's been serviced as regardless of MOT would need those.

Perhaps bought as a misguided investment, or a work of art for the living room. Dunno, but unless someone's fiddled the miles, the first MOT confirms not far ridden, and hence tallies with no MOT as not ridden.

[jhfozzy]

Pre registered demo that was unsold and sat in a dealer until snapped up for a song in 2017?

Bit of a stretch, maybe an undercover ex police bike (they have a few unmarked sports bikes) however mileage may be too low for that.

Could be a load of things.

[Bikesalot]

Track bike.

[Dog Star]

Bikesalot said:

Track bike.

Or raced