Carfax Does not Tell You If A Bike Is Hot

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10-14-2008, 07:17 PM

martino

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Carfax Does **not** Tell You If A Bike Is Hot

gentlemen, I thought Id let everyone know that carfax does not report stolen vehicles. I got cuffed the other day because I was running a frame that CarFax logged in as 100% clean but was an oven mitt special.
I bought a frame off another forum and i put it on the 636, and i got pulled over at a light for not having mirrors and the VIN got run and I got arrested. Luckily the Commonwealth attorney believed my story and i got no charges at the end of the day, because I had saved all my paperwork.

LESSON 1- DONT RELY ON CARFAX
LESSON 2- SAVE ALL YOUR PAPERS-RECIEPTS/PAYPAL/SHIPPING ETC

I ran it again to show the trooper, and it came back clean again.

This actually happend to me on another F4i frame, CarFax logged it as clean, and my cop buddy ran it and it was hot.

10-14-2008, 07:30 PM

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Re: Carfax Does **not** Tell You If A Bike Is Hot

Good info.

10-14-2008, 07:37 PM

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Re: Carfax Does **not** Tell You If A Bike Is Hot

i didnt even think carfax dealt with motorcycles. i tried to use it a couple years back and it wouldnt accept bike vins

10-14-2008, 07:40 PM

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Re: Carfax Does **not** Tell You If A Bike Is Hot

thats ****** crazy....that sucks martino, did you get the bike back or do they still have it?

10-14-2008, 08:04 PM

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Re: Carfax Does **not** Tell You If A Bike Is Hot

thats the problem is theres nothing to utilize for motorcycle research. carfax is only good for cars trucks and vans, and mostly newer ones. my f100 is not a 17 digit vin so even it doesnt even show on there. and even still theres shady stuff going on when it comes to car dealers washing titles and it not even showing up on the carfax. they will get something that was flooded and then go through loopholes to disguise the history of the vehicle. its a good reference but not something to depend on. i wont buy anything from now on unless both of us go to the dmv and get it checked out. they can usually pull up a decent amount of info on a bike vin.

10-14-2008, 08:05 PM

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Re: Carfax Does **not** Tell You If A Bike Is Hot

What county busted you Martin?
I've never been busted down here for not having mirrors, and no one I know that rides here has either. Weird must have been a dick cop, and to top it off they ran the vin? never, ever, had that happen to me... sucks man. Glad you got it dropped though

10-14-2008, 08:12 PM

Danger_Dave

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Re: Carfax Does **not** Tell You If A Bike Is Hot

ive had cops run the vin on me before and then bust me for mirrors, turn signals, and improper license plate mounting all because i have a 12 bar on my bike and they were haters. i fought it in court but i paid the lawyer prettymuch the same as the tickets were. eh, it felt good to win nonetheless.

10-14-2008, 08:38 PM

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Re: Carfax Does **not** Tell You If A Bike Is Hot

Glad to hear it wasnt too much of a headache for you buddy. those falls church cops are real penises, seemed like they were always sweatin me wether i was on the stunter or one of the others, didnt matter to them.