Hi Guys,
At the recent Commonwealth Games I was amazed to see 6 reportedly new ST1300's recently purchased by QPS.
These bikes in a very distinctive and unique livery (dark blue) which seemed very out of place in a sea of FJR's.
Interested I asked a senior police officer how QPS had obtained new ST1300's as I was under the impression all production runs had ceased in 2013.
He told me that I was correct however QLD Honda still had a supply of ST1300P's built in late 2012 which they have attempted to sell to QPS on a number of occasions.
QPS up until recently had refused stating that if they were to purchase 5 year old bikes it would bring their fleet currency level down in their monthly statistics. A position, despite heavily discounted prices they were not prepared to accept.
Honda replied that that would not be a problem and had the build plates removed from the bikes and new ones affixed with build dates of 11/2017.
Now correct me if I'm wrong however this doesn't sound very legal or at the least seems very dodgy. I would still expect that Honda Japan computer inventory associated to the VIN shows completely different dates. It might be OK for QPS however the second and subsequent owners are buying a much older bike than is plated.
What do you think?
A.