if the first owner is bikeshop n the buyer is the 2nd
transferee
its still considered first hand as the bike has not been "on road"
b4
of cos it depends on how much COE is left, normally shops seldom
register the bike b4 they sell the bike, cos they duno when can
they sell the bike n registering the bike would mean u need to main
the "road worthiness" of the bike
namely, road tax, insurance, transfer fees even though the bike is
kept in the shop
my friend bought a DRZ sometime back brand new, but was told he
will be receiving a unit pre-registered 1 yr ago, 9yrs left on the
COE, we checked the odometer and the condition of the bike n was
satisfied that it was a "never on road" machine
the early registration was due to they have another unit wif a
bidded 2 digit no plate due for scrape n they transfer the plate
over to this one
the trade-off was that my friend will be having the number plate
f.o.c to comepensate for the 1 yr COE which my friend found it
worthwhile
normally for this kind of cases, the price will be lower to
compensate the used COE, it happen to shops sometimes like when the
buyer backout last min n the bike has been registered
of cos there are also shops who take in few mths old bikes, reset
the odometer, change the tyres and sell it as a "brand new"
bike
it all up to u how u gonna spot one, if ur jus afriad, get a
unregistered one
