Hi. Thanks for advice.
I compared the serial codes and they seem quite similar. First 2 letters are the same. And next 3 numbers are also the same. However the rest is different and when I look at the numbers I don't see any resembles between them.
To be honest I don't think my bike is worth going though all that coding again. Its an ordinary mountain bike, worth less than £200.
P.S I'm even more confused than I was before.
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- 18 Jun 2016, 7:53pm
- Forum: Stolen, Lost, Found, etc.
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- 18 Jun 2016, 4:49pm
- Forum: Stolen, Lost, Found, etc.
- Topic: Have I found my stolen bike?
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Have I found my stolen bike?
Can someone please tell me if it's possible to scratch off the serial number of a bike and replace it with different numbers without making it look fake?
Today I came across a bike, which looked exactly like one that was stolen off me 2 years ago. The bike was even parked literally 10 metres from the place, were I had it stolen. After examining the bike I was 100% sure it was mine. It had scratches in the same places, and the stickers came off in exactly the same spots. The main part that convinced me that it is my bike was a brown headset (the original one was black) But after I saw the serial code I realised that it doesn't match mine.
I went to speak to police officers that were in the area, but they said that since the serial number doesn't match my bike there's nothing they can do and the code looks original.
So I wanted to ask if it's possible to scratch off the serial code and put on a different one and make it look legit? Because to be honest even though I was sure it was my bike, when I saw the serial number I couldn't believe it. It didn't look like it was changed and scratched off.
Today I came across a bike, which looked exactly like one that was stolen off me 2 years ago. The bike was even parked literally 10 metres from the place, were I had it stolen. After examining the bike I was 100% sure it was mine. It had scratches in the same places, and the stickers came off in exactly the same spots. The main part that convinced me that it is my bike was a brown headset (the original one was black) But after I saw the serial code I realised that it doesn't match mine.
I went to speak to police officers that were in the area, but they said that since the serial number doesn't match my bike there's nothing they can do and the code looks original.
So I wanted to ask if it's possible to scratch off the serial code and put on a different one and make it look legit? Because to be honest even though I was sure it was my bike, when I saw the serial number I couldn't believe it. It didn't look like it was changed and scratched off.