1997 Yamaha XVS650 0.6L Petrol · P834 KRP

The Yamaha XVS650 presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend, evidenced by the most recent DVSA test on 7 July 2025 at 12,809 miles returning a pass with no defects recorded. Across the five available tests from 3 December 2020 to July 2025, the machine cleared every examination without a single advisory or failure, indicating consistent compliance rather than recurring mechanical deterioration. The recorded mileage reflects extremely light use for a 1997 machine. The odometer moved from 10,055 miles at the December 2020 test to 12,809 miles by July 2025, a total of 2,754 miles over roughly four and a half years, equating to around 600 miles annually. A gap exists between the January 2022 pass at 10,911 miles and the next recorded test in January 2023 at 10,949 miles, showing only 38 miles accrued in that year, with the longest dormant period falling between January 2023 and May 2024 when 1,161 miles were added. Such low accumulation suggests prolonged standing rather than regular riding. A clean MOT history with no flagged corrosion, suspension bushes, brake discs, or exhaust emissions faults means the official record gives no cause for rejection. The buyer should still inspect the bike in person for perishing rubber, seized calipers from inactivity, and structural rust on the frame or exhaust that a pass test may not have captured in detail. Given the standing periods implied by the mileage, prioritise checking tyre sidewall cracking, fork seal weeping, and battery condition. The absence of advisories across all tests points to a well-kept or lightly used machine, but low-mileage Yamahas of this era commonly hide dried-out cables and stiff steering head bearings that only a physical road test will expose.