Im not put off by recorded damage, hell i positively seek them out! HELLLOOO CHEAP BIKE!
Like my Cat D Gs - £1400 purchase for the bike - ive since spent another £500 but now have all the goodies! So £1900 for a fully specd 1150 with 30k on it. Yes please. Im happy to save almost 2 grand And with a cat d bike already being reduced in price, the depreciation is also reduced.
Remember that a bike or car can be writted off for stuff thats seriously dumb... like a scratch! So dont be too put off by them.
... in an earlier post, Russell and Beemer Bikes do deal primarily in write-offs and rebuilds, largely for the London despatch trade. Their bikes are priced accordingly so it's more then a little unfair to label them as 'Dodgy'. I can recommend them for cheap 'used' parts