How how high mileage that makes you concerned even with FSH?

[Grindle]

I've just bought a 2010 Suzuki B King at a very good price. Thing is it has 41,000 miles on it and a couple of friends today questioned the wisdom of buying a sporty bike with those sorts of miles.
So, is that bike into the territory where you'd pass and spend more on a lower miles example or is 41,000 fine in your book?

[Grindle]

I know one thing, it frigging goes some for a ''sit up'' bike. Jeepers.

[Djtemeka]

I have one. It’s brill. These bikes run big mileages no probs. There are guys on 80k miles and the valve clearances are still in tolerance. No mechanical issues.

[fastbikes76]

Just bought a 28 year old GSXR 750 with 48k and not one single service stamp or receipt provided with bike.. didn’t phase me one jot.

[Disco_Biscuit]

Was at a bike night the other week and a fella was on a 1200 Bandit, 198,000 miles ! Yes It looked like a pile of st but was still going strong.

I wouldn’t think twice about buying a high mileage bike now. My Bandit 600 is on 54,000 and running fine.

[Chicken Chaser]

I know of someone with around 100k on a blade.

[anonymous-user]

My 11 year old 600RR has 25k miles on it and rides/looks like new.

I would hope that the regular servicing and fastidious maintenance it gets will see it last for many years to come.

[Grindle]

Djtemeka said:

I have one. It’s brill. These bikes run big mileages no probs. There are guys on 80k miles and the valve clearances are still in tolerance. No mechanical issues.

Now that is great to know. I suppose a bike engine that big and in a slightly lower state of tune than the 'busa will spend, if we are honest, very little time severely thrashed if it's a street bike. It's only the odd foray into jail-making territory really.
So yeah, i guess you could say why wouldn't one last 100,000 miles between engine rebuilds? I have had too many two stroke triples, Italian machines and old British bikes probably so engines never going wrong is very alien to me!

[anonymous-user]

I must be one of the unlucky ones. My 1998 GSXR600 has ticked over 50k and the starter gear has just broken the end of the crank. I'm going to drop a second hand motor in rather than rebuild.

[Djtemeka]

Grindle said:

Now that is great to know. I suppose a bike engine that big and in a slightly lower state of tune than the 'busa will spend, if we are honest, very little time severely thrashed if it's a street bike. It's only the odd foray into jail-making territory really.
So yeah, i guess you could say why wouldn't one last 100,000 miles between engine rebuilds? I have had too many two stroke triples, Italian machines and old British bikes probably so engines never going wrong is very alien to me!

Big engine yes but it’s 100% identical to the busa.

The only difference is a thinner diameter exhaust and 25% smaller airbox. The sprocket output shaft is a different size due to the frame.
You can fit busa headers and drill the box and make a cold air intake.

Decat the bike and flash it and you can remove the limiter and have 183rwhp. Big power. Mine is still top speed restricted but 155mph true speed actually hurts. The helmet tries to swap ends and squashes your face

[Djtemeka]

My wife’s vfr400 has 100klm I’m it!

[Waaarrrggghhh]

As long as the engine has had regular oil changes it can go for hundreds of thousands of miles.

These people worried about a 40,000 mile bike are stupid. Nobody would bad an eyelid at a car with that miles. I have 38,000 on my R1200R and it runs like a gem. It will still run like a gem at 80,000.

[MK3 Dan]

Djtemeka said:

Grindle said:

Now that is great to know. I suppose a bike engine that big and in a slightly lower state of tune than the 'busa will spend, if we are honest, very little time severely thrashed if it's a street bike. It's only the odd foray into jail-making territory really.
So yeah, i guess you could say why wouldn't one last 100,000 miles between engine rebuilds? I have had too many two stroke triples, Italian machines and old British bikes probably so engines never going wrong is very alien to me!

Big engine yes but it’s 100% identical to the busa.

The only difference is a thinner diameter exhaust and 25% smaller airbox. The sprocket output shaft is a different size due to the frame.
You can fit busa headers and drill the box and make a cold air intake.

Decat the bike and flash it and you can remove the limiter and have 183rwhp. Big power. Mine is still top speed restricted but 155mph true speed actually hurts. The helmet tries to swap ends and squashes your face

Output shaft is exactly the same and sprocket are exactly the same size as standard??

[Golgarth]

I really can't fathom 41k being "high" mileage. I do that yearly in the cars and no one bats an eyelid.

I'm more worried about how people can own a bike for 5 years and only do 5,000 miles or less. Those are the bikes that worry me the most.

[Grindle]

My Trident T160V was loved and cared for and had 2 engine rebuilds inside 20,000 miles! Don't even ask about the Kawasaki S2 350!

[Birky_41]

As said as long as serviced and fresh oil done at intervals they'll go on for ages

My uncle owns 3 and one of his is about 60-70k not missed a beat

My K1 750 has 23k although not much a great deal of that was on track. Engine needed to be split as the 2nd gear went but the engine itself was fine and inevitably that's what happens... Something else fails other than the engine

[smcapstick]

I try to keep the mileage down on newer vehicles, unless they are exceptionally cheap and/or tidy. On older stuff I don’t care so much - condition is king, then.

[smack]

One of my GSX-R600 managed 100k miles, and the next day I killed the engine. I should really update my thread on it.

My MOT inspectors over the years would be pretty kind on her, saying it wouldn't made it this far if you didn't maintain it so gave me the benefit of the doubt and quietly surprised it turned up 12 months later.

[trickywoo]

smack said:

One of my GSX-R600 managed 100k miles, and the next day I killed the engine. I should really update my thread on it.

My MOT inspectors over the years would be pretty kind on her, saying it wouldn't made it this far if you didn't maintain it so gave me the benefit of the doubt and quietly surprised it turned up 12 months later.

I don’t really understand what you are saying here but sounds like you are saying you are happy riding a bike that wouldn’t pass an mot. If so that’s crazy.

One thing for me with older bikes is that I like to know the suspension and bearings are in good condition. This takes either a lot of time if you are doing it yourself or expense if not.

[Dr Jekyll]

A couple of years ago one of the magazines dismantled the engine on a BMW R1100, RS I think, that had over 100,000 miles. Only one component had noticeable wear and even that was still within manufacturing tolerances.