Is it worth a punt?

[focusxr5]

I've been recently looking at getting back onto a bike after a 5 year break. I've been given the heads up about a CBR600F which is selling at a very cheap price not too far from me. The bike only has 11k miles on it and this is verified by it's MOT's. The issue is, however, that the last time it had a test was 2012 which is when the bike was also last ridden. It's sat in a garage unmoved for the last 5 years, and has only covered 75 miles between 2009 and 2012.

I'm aware that it'll need new tyres and possibly new swingarm bushes and maybe fork seals. Outside of this and a good fuel system flush does it seem like it's worth a punt or does it seem more like it'll be a catalogue of headaches?

Any advice appreciated.

Thanks

[Ho Lee Kau]

Three years ago I bought a 2002 CBR954RR with 4700km on the clock. The owner lived in Germany but the bike was sitting in a garage in Switzerland, he barely rode it and the last few years did not ride it at all and sold it because he got too old for the bike, 60 I believe. I still have that bike and it runs perfectly fine since the day I bought it, when I had to ride it home 200km with oil being 4 or 5 years old.
You will probably need to replace all fluids in the bike, check if switches (like turn signal switch) work, they may corrode over time.

[Dog Star]

I'd change oil, filters, coolant, battery, fuel hose, tyres. Fork oil is always worth a punt - do the seals why you're at it? Brake fluid, pull pads out clean and grease etc etc

I don't see why you would need to change the swingarm bushes - I'd just take the bolts out etc and regrease.

All that is assuming it's been kept in the dry. I'd 100% go for it - won't take you long to sort and you'd have a fully serviced bike for the summer.

[curlie467]

Always worth a look for the right money, could be a stinker, could be a minter

[Biker 1]

It's a Honda = bullet proof....
However: I never like the idea of machinery sitting untouched for so long, so really tricky to evaluate.

[Fastdruid]

Totally depends on the garage its been stored in and to a certain extent how it was put away.

It could be an utter nightmare of corroded connectors (so random electrical faults), rusty tank, poor running... or it could just need a service and be as good as any other bike of that age. Really you have to go and look, make sure you open the fuel tank and check for rust!

[Mr2Mike]

What year bike is it?