Define high mileage

[Itchy]

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But for different kinds of bikes and I mean not rebuilt engines whats high mileage? ,

for commuters/courier bikes I think anything over 100K is high mileage

For super sports I like to think 25-35 k is high milage (nearing a major an expensive service),

for everything else it falls in between this.

Though alot of people think my 60+K is high for an NTV its not even run in yet.

Any thoughts?

Ta
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[feef]

for my bikes they are all quite high:

thunderace: 54k
Firestorm: 65k
FJR: 56k

all running well, apart from the FJR's gearbox

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[Itchy]

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[TheDonUK]

My GS500 Finally gave up near the 100k mark, and had years of neglect i would imagine...

my bandit has only 7k on it...

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[JonB]

When i'm looking at second hand bikes, i'm instantly put off once I see a bike above 20,000 miles.

Obviously this is dependant on the bike. If I saw a Bandit with 40,000 miles, I would probably consider it. If it was a sportsbike and it has 15,000 on it, I would need to be persuaded.
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[TOM M]

I dont see the problem with high mileage, as long as its been well serviced etc
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[veeeffarr]

That's the problem I'd consider about 40,000 miles for a Thundercat or ZZR to be quite high as that's when the gearbox 2nd tends to go.

I've seen a 20,000 mile thundercat in a dealers for £2k and I really want it but the gearbox puts me off.

[Barry_M2]

Mileage doesn't bother me in the slightest, I go for the overall condition of the bike/car, mechanically and cosmetically.

As long as its looked after then mileage shouldn't be an issue.

100K miles on a car is nothing at all on the modern day engines, but for some reason it seem to have stuck over the years.
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[Davo]

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Hi

Bikes we have at the moment with highish mileages. FZ750 has 68k, 1200 Bandit has 55k, FZR600 has 48k, GPZ500 about the same, ZZR600 has about 35k.

Mileage alone doesn't really bother me, but I would expect the bike to be cheaper because of it. There are some bikes which have known likely issues at certain mileages (early GPZ500 has about 20k per flywheel, ZZR600 seems to manage about 30k before 2nd gear screws up), but generally nothing too nasty.

Bigger problem is how they have been treated, and to an extent age for some items. For example, the 6 pot calipers used on various Kwaks and Suzukis do not seem long lived, and although not difficult to clean up the bill for 12 pistons and their seals is a silly amount.

All the best

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[hazza]

50-125cc if its two stroke anything at 15k i wouldnt touch, especially 'sports' bikes like the rs because its time for a new piston

anything over 500cc i dont think milage would be an issue its just general condition, i wouldnt think anything of buying a 1 litre car with 70,000 miles on it so why not a bike?
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[Itchy]

3500 miles?!!!! I do 12480 alone on my commute , not including offsite work.

add in ride outs I push about 30K a year , hmm no wonder the bike is starting to
fall to bits and is held together with gaffa tape and cable ties....

Hmm interesting reading , I'm just mulling over 7 difference ZX6Rs and ZX7Rs,

one has 28000km and is going for £1800 (1998)
one has 32K and is going for £1450 (1999)
one has 30k and is going for £1350 (1997)

the ZX7Rs are all 1999 models around £2000 with 15K on them

probably why I consider it borderline criminal to commute on super sports!.
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[DynaMight]

I admit I'd be slightly off put by 30,000+mile bikes, only because theres plenty of <15,000mile bikes out there. I know the chances are it'll be fine assuming it's been looked after. As it happens my last 3 bikes have all had 12,000miles when I bought them!
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[Dan 4RR]

I personally wouldn't be to bothered about a bike that has high mileage, say 50k+. As long as it has been serviced and maintained I would have no problem with buying a bike with such mileage. At the moment my 1989 cbr400 has around 35.5k on it and the 1995 xr250r has around 6k. Not to bad really, especially the cbr which is only about 2k per year lol.

My dad keeps been put off with buying cars that have 80-100k on them as he thinks there going to break down any time soon. Although I've been telling him that modern engines can last a hell of a lot longer.
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[Dan 4RR]

So whats the point of a choke then Kieth?
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