is this a lot of miliage for a 2001 2 stroke bike ?

[Polsta]

27,000 miles , how high is that for a 2001 2 stroke bike ? , at least its honest milage, he says its been very well cared for and maintained, just had new piston and rings and a full service, plugs,coolant change, gear box oil change and rides nice

i just wondered what the thoughts on that milage was as im after my 1st bike so dont know a great deal ,and its a choice i cant afford to make a mistake with !

ive seen other bikes of same year say 5-6 thousand , which cant be true milage for the conditoon of them looking at pics !

should i steer clear, or is that acceptable and nothing to worry about ?

any advice appriciated

thanks !

[Madmanx]

What is it?
There is a few low milage 125s out there though.
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[st3v3]

My 1990 Honda 125 has 28,000 miles. A lot for that bike I'd say.

[Polsta]

its a kmx 125 !

[chris-red]

The fact it is still alive may be because it has been looked after, Look for service history.
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[colin1]

thats fairly high

yes it has had top end rebuild, but with that mileage it may well be due for bottom end rebuild too which is a bit more pricey. Personally I would have had that done on the recent rebuild, but i guess he is getting rid of it and doesnt know or care about the need to do the bottom end too at this sort of mileage.

but im thinking rs125 milieage, so u might be ok
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[Polsta]

thanks for the replies !

how much is a bottom end re buid roughly ?

at least its honest milage, there was another i saw same year but a dt, that had 25k, and bikes that are listed as very low, that doesnt always mean its the true milage does it, so how can you tell whats what or whats a good bike/engine or not ?

its hard work for someone like myself who doesnt know much about bikes !!

[J.K.R]

2008-2001 = 7 (Years old)

27000 split by 7 is 3857ish miles a year...

3857ish split by 12 = 321ish miles a month...

321ish split by 4 = 80ish miles a week

All average figures but in my eyes its not a lot, Might have been run through winter. A lot of people are put off by high mileage, It just indicates some parts may need replacing like wheel bearings, Tyres, Chain and sprockets, Cables, Brake pads, Brake discs etc...

Edited for my expert calculations
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[chris-red]

[Polsta]

thanks jkr !! im not put of by it as such, i juist wanted opinions on whats a lot or not for a bike , its got 2 brand new tyres on it,and sounds like its been well looked after , had a new mot in january so has 10 months left on it

[J.K.R]

[chris-red]

[Polsta]

well all hes said is a full service, and the pistons ,tyres, done 75 miles ago and needs to be kept running in for around 200 miles

how much does a bottom end re build cost ?

check your pm chris...

[chris-red]

A full rebuild from Stan Stephens is £200+ parts.
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[Polsta]

crikey !!!!

see thats something that i would happly do in a year say if it needed, so if i can geta really nice base of a bike with a year mot, ride all sumer as a learner, and enjoy the bike and learning, then light use over the winter when weather permits, then maybe spend a few ton on it before the next mot, so its cracking !!

i want a bike i can keep for years and love and look after, a couple of hundred a year isnt too bad a price to pay is it, plus say then the winter after,the engine would still be nice, and i could spend a bit on making it look like new again !

[Madmanx]

Hmmm my kmx is 20k miles and not sure of it's history but running sweet.
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[Gazdaman]

It is a lot of miles for a 2 stroke.

On a 2 stroke I wouldn't be surprised if main bearings and/or crank would need replacing in the not too distant future.

Top end rebuilds are cheap, so just because it's had one, don't think it's amazing.

If the bike's cheap, and you accept it's high mileage then there's no reason not to get it.

If it's not a bargain, I'd find one with fewer miles.

Gaz

[JonB]

At least it has an honest mileage. If I was in a market for a bike nowadays i'm not sure I could fully trust at least 25% of bikes on sale to be honest.
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[c-m]

That's fine, my NS125 had 37,000 miles on it is is the only 125 I had I never posted on here about being broken.
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All second hand strokers have done about 25K.

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