Suzuki Bandit 1200 high milage?

nick.h · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Sep 2004 Karma :

Currently looking at a bandit 12, which to me, has high milage.

The bike currently has 55000 miles on the clock. I have no info on what work has been done, just that the bike looks tidy, is street-fightered, has a HEL oil cooler and various HEL oil pipes (cam to cam ect)

Worth risking it? what tends to go wrong on these machines?

Cheers Nick
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iooi · Super Spammer Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Karma :

Just about run in then Laughing

Can hardly over stress a 1200 engine on a bike. Well unless its been tracked or drag raced.
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Kris · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

Those oil-cooled suzuki lumps tend to go on for a long time. I wouldn't be fazed by 55k miles for the engine. The chassis, electrics, general finish will usually be suffering on a standard machine although by the sounds of it that particular bike may be in great nick...

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Blau Zedong · Banned Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Karma :

My Gix750 oil boiler has done nearly 60k now.

It's peachy as fuck still.
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colin1 · Captain Safety Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Karma :

its high revs that puts wear on engines

big engines dont tend to get revved as high, so they will do more miles

little engines have to be revved all the time to go anywhere, so they wear out quicker
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kitty kat · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Jun 2007 Karma :

I wouldn't worry about the mileage, just find out what work has been done to it, the 'high' mileage could be a negotiating point.

My Fazer 600 has done 50000 miles and is just 7 years old, he has never let me down yet, 2 years ago he had only done 13000.
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PanCake · L Plate Warrior Joined: 24 Jul 2006 Karma :

met a guy on a pan european who had done 220k on his bike.

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veeeffarr · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

The engine will be fine, the rest of the parts may be a bit past their best though Very Happy

greenmeanie · Trackday Trickster Joined: 29 Dec 2004 Karma :

A bloke at work rides a bandit 12 with 85k on the clock and he says it hasnt skipped a beat and has never wanted for anything other than the usual service items. If the price is right, buy it.
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colin1 · Captain Safety Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Karma :

for a guide to what price to pay, watch ones on ebay

like this one

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=230249520500&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=013

and see what it goes for
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