At what milage do you walk away at

[timboellis]

Continuing from my previous posts looking for a day to day sports bike.

At what mileage do you walk away of think twice about .

For example i have seen a GSX R600X 1999 with just over 40k on it ?

As i know nothing about bike other than riding them any suggestions?

[Hetzer]

I doubt I'd have even walked up to that one, never mind walk away.
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[garth]

I'm not put off by mileage full stop - more the general condition and how it's been treated.

Mileage doesn't generally wear and engine out - lack of servicing, thrashing from cold and neglect, do.
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[MarJay]

Depends really. I'd say the answer tends to rely on how handy you are with a set of spanners really.

Being you've said you know nothing about bikes, one might venture that it might be better to stick to lower mileage machines if possible. However, the only way to learn is to do so by owning a bike that might have the odd issue might actually do you a favour and make you learn.

Its not an easy question to answer because it does depend on how the bike was looked after, if it has been neglected, if it has been left for long periods without servicing, if it has been parked outside on the seafront etc etc... Personally I start to get wary of japanese sportsbikes over about 35k miles, but some bikes will do four times that easily, and others will be dead after 10k.
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[MarkJ]

As above, I go on condition not mileage.

Mega miles normally knocks a lot of money off the bike, which normally compensates for the increased risky of required spannery

[DrDonnyBrago]

Don't really care much tbh, so long as the mileage is reflected in the price.

[Hetzer]

It's a 600cc engine bolted into a high-performance sports-bike frame, get a grip, it's going to be https://i499.photobucket.com/albums/rr356/Langnasen7/fcuk.jpged.

"Ooh, ooh, but it might have been owned by Suzuki's/Honda's/Yamaha's/Kawasaki's chief mechanic and he stripped it down and rebuilt it every 1000 miles with tender loving care!"

Balls.
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[27cows]

Mileage isn't an issue. I never believe what's on the clock anyway. If a motor sounds and runs nice, and everything about the bike seems in order, I'll have it.

Most modern stuff can manage 100,000 miles with a modicum of TLC.
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[mad4it028]

im with hetz on this one most of the high milage bikes i break have knackered engines
9 out of 10 sports bikes are thrashed to within an inch of there lives and regulary fair enough i think as whats the point of having a sports bike and not going hard
what you disagree ? get a cruiser...lol
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[swiftb]

[Livefast123]

Mileage has never bothered me, I tend to go on how the engine sounds and the service record.......whether home maintained or by a dealer. The most importent thing to look for is regular oil changes.

A well seviced motorway miles engine will nearly always be in better nick than the only used at weekends, pull off from cold at 18,000 RPM low mileage engine.

There are always exeptions which is why you should go by how the engine sounds and whether the bike has been mechanically cared for.

Just make the the mileage reflects in the price.
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[dansrockin]

as most others said, its down to the way its been looked after and serviced that count, not miles on the clock.
ive got a 1993 pan european that is near to immaculate for the age, with 46k on the clocks, and thats only just run in! i know of people with pans that have done over 250k!!!

[Gazz]

[Rogerborg]

Depends on what you can get, doesn't it?

There's plenty of tiny mileage Summer Sunday posermobiles out there, so why even bother looking at one that's actually been used, unless it's being given away?
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[lewis87]

The miles do not bother me. I go by the condition of the bike and if parts wear out I will replace them.

[Blau Zedong]

I'm more interested in originality and lack of rot than mileage. If it runs ok and doesn't sound like a brick in a cement mixer then it's probably ok. Plus there are loads of complete engines for 600's floating around if the worst does happen. Hate to say it over and over again - 60K GSXR750 here which still does what it says on the tin.

[iooi]

[swiftb]

[nick.h]

I'm about to buy a bike (Yamaha Thunderace) with 38,000 miles on the clock. Not bothered about the mileage as its a 1l sports tourer.

Its all down to how its been looked after and price. I wouldn't be put off looking, just be careful buying.
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[Rogerborg]

[Blau Zedong]

[kawakid]

Sold my ER5 with 35K on it, phone didn't stop ringing.
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[Alex A]

Another bike? How many sh*tters have you bought already in the past 6 months (despite being advised not to on here), before almost immediately realising they're nackered or rubbish, and then rushed into another unwise purchase?

I'm personally not that fussy on mileage. Much more bothered about bikes being original condition, free of rust, and functioning well. But 40k on a ten year old GSX-R600? Unless it's a 1/2 owner bike with FSH, it'll be shagged.

Buy cheap, buy twice. Well, about five times now by my reckoning.
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[blurredman]

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[instigator]

Depends entirely on the make and model.

GSXR-600 SRAD model, not many of them go above 50k, let alone 40k due to gearboxes or bottom end. So I'd walk away.

That being said, I bought a GSXR-1000 K1 with over 40k on the clocks because I know they have strongm, durable engines. I had no problems with it.

All depends on the make and model. There is no general rule.

I recently bought a CB-1 with 57k on the clocks. Gets me to work fine and dandy.