blackbird mileage

[beatts]

Hi,

How good is a Honda Super Blackbird for, mileage wise?

I have seen one I am interested in that is immaculate with FSH and 38000 miles on the clock.

Does this seem a bit high for a 2000 (W) plate?


thanks

[NickD]

They do get used for big miles, so that's not much really. Mines a 2k and it's got about 45 on it, and it's been abused to fuck, and it's not given me a moments concern.

A lad over on BIRD has just flogged his 100k - 1998 Bird for a newer one, and it was still in fine shape having had nothing but it's regular work done.

There are legends of a couple of 250k examples... but I don't know how true they are.
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[fatsamurai]

Not really. That's around 4000 miles per year. Not much for a lardy tourer.
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[DrDonnyBrago]

Nah most Hondas are good for huge miles, bikes can handle a lot more than we have got used to thinking - there are so many weekend use only bikes on the market that many people consider a 20k bike to be high mileage.

With regular maintenence most bikes will be crashed well before they have too many miles .

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

As long as it has a half decent history/ you know it's been well cared for it's not an issue.
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[Nb]

Like the others are saying, they are bulletproof providing they are serviced now and again. My 2002 one has only 20k on it and its never missed a beat and i doubt it will.
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[Pete.]

Blackbirds have a VERY durable engine. They can take massive amounts of abuse. If it sounds ok then it's a good 'un.
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