Was talking with a guy at work who also rides and when I brought up the 86 750 I bought that had 41k on it he couldn't believe I bought it. 'Way too many miles. The motor will be worn out". Every oiler I've had has had 30k plus put on them, with the exception of the 1100's I picked up. Never had an issue with any of them with the exception of jetting problems caused by previous owners thinking they are Erv Kanemoto. Other than that these have been bullet proof for me. But I also do the regular maintenance and generally take good care of them. A friend has another 86 750 that had clocked over 70k at last look. Still running strong and he's done nothing to it. So, back to my original question: how many miles are too much? What number would keep you from buying?
How Many Miles are too Many?
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Was talking with a guy at work who also rides and when I brought up the 86 750 I bought that had 41k on it he couldn't believe I bought it. 'Way too many miles. The motor will be worn out". Every oiler I've had has had 30k plus put on them, with the exception of the 1100's I picked up. Never had an issue with any of them with the exception of jetting problems caused by previous owners thinking they are Erv Kanemoto. Other than that these have been bullet proof for me. But I also do the regular maintenance and generally take good care of them. A friend has another 86 750 that had clocked over 70k at last look. Still running strong and he's done nothing to it. So, back to my original question: how many miles are too much? What number would keep you from buying?
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Could be a million miles and I'd still buy if the price was reasonable. Motors can be rebuilt, bearings can be replaced, oil changes and everything else. That's the easy part and really not that expensive if you can do it yourself.
i only know from personal experience, on my old 600 once it hit about 30k the performance really started to decline and i took great care of it .. so honestly if its over 25k i usually pass
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For some reason people have a stigma about buying bikes with more than 20k miles. Especially sport bikes. For used bikes 10-15k seems to be the sweet spot.
Anything over that and people become questionable.
But the miles dont matter, its all about the maintenance and care of the bike by the previous owner(s). Id buy a cared after bike with 30k before I'd buy one with only 9k but with visible signs of thrashing and neglect.
Anything over that and people become questionable.
But the miles dont matter, its all about the maintenance and care of the bike by the previous owner(s). Id buy a cared after bike with 30k before I'd buy one with only 9k but with visible signs of thrashing and neglect.
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A local guy near me had a katana 750 iirc with over 100k and ran well. I believe the one cycle world writer years back had an 1100 gsxr with 80+k on it as well.
My 1991 750 has almost 40k and I ran quicker with it than the magazine did when it was new and all I did was put smaller carbs on it. I expect this bike to go 80-100k no problem.
My 1986 750 ran its best times with around 41,000 miles on it 11.20 121mph all stock when I was eighteen years old.
My 1991 750 has almost 40k and I ran quicker with it than the magazine did when it was new and all I did was put smaller carbs on it. I expect this bike to go 80-100k no problem.
My 1986 750 ran its best times with around 41,000 miles on it 11.20 121mph all stock when I was eighteen years old.
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My 85 has about 80,000 on it now... I'll have to check the speedo and do some math to be sure because I swapped out my dented up speedo for a much better condition one. It's certainly not been babied all these years.
I know the valve guide seals need to be replaced and 1st gear howls a little but it doesn't use much oil and runs extremely well. Once I'm done with the other bikes, I'm planning on refreshing it and then it should be good for another 30 years
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I know the valve guide seals need to be replaced and 1st gear howls a little but it doesn't use much oil and runs extremely well. Once I'm done with the other bikes, I'm planning on refreshing it and then it should be good for another 30 years
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I'm with mlc31...a bike that had frequent maintenance and oil changes at 60k miles will be a much better bike that's been neglected at 25k miles.
My V-Strom 1000 is nearing 30k miles and going strong. When I ran track days and schools, one of our instructors rode an old SRAD GSXR750 with over 50k miles and pushed that bike really hard on the track, and it was pretty bulletproof...but he was religious about maintenance.
My V-Strom 1000 is nearing 30k miles and going strong. When I ran track days and schools, one of our instructors rode an old SRAD GSXR750 with over 50k miles and pushed that bike really hard on the track, and it was pretty bulletproof...but he was religious about maintenance.
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I had a SRAD 750 from 96-00 and put about 120,000k's on it during those four years, I was on time with my maintenance and the only thing that ever went wrong with it was a rear wheel bearing. Other than that it didn't miss a beat. Saying 42 thou on an almost 40 year old bike is too many is a bit of a joke, well in my mind it is.
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Does he ride a HD?
Have a read of this http://www.gixxer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=297668&highlight=everlasting and email it to the guy from work :lmao
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i agree with nitrous.. so many people steer away from anything with over 20k. me included. only for the fact that I want to put those miles on the bike myself... but i have talked to many bike owners who have had put well over 20k miles. at myrtle beach bike week last year there was an old ninja with almost 100k
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My neighbor has a bike with 250k miles . Maintenance , dunno
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Thanks for the link KP - absolutely brilliant ! :cheers
I've had a look inside the intake/ exhaust ports and top-end, mine at 25k miles looks like new. I think it will last many more miles and hearing other people's examples makes me even happier - one thing I've always liked about Suzuki's is the lovely direct transmission and clutch (almost all), many manufacturers have loads of drive-line, transmission slop and woolly clutches, even early on - oil coolers certainly don't have this problem - lovely !
Oilers tend to cook their cam area. May have to redo valve seals and possibly cams or rocker arms if get overheated lots. But not common under 50k. After I'd be checking. Also 2nd gear may be elusive if has been speed shifted a lot, so need to strip and replace bent parts. Not that is likely.
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To hell with naysayers. High KMs never shriveled my sack.
In fact they are always better maintained than the mystery low mileage museum pieces.
In fact they are always better maintained than the mystery low mileage museum pieces.
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The miles are not matter ,the Matter is the maintenance of the bike .you should change the oil filter regularly .
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