[McWook]

Well my story starts off sad but hopefully ends very happy.

My bike was stolen and crashed by the :cursing and while I'm waiting for my insurance to total it out I have been looking at bikes. I'm going to have to get a used one to stay in my price range.

I found a cheap 05 750 but it has 42k miles on it.

Just trying to find out what the average life of a 750 engine is so i can determine if this bike is a waste of my time.

Thanks


P.S. I did search but came up empty on the topic

 

[yb05gsxr]

Me personally I dont know about bike engines, but I would never buy a bike with 42k miles on it. I would probably never buy a used bike just because you dont know how good they took care of it and you know most people dawg them out anyways, IMO. He must of took some care of it for 42k miles though. But i wouldn't buy it. im sure you can find one with lower miles.

 

[snowromance]

im thinkin if someone put 42k miles on that bike it must be very well taken care of and the guy knows how to ride. bikes these days are lucky to see 10k miles anymore before they get totalled

 

[crzydv13]

It definitely depends on how the bike was ridden (like a grandma's car), maintained, and stored. A while back a motorcycle mag (sorry, can't think of which one) did an article on a 900RR. They took one for a year and put over 100,000 miles on it. At the end of the year they tested it against their as new numbers. The bike lost almost no horsepower and was within .1 sec. of the new bike at the strip... Where is this bike at? That dude has ridden the hell out of it, most people don't even put 20,000 miles on a car in a year.

 

[horsey]

im thinkin if someone put 42k miles on that bike it must be very well taken care of and the guy knows how to ride. bikes these days are lucky to see 10k miles anymore before they get totalled

I am thinking along the same lines , if it is in nice well maintained shape,go for it.

 

[McWook]

Thanks for the responses guys.

The bike is in Arizona. It has a micron pipe and PC3. I had my old bike for 18 months and put 26k on it. The asking price is 6k but I'm hoping to get that down some.

Is there anything I can check to make sure the engine is still strong? Anything else to be worried about with 42k miles?

Again thanks for all the help guys

 

[gimpsta]

well, i think you can pay that same amount and something still be under 10K miles. nothing wrong with the owner or miles, but things do break down from wear and tear. so no telling what just general maintenance it might need.

i'd go for something else.

 

[McWook]

So a older model, say 99 or 2k, with low miles would be a better deal? I figured you would kinda deal with the same kind of issue, things breaking due to age instead of miles.

Also what about technology differences? What are the major differences between a late 90's early 2k and the 05 version?

 

[homerunchamp]

$6000 for any bike with 42K on it is too much IMHO. Not saying the bike is no good, just not for that price. NADA list that bike in low retail for about $6000, but I still think too much. I paid $6300 for my 05 600 last year this time with only 3300 miles on it. Deals are out there. Just dont jump on the first thiung you see.

 

[wong362]

That is pretty over priced...especially when you can buy new k6 600 for 7800 through Honda East on cycletrader.com. I suggest you try that site out and do a search, you can find great deals if you don't mind shipping it. I got my k6 750 shipped from OH to FL @ 9200 OTD and that was in Jan 06. Good luck!

 

[McWook]

Yes, cycletrader and craigslist are my friend , not sure if I like the idea of buying out of state and having it shipped.

The bike I'm looking at is a 750 not a 600 but either way a new bike is not in my price range unless I could get 0%(yeah right).

Not a lot of used 750's around my area so I might have to start looking at 600's as well.

 

[VENNOM]

I have well over 40k on my 05 750, I'm not gentle on it, but I maintain it.

Ask to see his maintence records, well kept records/ recipts it might be worth it. Or it's a barganing chip for him to drop the price.

 

[TWISTED METAL]

i have 25k on my 2k4 and i ride it pretty hard..its got about 12 trackdays on it and i just maintain it really well and it still works fine and have had no problems with it, so it just depends on how they took care of it...

i just bought another 04 750 and i got it with 4k miles on it

i prolly wouldn't of bought one with more than 8 or so....

 

[bridget]

high miles are not bad but sure are they a scare. And at 6k i'd run away

 

[Mister Tee]

The point has already been made - most sportbikes succumb to their death by crashes and not miles, and how it was ridden and maintained plays more of a factor than the miles. Yeah, things break down from wear and tear but that's a 100,000 mile plus issue on an older bike, not a 40,000 mile issue on a two year old bike.

The best test you can do for any engine is just to start it up, cold, and watch the exhaust. If you see little puffs of white smoke on startup that means the engine is worn (rings and/or valve guides) and is in need of an overhaul. Modern engines, including motorcycle engines, are capable of making well over 100,000 miles before that happens.

The things that kill engines are:

1. Hard riding after a cold start. Most of the wear in the engine occurs on startup, and high performance engines are especially prone to damage if ridden hard after a cold start. The engine should be warmed up to at least 100 degrees, then ridden gently until it reaches operating temperature. Then wind it up.

2. Revving to redline. These engines can take a beating, and an occasional trip to redline, but the more time your engine spends near that, the shorter it will live. Let's face it - you're already past the powerband if you're at 12,000 RPM, but if you keep from going to 14,000, you will save a ton of wear on the engine. It's the last one to two thousand RPM that will rapidly accelerate the wear on your engine.

3. Cheap or incorrect oil. Regular oil changes with good oil is important if your engine is going to last. A full synthetic oil can pretty much make wear just stop.

4. Long periods of inactivity. The majority of bikes don't get ridden much, often just on the weekends and sometimes never during the winter. Parts in engines corrode if they sit too long. That's why the above mentioned 900RR basically had no wear after 100,000 miles - it was ridden all the time. A five year old bike with only 5,000 miles on it should be very suspect.

My 05 750 just crossed 26,000 miles on it. I maintain it well, and once it has 50,000 on it, I will argue it will be a better bike than a poorly maintained bike with 5,000 miles on it. I'll probably sell it at some point, but I'm not going to take a lowball offer on it.

 

[maxpat82]

6K is a bit overpriced.
that's what I'ld like to have for mine but in CAD.
I have about 40K on mine(750 too) and it ride like a new one.
At that milleage you should(or the owner has) change the wheel bearing,,,cause the bike isn't as stiff as a brand new one..that's for sure.

I've swap rim (I have a 05 600 trackbike with less then 5K) and it make one hell of a difference.