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Is 30,000km on a sport bike too high?

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I was thinking of purchasing a gsxr 600 sport bike. It has 30xxxkms and I was planning on riding for one season and selling by fall of next year. My friend said I will have a hard time selling a bike with that many kms. What is the norm for these bikes before they start to go down hill with repairs? And do people tend to stay away from bikes with 30+kms?

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I can vouch that there are quite a few people who have more than 80-90,000 km's on there bike and it's still running like a charm. WHY because they have been meticulously maintained. Granted you will have a hard time selling but most of these bikes especially japanese bikes are well built and will last you for a very long time. These bikes are really not that hard to work on either...
 
I am new to motorcycles, I had a 07 zx6r that I sold with less then 9000km this spring and it was a complete lemon.

I really just want to know I can sell it with around 40000kms. Of course it will be sold for a price reflecting the kms.
 
My Moms CBR600F4 has currently like 117 000 km on it. Runs like a charm. Just change the oil when needed, and replace the broken stuff. Have fun :)
 
I don't know where these ideas come from. You're not supposed to ride the thing and if you do, you should scrap it after 5 years?
 
daisoman said:
I was thinking of purchasing a gsxr 600 sport bike. It has 30xxxkms and I was planning on riding for one season and selling by fall of next year. My friend said I will have a hard time selling a bike with that many kms. What is the norm for these bikes before they start to go down hill with repairs? And do people tend to stay away from bikes with 30+kms?

Thanks
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It all depends on how the bike was maintained. My previous bike had 80,000 and no problems. current one has 31,000 but i bought it from the original owner who babied it and sold it to me at 23K..

my friend on the other hand bought one that had 17K on it and it was a complete disaster
 
I'm selling my R6 with 31k on it... it runs like it did at 10k, and 20k... but people can't help but complain about how high the km's are. Any takers? =p
 
redridernl said:
I don't know where these ideas come from. You're not supposed to ride the thing and if you do, you should scrap it after 5 years?
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Sarcasm? lol ya I thought it would be good at least til 60,000km

rideitlikeyoustoleit said:
What year is the bike? My bike just hit 30k.
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2006 just over 30k. I rode 8000k last season so i think just under 40k when i sell it in a year

JouJou said:
I'm selling my R6 with 31k on it... it runs like it did at 10k, and 20k... but people can't help but complain about how high the km's are. Any takers? =p
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exactly what i am afraid of

Dohhh said:
It all depends on how the bike was maintained. My previous bike had 80,000 and no problems. current one has 31,000 but i bought it from the original owner who babied it and sold it to me at 23K..

my friend on the other hand bought one that had 17K on it and it was a complete disaster
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Ya i don't really know how to check the maintenance? No major scratches on fairing or frame. He says oil change done accordingly. Can't really tell if he's BSing or not?
 
Check out the transmission and make sure it's shifting properly (ie. not popping out of second gear). Might be a bit harder to determine since a lot of ads specify no test riders.
 
flameboy182 said:
Check out the transmission and make sure it's shifting properly (ie. not popping out of second gear). Might be a bit harder to determine since a lot of ads specify no test riders.
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If i asked him to run through the gears while on a rear stand will i be able the tell?
 
Just rolled over 75,000 km today on my 03 Kawi Z1000, she runs better than when I bought it. As long as the bike is taken care of they will last forever :)
 
these engines are close to indestructible if properly maintained. Reason why you don't see many high mileage bikes around is because they're usually totalled after a few years.
 
I've got 45,000 on my bike and it runs and looks perfect. Maintenance (and preventative) are key. Mine literally looks brand new (and runs even better).
 
i'm just passing down advice given to me my the folks at RTI:

If you are serious about buying a bike, ask the guy to bring the bike to your mechanic (whoever you trust) and you will certify it. Tell your mechanic to rip that thing apart and look for anything bad and if ANYTHING is off to let you know.

Both parties win! You might be short a hundred, but it beats having a bad bike.
 
Same here, my FZ1 has almost 60 000 and looks and runs perfectly, maintenance and keeping it out of the elements is key to a bike's life. Mine is always garaged and only sees rain or sun when I am on it. The 750 cc plus bikes seem to last even longer as they do not need to be reved as much as a 600 or less.
 
I bought my bike 98 750 5 years ago with 13000km on it, at 14000km I had it dyno'd. A month ago it had 87000km on it and I had it dyno'd again (same dyno), this time it put out 1hp more that the first time and 2 hp more than the 07 750 that ran before it. If you look after your bike it'll last.
 
My 2004 ZX-10R race bike had 32,000km on it when i parted it out. It still made 161+hp on the Parts Canada dyno.

Change the oil, check the valve clearances, do the regular maintenance, they will last a long time.

That being said, a lot of buyers while complain about anything over 20,000km and resale will suffer.
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