I was recently looking to purchase a '98 cbrf3 with 25000 miles on it and my friend told me thats a bit high in mileage. According to him many people will change their motor before getting to 40,000 so I was just wondering if that sounds about right to you guys. I don't want to buy a bike that will have mechanical problems within weeks of buying it. I guess what I'm asking is what would be the equivalent mileage on a bike say as a 100,000 miles on a car...something along those lines.

 

I think it all depends on the bike and how it has been treated from day one. Was it serviced at regular intervals? How was is ridden? How often was the oil changed etc. I know I have a bike that has that many miles on it and its solid. Had the valves clearances checked this spring, along with a tune up etc. and the bike is in great shape. I know its going to last me a long time if I continue to treat her right.

If it was "ridden rough and put away wet".....that may be different. With normal service, they can go for a long time! Good luck and happy riding!

 

+1

My '04 F4i


She turns 2 years old in 3 weeks.... still running as good as the day I bought her new Maintence is key... if it's been well taken care of you got nothing to worry about, especially with a Honda they're friggin bulletproof. If you can see it hasn't been taken care of then I'd stay away even if it's lower mileage, but me I wouldn't hesitate to buy a bike with 25k on it as long as I can see it's been taken care of. I know I've taken care of mine and it has returned the favor by being utterly reliable and never once given a single problem, and gets used each and every day for my 95 mile daily commute... never let me down!

 

I bought my 2000 f4 with 35k on it, now it has 41k+ and its still solid. When i got it it didnt look like it was taken care of that well either and it runs solid. At this rate i think she'l hit 50k no prob. Go ahead and buy it, HONDA's are solid.

Just my 2 cents.

 

Take care of a motor, especially a Honda, and it will probably out last you, sure some components, will wear, but thats life on all motors.
my mate (friend to you guys) has a Honda CX 500 thats clocked up over 250000 kays (bout 150000 miles) sure it's an ugly bike, always have been, but it still runs like a clock.

 

If money was no object, of course you should go for the lowest mileage possible with FSH, that way you will know your bike intimately. Your friend is right saying that most bikers change their bikes before they get to 40k because the majority of bikes are used as weekend toys, It is normal for all buyers to want low mileage bikes, and sellers to get a good price from a relatively low mileage one, but 25k is absolutely nothing for any bike nowadays, even thrashed out examples should easily top that with the minimum of care.
Always try to get the best for your money and be mindful of the service history of the bike.
Bigger bikes (engine) in theory clock higher mileages than smaller ones.

 

wow thanks for all the replies guys, very very helpful.

 

When a bike gets older a lot of people tend to do temporary fixes and just end up neglecting the bike from its proper maintenence. So make sure you do all its proper maintenence. On the other hand Honda build quality it top notch and one of the reasons why i trust the Honda name. Put it this way, how many 1987+ CBR600F's and F2's do you see around as opposed to Suzuki's and Yamaha's?

 

I dont see many older bikes...but alot of them have been totaled...or just the fact a lot of riders get there bikes out just a few times a year. I get mine out every day that It is not raining or extremely cold.

People that dont ride think 25k-50k miles is all the engine will last.....but as long as you take care of it and keep the maintenance up then it should run well over 100k miles. My dads last Harley he had 107k on, of course they aren't worth as much with that many miles.

Most people rarely ever put 40k on one bike because we are always changing bikes, we are always wanting something different, or in some people case they only put 1k miles or less a year on the bike. Hell some people are lucky to ride 40k miles in their life.

 

all very valid points, especially how many older hondas i see compared to other makes, very true. Also, I kno most bikes didn't start becoming fuel-injected till around 2000-01...should i be worried about maintanence for a carbeurator is it just as reliable?