Miles a big deal?
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Miles a big deal?
I got my first bike this year and loved it the moment i got on her, the problem is I only had her from late june untill today and put 6,010 miles on her, is this bad? Can I shoot the retial on this bike now? Is this just new bike fun? I dont wanna ride the crap out of it and have it die on me in 3 years, i keep geting told the bike will loose power after 30,000mi and so on, this has got me paranoid because allthough I do plan on geting another one eventually were talking like 5years from now or maybe 6 and the way I ride im gonna have over 60,000 miles or maybe even more!
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RE: Miles a big deal?
My 900RR had 28k on it when I sold it and it ran better now than it did at 5k when I bought it. My dad rides a 78 KZ1000 Z1R. He didnt have to rebuild his motor until almost 50k and even then was just to beat my uncles FZ700 at the time. It now has 70K+ and runs great. Keep in mind that is an air cooled bike. A liquid cooled bike will last longer. There are plenty of bikes running around with over 50K on them and running strong.
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RE: Miles a big deal?
My '04 is at 69,668 miles and still running as perfect and strong as the day I bought it new, which was 10-17-04. You gotta remember, a vehicle (bike, car, truck, etc) is not an investment and will depreciate no matter what (may be some exceptions, but in general). I don't know about everybody else but I bought my bike to RIDE, not make a garage ornament, so that's exactly what I do.... alot! I figure I'm paying for it I might as well get my moneys worth, right? If all you're worried about is resale value, buy a HD and keep it in the garage for 20 years, otherwise get out and ride!! It's a Honda, it'll hold up just fine, no worries
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RE: Miles a big deal?
No I have only red lined it one time and that was drag racing my friend, I should have said why im worried, the resale is not the big thing it's just I do wanna get a new one agian eventualy when I do I wanna get something for it, who knows I could keep it and have 2 im talking sometime from now. All im saying is I don't wanna hit 50k and my motor takes a crap, i change the oil every 2,000mi and your right it is a honda, im just paranoid
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