motorcycle engine lifespan
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RE: motorcycle engine lifespan
It really comes down to how hard it is ridden. I personally put 65,000 ( YES THAT IS 65 THOUSAND) on a FZR600 in a year.
I drove it from South Carolina to Sacramento 3 times in 4 months ( that is 3000 miles each way for a total of near 18,000 miles on those trips alone; since it was approximately 6,000 miles round trip and I did it in 3 days on the way out and 4 days on the way back) driving out westbound time was on my side; for example.....I would leave at 3 and drive for an hour; crossing the time line and arrive at 3.
It was just the opposite effect on the way back drive for a hour and it would be an hour later!! which is why it took 4 days to get back!! I would get up in the morning and write the mileage down and be shooting for the 1000 mile mark before I stopped.
On the way out it was from Charleston SC to just east of Little Rock AR, and sleep for 6 hours; Little Rock to just west of Albequrque New Mexico, and then finally from there to Sacramento.
I put at least 100 miles a day everyday on it, went to New York, Florida, Indiana, Atlanta, ect....And when the bike was stolen at the mall ( BASTARDS!!) I was upset but it did have alot of miles and it was insured. That was alot of non stressful highway miles and I have seen motors go over 100,000. Heck; Sport Rider magazine had a documented CBR900 back in '96 that a reader had 100,000 miles on it.
So if it is taken care of it is possible to go a LONG WAY. It is just like a little car engine except it is probally under less stress if it riden nicely.
I drove it from South Carolina to Sacramento 3 times in 4 months ( that is 3000 miles each way for a total of near 18,000 miles on those trips alone; since it was approximately 6,000 miles round trip and I did it in 3 days on the way out and 4 days on the way back) driving out westbound time was on my side; for example.....I would leave at 3 and drive for an hour; crossing the time line and arrive at 3.
It was just the opposite effect on the way back drive for a hour and it would be an hour later!! which is why it took 4 days to get back!! I would get up in the morning and write the mileage down and be shooting for the 1000 mile mark before I stopped.
On the way out it was from Charleston SC to just east of Little Rock AR, and sleep for 6 hours; Little Rock to just west of Albequrque New Mexico, and then finally from there to Sacramento.
I put at least 100 miles a day everyday on it, went to New York, Florida, Indiana, Atlanta, ect....And when the bike was stolen at the mall ( BASTARDS!!) I was upset but it did have alot of miles and it was insured. That was alot of non stressful highway miles and I have seen motors go over 100,000. Heck; Sport Rider magazine had a documented CBR900 back in '96 that a reader had 100,000 miles on it.
So if it is taken care of it is possible to go a LONG WAY. It is just like a little car engine except it is probally under less stress if it riden nicely.
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