How many miles is too many?
#11
12-07-2005 | 10:18 PM
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RE: How many miles is too many?
ORIGINAL: NINE2NINE
totally agree. i would rather buy a 50,000 mile well kept bike than a 5,000 mile no mantenence burnout machine.
ORIGINAL: abadfish
Maintenance is the key!!!!!
IMHO, people put too much emphasis on mileage as an indication of the condition of the bike. You can have a bike with only a few thousand miles on it and be total junk because the owner abuses it (e.g. wheelies, burnouts, etc). Or just as bad, you can have a bike with low mileage but has sat for several years. Non-use is a killer of engines!
Maintenance is the key!!!!!
IMHO, people put too much emphasis on mileage as an indication of the condition of the bike. You can have a bike with only a few thousand miles on it and be total junk because the owner abuses it (e.g. wheelies, burnouts, etc). Or just as bad, you can have a bike with low mileage but has sat for several years. Non-use is a killer of engines!
#12
12-07-2005 | 10:23 PM
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RE: How many miles is too many?
If the engine is well taken care of, the suspension will wear down before the motor does. On a bike thats been riden hard for 7-10 years, its a good idea to look at the well being of the supsension. More than likely it has begun to sag and get soft over that amount of time. Springs fatigue and rubber seals break down.
#15
12-09-2005 | 06:42 PM
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RE: How many miles is too many?
Check kelly blue book...it'll show you the mileage you should be at for resale and trade-in. It's a good rule of thumb if you ask me. http://www.kbb.com/kb/ki.dll/ke.kb.sz?kbb&&&zip;5419;mc
just puch in your zip code and run from there.
just puch in your zip code and run from there.
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