high mileage bikes
high mileage bikes
assuming a bike has its oil changed on schedule, how many miles do you think a bike can log before the engine starts going down hill. I dont see too many high mileage sportbikes but assuming thats because they get wrecked. i think the most ive seen is about 50,000. would you guys buy a high mileage bike? say 25,000
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My old speedometer said like 22,000mi but I haven't had one on it for a year and a half. So I have no Idea what the mileage is now. It runs perfect still all I do is change the oil, filters and the basic stuff. It's a Honda!! I would like to know who has the most miles on there bike on stuntlife.
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i got 29k. and 2 guys i ride with have 929's one with 60k and the other with 86k, the one with 86k never changes oil, like maybe once every 10k and is currently running gatorade as coolant, and it runs awesome
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i have just over 9kmi on my gixxer1k since new in july.. i even rode it a little less(still everyday) for a couple weeks cause i had a broken collar bone
lol-- my old zx10 had 17kmi when i got it and 28kmi at the end of the summer before i sold it,ran mint..most of the bikes i have had were under 10kmi when i got them and i usually put about 10 to 20kmi on them in a summer or 2 and i always sold them within like 2yrs
lol-- my old zx10 had 17kmi when i got it and 28kmi at the end of the summer before i sold it,ran mint..most of the bikes i have had were under 10kmi when i got them and i usually put about 10 to 20kmi on them in a summer or 2 and i always sold them within like 2yrs Registered User

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i actually saw an article in a motorcycle magazine...either Sport Rider or Motorcyclist called the "200,000 mile 929"...it came out in late '01 i think...
anyway..this guy basically made this bike into touring bike w/ saddlebags and all...it stated that he used castrol gtx 10w-30 energy conserving (ecv) the same oil i used, and still use in my truck...that's the oil that all the bike manufacturers say not to use...something b/c of the moly content i don't know...it also said that he changed it every 3000 miles, and changed his filter every 6000 miles...and he had 200,000miles and climbing....i'll never buy a non-honda montorcycle again!
anyway..this guy basically made this bike into touring bike w/ saddlebags and all...it stated that he used castrol gtx 10w-30 energy conserving (ecv) the same oil i used, and still use in my truck...that's the oil that all the bike manufacturers say not to use...something b/c of the moly content i don't know...it also said that he changed it every 3000 miles, and changed his filter every 6000 miles...and he had 200,000miles and climbing....i'll never buy a non-honda montorcycle again!








