Miles on bikes...how to consider it?

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Wankel7 · #1 Unread post by **Wankel7** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:31 am

Ok, here is a bike I am looking at...yeah its a big engine however I think it has about 56hp so it's not over the top.

http://dallas.craigslist.org/mcy/153791335.html

Downside, 40k on the ticker. That seems very high miles. Or is it a mater on how it was taken care of?

James

Shiv · #2 Unread post by **Shiv** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:45 am

Matter of how it's taken care of.

A lot of bikes can get well over 100k miles. I think a few have been taken over 200k? Or maybe I'm just making that up.

Wankel7 · #3 Unread post by **Wankel7** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:49 am

So, maybe that bike would be worth checking out then?

He says he has owned it for over 14 years now.

I guess there is one way to find out....go out there and check it out:)

James

Shiv · #4 Unread post by **Shiv** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:59 am

Go out and have a look indeed. But get it checked over by a mechanic first. Standard procedure is for both parties to split the bill.

40k miles over a 26 year period is less than 2k miles per year. So it hasn't been run ragged but it hasn't exactly been run a lot either.

Unless it's 140k miles but I doubt that.

earwig · #5 Unread post by **earwig** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 9:21 am

Definitely how it was taken care of / maintained, my brother's 1982 Harley Lowrider has 65000 miles on its original motor.