Does High Mileage When Buying A Bike Really Matter??

[Darkzy43]

Im with trinith lol!

 

[lauriejennifer]

My bike was purchased new in spring of 2010 and it has over 28,000 miles on it currently. Put another 100 on today, just for fun. It's been raced and crashed and dropped. It's see mud and snow and salt and track and stairs. It's done long trips on the highway, long trips on gravel roads, and full days at race track.

The oil has been changed religiously, the fork seals and oil have been replaced, spark plugs, air filter, chain, tires, etc., etc. This bike has been maintained and loved. If you're willing to replace seals and bearing and rings and gaskets every now and again, there's no reason an engine couldn't run "forever." And an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Like others have said, I wouldn't worry too much about mileage at all. I'd look more at maintenance and service history. Besides, you can get a great deal on a "high" mileage machine, simply because the higher number do scare off buyers, as you have pointed out and demonstrated.

 

[LeedsRider93]

I think milage is important, but only when you reach the 80,000 -100,000 mark. 40,000 will be no problem, as you said, that only amounts to 3,000 per year - if it is a bike you want then go for it, assuming you have fully checked it over of course!

My bike is 11 years old and has 11,000mi on the clock. I saw it as a bonus rather than a requirement when I bought it a few months ago, the majority of 'old style' Fazers have 30,000+ and run perfectly well.

Anyway, these are generally the factors I consider in order importance: general condition, cost in near future (eg. tyres, chains etc), service history, mileage, age.