Fzs 600 high mileage ?

[danyboy]

Hi to all,i have been trying to get a 2000 fzs 600 working that had stood outside in a garden for three years,open to the elements.After cleaning the carbs,changing the plugs + new battery & putting another non rusty petrol tank on it,it now starts,the mileage on the clock,is over 117,000,does this sound right for a year 2000 bike,or is it possible the clocks may have gone nuts from sitting outside in the damp.Any advice would be great
danyboy................

[Fazerider]

Yes, it's entirely possible that the odometer is correct. Allowing for the time it's been stood that averages out at 13,000miles a year which is pretty easy to clock up if it was used to commute to work. It's roughly the age I swapped the engine out from mine, but I've heard of others that are still running on the original motor at higher mileages than that. How does the engine sound?

[Sinbad]

More than possible, have had my Fazer a bit over 9 months and done 20k already. Its a great little workhourse if you keep to the maintenance schedule and look after it.