20-07-14, 07:26 PM
It depends on so much, but I've seen the inside of an ex-despatch FZS1000 that had done 190,000 and it was immaculate. Every bearing was perfect. The guy changed the oil 2000 miles earlier than the scheduled 6000 miles. Then there is Denise.
http://www.okmsta.com/fz1grl/
Mine's done 124k on two engines (the first had the 2001 model dodgy second gear problem and it let go) and it's interesting to see the problems crop up as the miles pile on. I've ridden it through 12 winters, so the wiring is starting to show signs of verdigris now, the engine cases are pretty mankey and there's corrosion everywhere, but some things which I'd have expected to cause problems simply haven't. For example, who would have thought the original discs would still be good at 120k, and I've only just this last week had to replace the rear suspension bushes, and that was my fault as I'd not greased and checked them last year.
My local MOT guy who's now passed the bike 10 times says mine is in better working order than 3 year old bikes at 20k even though it looks like it's been at the bottom of a canal for a year.
In short, if it's been well maintained and not ridden in salt, 200k miles should be quite possible. If it's been ridden by a nutcase on the back wheel through winter and never had the oil changed, it'll be dead by 20,000.
But they are capable of interstellar mileages, no question about that.
http://www.okmsta.com/fz1grl/
Mine's done 124k on two engines (the first had the 2001 model dodgy second gear problem and it let go) and it's interesting to see the problems crop up as the miles pile on. I've ridden it through 12 winters, so the wiring is starting to show signs of verdigris now, the engine cases are pretty mankey and there's corrosion everywhere, but some things which I'd have expected to cause problems simply haven't. For example, who would have thought the original discs would still be good at 120k, and I've only just this last week had to replace the rear suspension bushes, and that was my fault as I'd not greased and checked them last year.
My local MOT guy who's now passed the bike 10 times says mine is in better working order than 3 year old bikes at 20k even though it looks like it's been at the bottom of a canal for a year.
In short, if it's been well maintained and not ridden in salt, 200k miles should be quite possible. If it's been ridden by a nutcase on the back wheel through winter and never had the oil changed, it'll be dead by 20,000.
But they are capable of interstellar mileages, no question about that.
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