2007-04-15 14:46:19 · 7 answers · asked by jay 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
How long is a piece of string...
service history, how hard it was ridden,how good the oil in the motor was/is..
all these things affect the life of a motor...was it stored in a garage.......or under the tree in the back yard..
if the bike looks reasonably good for its age...then it will probably do 100,000 miles if its looked after...
then again...My CB175 honda blew up after 20,000 miles...(I rode it hard & was doing about 80 MPH at the time) I did learn from the experience.....I bought a bigger bike....they handle hard acceleration & high speed better....
2007-04-15 15:29:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the make of the motorcycle. For a Japanese bike, 15,000 miles is not a lot. If the oil was regularly changed and the motor wasn't abused, you can expect 30,000 or more miles before a rebuild. Remember that bike riding is not like car driving. It is quite a feat to drive 15,000 miles on a bike. A lot of people only ride 2,000 miles per year. The hardcore riders may ride 10,000 miles or more, but this is rare. Unless there are any obvious problems with the engine, the bike you describe probably has a lot of life left in it.
2007-04-16 00:01:49 · answer #2 · answered by Hawk 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good math for calculating the "normal" use of a motorcycle would be aprox. 250 miles/month. So, in 22 years, it would be 264 months, or 66,000 miles. So, i guess 15,000 miles is not that much. But it depends on what the other owners did with the motorcycle. And i mean not only maintainence, but also how the used to ride the bike everytime.
2007-04-16 09:35:35 · answer #3 · answered by x3mlee 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 1985 bike has now done over 70,000 miles with no major engine or frame repairs.
Just normal service, (oil, oil and filter, spark plugs) tyres, wheel bearings, brake pads and a replacement exhaust.
The engine on my bike is based on one where many have done 150,000 miles with no major problem.
I have a Yamaha Diversion 900.
2007-04-16 15:58:39 · answer #4 · answered by David P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's about 700 miles a year. I would actually feel better about this cycle if it had more miles on it. I has spent a lot of time sitting. and that is bad. If this was one year's riding, I'd say that it was nicely broke in. But in 22 years, things tend to rust and gum up
2007-04-15 22:09:29 · answer #5 · answered by jimanddottaylor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have a freind with a 1969 1/2 BMW that has over 100,000 mi with 0 engine/trany work
2007-04-15 22:03:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had a wide glide with 87000 miles on it and never did more than change the oil and filters
2007-04-15 22:38:54 · answer #7 · answered by Stump 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋