Hi Need some thoughts, would it concern anyone buying a bike with said mileage? I have just seen one, right colour, half decent price and would take my 600RR in, just a bit put off at 25k, but I would only do 4 a year, so I guess 7 yr old is only 3-4k a year is average mileage. Anything to look out for as nervous trading in a 2 yr old bike with 6k fir a 7yr old with 25k Riding today, I need a Blade back Thoughts?
Wouldn't worry me at all.... Bought my r1 with 20k on we had 2.5 years and 24k on it and every one great.... Sold for not a lot of money to Dave v as a track bike, but for the use I had out of it was the best value for money bike I've ever owned. As long as it is looked after, has the right history and it feels right, for the right price, go for it....
Agreed ........ As long as it comes with history and is priced right and you realize that when you come to sell it, it won't be worth as much as lower mileage ones, then you'll be fine.
My 09 has 45k on it and still tighter than a ... lets not go there! however I personally service meticulously but I dont expect top rate pex values, but I love my blade and don't think I will be selling soon.
My 11 Blade has done 23k & I average 12k a year. I'd have no worries about buying one as long as it had been well looked after.
I know, but dropping two gears to overtake or sitting at a constant 9,000rpm, 400 miles in is pulling on the Fireblade strings
I have a 2012 and I am on 24,500 miles just now. Bought her at the beginning of last year with around 17,000 if I recall. As others have said, so long as maintenance has been carried out as expected then no drama, in fact I was parked next to a 2014 the other day that my mate owns with just over 3,000 on the clock and mine sounded MUCH smoother. But then I am biased and I use decent oil
Mine has done 22000 miles on a 12 plate, I bought it with 536 miles on it and ride it all year, ok so the fasteners are a little corroded but the rest of the bike is ok. Service items like wheel bearings/ head bearings start to wear at this milage but they are cheap items to fix. The engine is bullet proof as long as the oil is changed and good oil is used. I skipped the 16000 mile valve check as mine is as quiet as the day I bought it so will get it checked at 24 thousand miles instead.
It's not massive mileage for a litre really. My K5 Gixer had 24k on it when I sold it in Feb and I got £4k for it. There are 60k mile bikes out there so don't see an issue for a litre.
Ran both my old R1's from 3-4k up to 35k ... No issues at all... Will be doing the same with my blade ... Bought with 3k miles and now on 8k miles within six months ... As long as you accept it will be worth less (the difference was only £700 on the last R1 between low miles and mine) and you will have some bigger maintenance jobs to do at some point it really is not a big deal... A modern thou should be good for 100K + ... Don't get what people's attitudes are with bikes that have done say 5-6k per year ... I guess it is because people don't use them so a lot of low mileage bikes around to choose from for not much more money than a higher mileage example.
The engines are absolutely fine and can take massive miles without issue. It's things like wheel bearings, sprocket carrier bearing to watch for.
Just sold a 2006 blackbird that I had owned from new always servided it myself no major drama's never needed the valve clearances adjusting did change oil evry 4000ish miles had coverd 78500 miles bought a 210 blade at christmas and hope to cover a simlar distance
I know a mechanic who works at a Honda main dealer and he assures,me he's worked on blades,VFR's and blackbirds that have close on 100 k that have not even had to have a single shim changed. Modern engines are light years ahead of where we were 30 plus years ago. As long as it's been looked after you shouldn't have any bother.
Concur with the above, I put over 90k on a Blade in under 4 years, just regular 4k oil and filter changes and the odd set of plugs, and that was it........shims? guess it had some installed when it was new, but if if ain't broke can't see the point of fixing it.
