June 10th, 2013, 08:48 AM | #1 |
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Drivetrain good for how many miles?
I'm shopping for a Ninjette. I've seen some with pretty high miles, somewhere around 12,000+. How many miles is the Ninjette drivetrain good for before I'd start running into serious issues or rebuilds/maintenance situations? I'm going to be using whatever bike I get as a daily commuter and don't want to buy a ticking time bomb.
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June 10th, 2013, 08:53 AM | #2 |
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Any bike u get is going to be a ticking time bomb. It's how many ticks are left
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June 10th, 2013, 08:57 AM | #3 |
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It is all about proper riding and regular service.
I have seen engines destroyed after a few miles and I have seen engines working for over 100K miles keeping all its original parts. The chain is the element working in the worst conditions, so it requires extra care or frequent replacements.
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June 10th, 2013, 09:47 AM | #4 |
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Okay-- I guess what I'm wondering is, presuming an unknown service history on a Craigslist purchase, how many miles would be a "no-go" just on principle?
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June 10th, 2013, 09:49 AM | #5 | |
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Same question from the original post stands: Would you automatically ignore a Ninjette with 12,000 miles?
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June 10th, 2013, 09:58 AM | #6 |
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There's a good sticky thread at the top of our motorcycle-related marketplace area that includes a great checklist for what to look for when viewing a used motorcycle.
A ninjette or any other motorcycle can be in tiptop condition at 12k miles, with zero reliability concerns due to that mileage. If there are receipts for the required services performed at the recommended mileages, I'd be more comfortable with the bike. If there are no receipts, and you have no way to verify if the person ever even had the oil changed once, I'd be more wary. You can get clues by talking to the seller, and looking at the overall condition of the bike to make some assumptions about how careful they were with caring for the bike, but there are no guarantees. It's part of the risk of buying a used vehicle.
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June 10th, 2013, 10:01 AM | #7 |
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You can always ask the seller to bring the bike to a mechanic for a look over.
Riding/owning a motorcycle is all about reducing risk. The risk cannot be eliminated, only mitigated. Same goes for everything really.
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For that, you will need the approval of the seller (a yes is a good sign) and to pay a couple of hours of mechanic inspection. For DIY: http://www.motorcycleanchor.com/moto...uyingused.html http://ezinearticles.com/?Things-To-...cle&id=4566513 No, mileage means little. Highway miles are much better than city miles. My 2007 has 23367 miles up today and I would buy it in a heartbeat.
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June 10th, 2013, 10:46 AM | #10 | |
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June 10th, 2013, 10:50 AM | #11 | |
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June 10th, 2013, 10:54 AM | #12 |
I'm crazy,your excuse is?
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In my area ther are a ton of bikes for sale so its really a buyer's market. I would def pay more for a bike with less miles vs more miles.
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June 10th, 2013, 11:10 AM | #13 | |
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a bike stored for a long time, could have special issues, not found on a newer higher mileage bike.
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June 10th, 2013, 02:13 PM | #14 |
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I have an '82 with 16,000 miles, a '00 with 2500 miles and a '00 with 31,000 miles.
Guess which one is in the best shape mechanically. My KLR with 31,000 miles, the '82 follows closely behind it, and the ninja with 2500 miles is a distant third The '82 is second because I have had it for 7 years and my dad for a few years before that. The point being that my klr that had 11,000 miles on it when I purchased it wasin better shape than the low mile bikes that never got used
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June 11th, 2013, 08:02 AM | #16 |
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1,000 miles on break-in, you mean?
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