Has Anyonne Managed To Wear Out A V Four Yet?

I was talking to the local bike mechanic today when I dropped the bike of for a service. He told me that no one has had to have their VFR 750-800 rebuilt yet because it's done to many miles. It's a pretty tall call to me. Do you know anyone who has had their motor rebuilt?

 

NorcalBoy had his rebuilt...but not because he blew it up....
good question. Although I do know of at least one that "blew up" that was VFRshorty's..Her Transmission blew up but if I remember correctly the bike was still "running" after it happened

 

Was VFRShorty's due to neglect. Or just plain ol' wore out?. How many miles had it done?

 

My 2004 spun a rod bearing at 10200 miles. I don't know the history on it, I assume it was over-reved or run on one wheel for too long.

 

At that low of mileage it's either a factory defect or a squid raggin the snot outta the engine.

 

The long haul UK Courier (the guy with the most miles in the courier bussiness) here's the interview and the bikes he used.

 

not a VFR...a CBR 1100 I think...

Motor may be good but I am sure he replaced everything else on the bike...sorry to be a cynic and spoil it but I have been riding way to long...and things get consumed!!!

 

Holy shit. If that's 440,000 MILES that equals 708,000 Kilometres. That's Ridiculous :shocked: I'm thinkin' the only time anyone would need to to rebuild a VFR is if they did sumtink stupid like Rev the nuts out of it day in, day out for a couple of years.

 

I can see some of these engines going many miles. I put 68,000 miles on my 1970 CL450 in 3 years with just tires/brakes/chains/batt/points/plugs/oil&filters/valve adjustments and 3 steering head adjustments. Nothing else was ever touched, when I sold it my friend put 8k on it and sold it. That was a air cooled old school bike and small twins get run hard. That was the most miles I put on one bike, after that I've allways had 3 or more bikes at the same time and don't get to try to wear one out.