How many miles does you bike have?

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  1. Comicus

    Comicus New Member

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    I've read all the reviews and know how reliable the VFR's are. I've heard of these bikes going +40k. Just wondering how many miles you have on your bike. My '04 only has 3400 miles.
     
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    I think you should be able to double your estimate easy. There is one fella I have heard of that's above 60k without a valve job so far (6th gen)... impressive none the least. I think with proper preventative maintenance she'll run for a long time. Even then, if your still are in love with your bike you can pick up a lower mileage engine and start again. The real question I think is, how long will parts be available? 20yrs...
     
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    More a case of how long will you last ? These VFRs of new are so Civic like, wouldn't surprise me in the slightest to see a 6th gen go 200,000

    Mine just rolled over.. and not even a whimper of trouble. knock-knock

    [​IMG]
     
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    my 99VFR has 28,000 on it , no problems. My first 1983 VF750F had 52,000 very hard miles on it when I spun a bearing racing a FZ600 or was it a FZ750 back in 1988.
     
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    My 1991 Is just a babe

    I am at 9850 and just ready to tip over to 10K. Looks like I have allot of miles left before I have to worry :smile::smile:
     
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    I''ve got 37,6xx on my 94. Put a new R/R on it in 05 and thats the only trouble I've had.
     
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    My 06 has 55,000 km or 34,000 miles. No problems what so ever on mine. Maintenance, maintenance, maintenance, And if that does not work for you try Regular maintenance. I have run synthetic ever since new and have the bike serviced every 5,000 km. I put on 25,000 km a year and expect to drive this one a few more years yet without trouble, except tires of course.
     
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    And let me guess. The trip reading is off a single tank right?

    For what its worth, I have a 96 just about to kick over to 23,000.
     
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    My 86 700 has 30K. It has more than enough power to scare me. It has a Fox remote rear shock and Supertrapps so I sure the previous owners didn't baby it.
     
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    My 5th gen had 116,000 & some change on it when I traded it for the 6th Gen.
    The 6th gen that my daughter has now down in PHX, AZ. going to college last I spoke to her was 43,000 & some change.

    Had a VF500 that had 150,000 plus on it when I sold it & it's still running around in PHX.
    Daughter saw the guy @ a light & said my dad sold that to you when I was a baby (She's 18 now), & still had my old plate on it "SPEED 9".

    We are talking about Honda's & simply - they just last if you take care of them :tongue:
     
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    My 6th Gen has around 34 000 miles on it.
     
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    Hey Dude, that is some seriously high mileage. I take it you are also a firm believer in oil changes.
     
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    my 6th gen has 27,000 miles
     
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    6th gen at 17000....i know i'm slackin.
    not a single problem.
    Tech was impressed by the quality of the bike said i should have no issues ever.
     
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    I just turned 20,000 on my '03. I bought it last May with 2400 miles on it. Rude awakening!!! Now let me add these are mostly hard ridden miles. I'm now up to 4 track days on it and countless "touring track days" also :biggrin:. She's taken a beating thus far without a hiccup minus the wiring harness issue.

    I might open it up this winter to check the valves, wheel bearings, etc. One thing I know it could use is steering head bearings.
     
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    Picked up my 2004 6th gen. in 2005 (new). Currently have 32,127 miles on it and it's only getting better!
     
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    My 98 has 32K on it & I looked @ a 99 that had 60K on it & it looked real nice.

    Bob
     
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    My '02 has 14,500. Just broken in!

    Theresa
     
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    58,900 on my 4th Gen. Kid's Ninja only has 2400.
     
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    My '00 will go though 108,000km in a week or so. My previous bike ('94 VFR750) had 150,000km on the clock when I wrote it off.

    There are a few VFRs here in Australia that have done over 200,000km. And there was a courier in the U.K. with a 5th gen who did 440,000 miles on one engine, & another 400,000 miles with a second motor.
     
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