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    Life span of a sports bike

    Just wondering what kind of life span you can get from a sports bike (or any bike for that matter). Looking at getting an older bike to work on as a project and have seen some high ish km ones for sale, just interested to know how long they can go for.

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    You'll die before a Gixxer thou does.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kiwithor View Post
    Just wondering what kind of life span you can get from a sports bike (or any bike for that matter). Looking at getting an older bike to work on as a project and have seen some high ish km ones for sale, just interested to know how long they can go for.
    Depends on it's history. No maintenance and you could be in for a big bill with minimal km. Lots of maintenance and high km can be fine.
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    Some specifics might help, like the ages, kms and brands you're looking at working on. Someone here might have had experience with the same bike and give you a better answer than "Well it depends...".

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    If you're in Auckland you'll probably get taken out by a Taxi or summin before anything on a Jap bike packs up on you.

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    my gs850 aircooled shaftie has 375000 k'm on it and i'll be riding next weekend again

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    Quote Originally Posted by jellywrestler View Post
    my gs850 aircooled shaftie has 375000 k'm on it and i'll be riding next weekend again
    Your Henderson is even older than that & still going too.

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    My F4 has 2,800 kms and has been to the doctors 4 times plus a service so far.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sidecar bob View Post
    Your Henderson is even older than that & still going too.
    yeah but that's been rebuilt and have replaced the speedo so not sure,, my thomas is 114 years old and still goes, but i'm not sure what was a sports bike back in 1902....

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    Quote Originally Posted by WristTwister View Post
    Some specifics might help, like the ages, kms and brands you're looking at working on. Someone here might have had experience with the same bike and give you a better answer than "Well it depends...".
    Cheers lads.

    I've seen some cbr250s between 87-95 with anywhere between 30-60k.

    Also saw a cbr600 f3 with 120k or so.

    Been offered an 2001 r6 with 80k on the clock.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Drew View Post
    You'll die before a Gixxer thou does.
    It's often a team effort.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jellywrestler View Post
    but i'm not sure what was a sports bike back in 1902....
    Anything that could outrun a pony.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jellywrestler View Post
    yeah but that's been rebuilt and have replaced the speedo so not sure,, my thomas is 114 years old and still goes, but i'm not sure what was a sports bike back in 1902....
    Well I'd say a litre four would definitely be a shoe in for the description, even if it is mounted longitudinally.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Katman View Post
    It's often a team effort.
    Well at least there is a fair risk ... the bike and rider will die at the same time ....


    How long was that piece of string ... ???
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    Quote Originally Posted by roogazza View Post
    To give you an idea, my K6 thou Suzuki has 40kms on it now.Always ridden like a gentleman.
    Just tyres,brake pads and a battery in that time.
    Apart from just this morning, when I put the front end back on with new seals and oil.

    Pretty good I reckon.
    How is 40,000ks old? my last bike was 115,000ks and still going very strong.
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