Signs that bike has been round the clock?

[Grantman_]

Hi, noob here.

I've been looking at a 1990 bike imported Jan 2006 with approx 500k's on the clock. To date it has done 9000 k's.

What are the signs to look for to indicate that the 5 digit odometer has clocked over 100,000 and restarted?

Foot peg rubber, handgrips and seat condition would all be points to note but does anyone have any other areas to examine that would be dead giveaways?

Thanks

[bsasuper]

The ones you described, and look at the plateing on bolts, banjo bolts etc, the general condition of bike, with only 9000k, it should still look pretty brand new with minimal fairing wear and tear.The brake discs should have minimal wear also.

[The Stranger]

Hi, noob here.

I've been looking at a 1990 bike imported Jan 2006 with approx 500k's on the clock. To date it has done 9000 k's.

What are the signs to look for to indicate that the 5 digit odometer has clocked over 100,000 and restarted?

Foot peg rubber, handgrips and seat condition would all be points to note but does anyone have any other areas to examine that would be dead giveaways?

Thanks

Brakes can be a clue. Rotors should be about 20% worn and at 9,000 km one would tend to think it should be on original pads

[cheshirecat]

if it's been around the clock or even had a new 'dash' fitted, aside from the above, under the seat gives clues re dirt and little things like wear and tear on all the service items, sump plugs, battery leads screw heads, ratty header pipes, collecter boxes - oh and rattly cam chains.
I've a '94 with over 100thou k and it's in pretty good nic mainly because I'm bessotted with it and religiously spray it with Bell 6:1, warm garage, bedtime stories, etc

Also some manufacturers wear much better than others, an area I won't go into here!

[AllanB]

Foot peg rubbers - not necessarily. I appear to be hard on my left one - I've already replaced it once in only 16,000 kms. The right one is fine.
I am pretty sure it has something to do with 'dressing' to the left ......



If imported into NZ in 206 run the rego plate through www.carjam.co.nz and it will show each and every WOF km since being here.

[tigertim20]

some signs can be things like bearings etc, and how tight they are, there isnt really a way to be totally sure.

actually, another good sign, is to give her a dyno run and a compression test, that should give a pretty good indication of how much wear and tear she has been through, see service manual for factory readings on compression, and compare.

also, remove fairings (if any) and have a look around and see if any casings look to have nee replaced etc or anything else that would suggest the possibility of any major maintenance or repairs. at 9k, there shouldnt be any at all whatsoever.

the age of the bike can be a factor too, if its 25 years old, it will have sat for ages, and the steering head bearing could be notched as a result of sitting so much, and the fairings could be a good sign, a new(er) bike with faded fairings (sun fade) suggests lots of kms also.

[sil3nt]

If its a 250 they then to be genuine low k's because they sit on the sale yards in Japan until our dealers buy them.

[Mully]

500km in 16 years?

New dash cluster or ex race bike??

Check the wheel rims for marks - many tyre changes on race bikes. Do the fairings look much newer than the frame??

[kasper]

check the odometer on carjam

[miloking]

Hi, noob here.

I've been looking at a 1990 bike imported Jan 2006 with approx 500k's on the clock. To date it has done 9000 k's.

What are the signs to look for to indicate that the 5 digit odometer has clocked over 100,000 and restarted?

Foot peg rubber, handgrips and seat condition would all be points to note but does anyone have any other areas to examine that would be dead giveaways?

Thanks


My 2006 CBR has 9300kms on the clock right now (with 3000 done by me) and it pretty much looks brand new...with some minor stone chips and superficial scratches.
I think there is no way to hide "around the clock" bike and present it as under 10K bike....
however i've seen some pretty neglected latest low milage bikes so it works the other way around, but you wouldnt want 9000km bike that looks to be "around the clock" anyway right?

[LBD]

If it is it this tidy maybe it has been around......

[riffer]

What about the chain and sprockets?

With that few kms it should still be on original tyres (just).

Check out the handgrips, foot rubbers, wear in the seat, paint worn on the tank from riders thighs, brake pads, rotors.

Also, you could put some photos up and we'll give you our opinion, for what that's worth.