Is 30,000km for a 600 OK?

[degrom]

Hi.

Just wondering... When does KM start to get an issue on bikes?

Will a 650cc engine be worse than a 1000cc at 30'00KM?

How well does the Honda 600 and 900 handle there KM's?

Thanks.

[Cajun]

what sorta engine? you talking about single, twin, 4 cylinder, type of bike? touring/sports/race/commuter all put different type of stress on motor

but honstly any modern 4 stoke engine as long as its serviced regularly and look after should see 100,000kms i would believe

[McJim]

I have a 10 year old 600 V-Twin.

It had 37,000km on the clock when I bought it. I've done over 6,000km in about 3 months. I expect it to last me 5 years at a rate of about 20,000km per year.

I will be servicing it regularly.

If 600cc bikes are questionable at 30,000km then I'm proper f*cked...:rofl:

[klyong82]

As with all bikes the more km's it has means general wear and tear. It is up to the owners to do the regular maintenance and rebuild the engine (replacing seals etc.) to keep the engine in tip-top condition.

I have seen/heard some bikes clocked past the 100,000km going strong and been very well looked after. Not sure about how well a 600 compared to a 900 with the same amount of km's. Probably the 900 will be running at slightly lower rpm than the 600 hence less stress on the engine.

I am sure someone with greater bike knowledge will be able to answer your question.

[merv]

Yep, remember when MrMelon celebrated his 1996 ZX6R's 100,000th birthday http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=24322

Any Jappa of that size that's looked after with oil and filters as prescribed should be sweet unless the owner was a right prat and basically wrecked it.

[degrom]

what sorta engine? you talking about single, twin, 4 cylinder, type of bike? touring/sports/race/commuter all put different type of stress on motor

but honstly any modern 4 stoke engine as long as its serviced regularly and look after should see 100,000kms i would believe

Talking about the 600/900 Honda Hornets... 4 cylinder
It's a naked/street-fighter class bike. Upright sitting position. Max 9500 rpm... Uses the old 98 Honda CBR900 engine but only restricted to boos the low to medium rpms. About 100hp

[Cajun]

Talking about the 600/900 Honda Hornets... 4 cylinder
It's a naked/street-fighter class bike. Upright sitting position. Max 9500 rpm... Uses the old 98 Honda CBR900 engine but only restricted to boos the low to medium rpms. About 100hp

that lump as been around ages now, and like should easy get 100,000kms out of it, i mean the 900 over all might get less stress since not reving it at much, but in turn it might be laboured espically if communiting, so its a bit of a 50/50

30,000kms is just straching the surface, i am sitting on 36,000kms on my 600[brought it brand new serviced every 6,000kms], i know guys in the states who have had 50,000miles on there 600 simlar to mine still going strong.


Biggest thing as long as they are service regularly, and replace things before they really need replacing you should easy see 50,000 happy kms i would think.

[ManDownUnder]

Unless it's been thrashed and trashed I'd say you're fine. I had a GPZ550 (A1) that I rode out to about 150,000kms +.

Not a worry. Change the oil and use it regularly... all will be well

[Devil]

I've just ticked over 50,000km on a 600cc 4cyl and i'm not out of the warranty yet ;) Had it from brand new, all scheduled services done. The engine is absolutely mint. I would expect another 50,000km out of it no problem.

[NighthawkNZ]

I've just ticked over 50,000km on a 600cc 4cyl and i'm not out of the warranty yet ;) Had it from brand new, all scheduled services done. The engine is absolutely mint. I would expect another 50,000km out of it no problem.

my old XJ650 did 130,000 before needed to do anything major

[Devil]

my old XJ650 did 130,000 before needed to do anything major
Yep, only things i've had to have done are the valve clearances (every 20k according to service schedule).

[NighthawkNZ]

Yep, only things i've had to have done are the valve clearances (every 20k according to service schedule).

that and regular oil changes

[xgnr]

My '93 K75 is 30km away from its 100,000km's and according to the Mechanic it's only just run in lol.

Regular Oil and filter changes have always done the trick on my other (Jappo) bikes :yes:

Cheers

Stu

[Coyote]

My 400 has almost 65000km's on it and it's still goes well. When got it with 61000 it had a closed rear exhaust valve but that was just a matter of doing the shims. Need to get the front ones looked at too when I can afford it. But otherwise it still seems to be going strong, ought to dyno it and compare to the dyno charts on the TYGA site.

[scracha]

Had a 600 that I changed the oil on a couple of times in 3 years of ownership. Had clocked up around 80K when I punted it. Couldn't blow the bloody thing up. The servicing thing is a big con IMHO. Warm them up before caning them and they'll last forever.

[riffer]

Well, my RF900 has 66,500 MILES on it. I got it with 43,500 miles on the clock and no guarantees that the shims had been checked.

I haven't done anything about it since and I finally got around to having it checked last week. I would assume it hasn't had the valves adjusted in at least 36000 MILES - that's over 50,000 kms.

Not ONE of them was out of spec.

I change the oil every 3000 miles (5000 kms), keep it tuned mostly okay, replace the tyres when necessary and it keeps trucking on.

I aim to get at least 100,000 miles out of this one. :niceone:

[NinjaBoy]

Had a 1999 CBR600FX with 45,000kms. No major issues and the engine is bullet proof. Then moved on to a 2005 ZX6R with 54,000km. Never missed a beat and ran flawlessly on our South Island tour earlier this year.. all 5000kms of it.

Both bikes were regularly serviced but that wasn't much more than an oil/filter change every 6000km and plugs every second service. At 45,000km shims need to be done but neither were that far out.