What do you consider is a High Mileage?

[rodgerd]

I had a 1980 R80G/S BMW that I sold about 2 years ago with 150k on it. It's still around wellington and was just resold about 3 months ago for around $3500 I believe.

It's a beemer, though. At 150k it's just broken in.

[Pwalo]

In my experience mileage isn't the issue (unless it's really huge), but rather how the bike has been maintained. Regular maintenance, and regular use seems to be the story.

My bike is coming up to 25,000 miles and it's probably going better than ever. I change the oil and filter every 1500 miles (daily commuting), clean and lube chain every week (more frequent if wet), and clean the bike every day (yes it is GS500).

And more importantly ride almost every day.

Cheers

Paul

[Paul in NZ]

Buy a couple of the simple service tools...

Buy a manual...

Learn to do most of the simple stuff yourself.. Be prepared to stuff up a few times and get dirty but if you start with the simple things you will be balancing throttle bodies before you know it...

Even and engine rebuild is just a matter of a few manual skills, the right tools, careful observation and re assembly.. (i n theory)

Paul N

[scumdog]

Most common theme here is regular oil AND filter changes, that and not constantly hammering the sucker and letting it warm up a bit before giving it the message will give the engine a long life.(does in car engines for me)

I'm sure that my bike will go past 80,000 before I have to to anything much to it but for a looked after, under-stressed H-D that would be normal

[Dodgyiti]

Yes, Beemers and Guzzis are a little different from most, but old GS and GSX Suzi's do big kays also, big bore, low stress, regular servicing = high kays.
If it looks thrashed, or the oil is filthy, add some kays to the speedo. Also K series Beemers had problems with the speedo's so don't trust them 100% either.
My Boxer did a hard 260 before I threw in some rings and bearings, then did another 100 after that, and is still going I think.