Beegreenstrings Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 For those that own a RC can you post up the current miles you have on them.The one I wanted does not look so promising anymore, however had someone else step right up and offer me one the other day.The downfall, to me, is it is ready to turn 40KI have never owned a bike with that type of mileage before...Will it hold that... Still run good. Sounds great. Doesnt sound like it has lost anything, still pretty tight?How long will these bikes really last? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVTPilot Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 What year is it, for one? Depending on how quickly those 40k were amassed and the maintenance done along the way makes a difference (as with any bike). I have a friend that has an '02 for a track bike that is somewhere between 60 and 70k. But it's well taken care of. Mine is an '03 that is just now at 20k, and shows no signs of being anything more than broken in and loved on. A high mileage bike is less about the bike and more about the owner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFM Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 Twins tend to have a good lifespan. My last Aprilia had over 36,000 before the motor went- and it only went because I was wide open and all the oil leaked out into the bellypan with a sheared oil filter cover bolt... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beegreenstrings Posted November 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 What year is it, for one? Depending on how quickly those 40k were amassed and the maintenance done along the way makes a difference (as with any bike). I have a friend that has an '02 for a track bike that is somewhere between 60 and 70k. But it's well taken care of. Mine is an '03 that is just now at 20k, and shows no signs of being anything more than broken in and loved on. A high mileage bike is less about the bike and more about the owner.The guy is claiming less than 5000 per year...It is a 2000 model but looks awesome! Sounds great runs great...I have heard they will go and go but 40K seems like a ton of miles.Twins tend to have a good lifespan. My last Aprilia had over 36,000 before the motor went- and it only went because I was wide open and all the oil leaked out into the bellypan with a sheared oil filter cover bolt...WOW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Punk Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 I would stay away from any of the big twins, an I4 600 will eat them for lunch. Junky under perfoming turds, every one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVTPilot Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 I would stay away from any of the big twins, an I4 600 will eat them for lunch. Junky under perfoming turds, every one of them.May your loins become infected with the fleas of 1000 camels for perpetuating such blasphemy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Punk Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 That's true it is, I guess you have to justify riding an inferior machine somehow. Sound is a good measuring stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jporter12 Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 There's a member here (he's actually in NC) with a F4i that's over 200K, something like 202,000 now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jporter12 Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 That's true it is, I guess you have to justify riding a PENIS EXTENSION somehow. Sound is a good measuring stick.Fixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFM Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 It may be heavy. It may be slow. It may be sluggish on the turn-in' date=' but an inline will never sound like a twin. Hey... isn't that the same argument I hear from Harley riders?[/quote']It might just be me, but 40 ft/lbs of torque leaves me twiddling thumbs. Yeah, I want to wail it before the power "hits"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Punk Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 Do not try to defend your preference with logic or facts, this is the internet, logic is not needed or wanted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jporter12 Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 Oh' date=' I prefer a twin.. just a small one. [/quote']A midget twin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beegreenstrings Posted November 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 and correct me if I am wrong but trying to compare a F4I to a RC is like a potatoe to a apple? I would be rather impressed to see a striaght 4 hit 200K, that is forsure. I have seen a DRZ400SM hit 64K and was impressed, it ran like new, and is still going strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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