u posted the same bike twice. haha. But im also interested to know how many k's are too much for a bike.
pebbles61,
May 14, 7:35pm
80k is getting up there, but the condition etc would also depend on if it's been well serviced/looked after or just been thrashed constantly with little care given to it.
gunhand,
May 14, 7:40pm
Its ( the first one)quite tidy part from a rough repair to small dent in tank.
robotnik,
May 14, 7:49pm
Wow, 80K on a GSX-R, how could that happen! People use that kind of bike for the occasional Sunday arvo blat don't they, not for touring!
geoff_m,
May 14, 7:53pm
Motor will run forever on those, but the suspension will be tired at that age, unless it has been rebuilt or replaced. Things like brake seals can start to add up as the miles get up. I would buy one at this age for the right price. I had a 750 of the same year - great bikes, 750 was a bit less of a whale than the 1100.
richynuts,
May 14, 8:01pm
GSXR's to tend to be oil burners when the get up a bit in the km's, top end rebuild will cost excess of $2500k
gunhand,
May 14, 8:03pm
Hmmm yea, and I could get a lowish KM Blackbird for $5200 in good nick or similer but like older bikes now for some reason.
ralphdog1,
May 14, 8:04pm
Admittedly a long time ago (90's) did a bottom end rebuild on a Suzi 4 and a Honda 4 with in 18 months of each other. The price of the Suziparts meant it was the first and last one I owned. Crippling.
richynuts,
May 14, 8:16pm
what about this.474531635 with your painting skills you could have it looking mint.
gunhand,
May 14, 8:25pm
I had a FZR 1000 for a month or so about 2 years ago, Could do 100kms on it ok, tried a 400km trip then return next day, I stopped off in Dunedin and arranged a sawp with a GSX1100F as the FZR crippled me lol, good bike tho part from that.
kwaka5,
May 15, 3:30pm
Bought a low k's GSXR1100WT a couple of years ago. Was a tidy looking bike with genuine looking milage. So Far. general maintainance, fluids all replaced,chains and sprockets, plugs, air cleaner. so far so good. Burnt a little oil, clutch was heavy and arse end shock was a bit springy. So after a new clutch kit, slave cylinder,rings and a top end freshen up, carb kit including emulsion tubes,advance the timing a few degree's and remove the baffles out of the mid pipe, rear shock rebuilt by Dukic performance,front forks rechromed and rebuilt again by Dukic i have a nice GSXR1100. If you would like to buy it i would quite happily sell it to you for what it's set me back so far. Somewhere in the 10k bracket. It is good fun buying low milage cheap bikes. It had only done 28 thou miles when i got it. Wish i had saved a bit more and bought another Yamaha Thunderace. Great bike for everything.
kazbanz,
May 16, 8:55am
hey gunhand. Ive had one of those with over 150k on the clock still running fine. The issues I had were 1) chrome rubbed through on the fork legs. Ie the gold coloring Fitted new tubes and redid the internals. 2) brake piston seals wore making the brakes spongy pud-I was going to fit new pistons but just fitted new disks/calipers/master- It worked out cheaper to upgrade than to repair. 3)Of course the rear shock was toast -I fitted a WP unit from memory. 4) reg rec died -as per normal 5) alternator died -rewound -actually twice due to wrong tollerences. 6)Top end freshen.replaced 4 valves that had squared off from lack of maintainenceand cut the rest.cam chain and tensioner new rings. Other than normal maintainence that bike I think is still kicking around My current ride is a VX800 with 135000 on the clock. Comfortable slug for round town stuff
singing1,
May 17, 2:04am
Try a twin 474090382. that's if I don't buy it first.
gunhand,
May 17, 4:28pm
Thanks Kaz, interesting info there. And Im not a twin man there singing1, well of the bike type anyway.
davania,
May 17, 6:43pm
had a 87 gsxr 750 with 190000 on her-serviced twice a yearonly probs was the red and blue sort
sas777,
May 17, 6:57pm
In about 1985 (in UK) met a guy who was a self-employed building contractor - his job took him all over the country. He had from new an early GS1000. The bike was used in all weathers, was rough as guts cosmetically, chipped black paint, dirt, minor accident damage and oxidised everything else. It had over 90,000 MILES on the clock. He changed oils every fortnight and apart from all the wear-out service items it was totally original and the engine sounded great
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