Hey guys i was talking with my buddy and he said that an air cooled motorcycle engine is "worn out" by 45-55 thousand miles... i didnt agree with that... and he said to get 20K on say my klx250 is said thats way worn out... How do you guys feel? When is a bike "worn out".... He has a early 80's honda shadow that has like 40k on it and he said its almost done for.... what do ya think?

 

my 78 honda had 65,000 miles on it before it was wrecked probally could have gone more to.

 

you should punch your buddy in the face.

 

chuck norris style

 

haha +1 my 85 ninja it only had 5 digits for the odo but i think it had 125k miles on it before it sh*t out on me

 

That sounds Like a weekend rider talkin' to me- they ride, maybe, 200-300 miles a year so to them 45k seems like an eternity
and ya- a bike goes 45k 300 miles a year it might be worn out[](about 150 years old)

I have seen some low mileage bikes that are junk just because of thepeople who had them. Many people have bikes but don't actually ride them.

 

my msf instructor has about 120,000 miles on his harley half of which was put onit in europe.

 

i woudl like to ride in europe

 

you mean where drivers are used to seeing motorcycles on all the roads?

 

and given total repect and right of way at all times.