amj_88
6/15/2007 9:55:57 PM
how many miles are too many for a used f4i if you were purcahse it?
supposing it is in "mint" or near mint condition (regular maintenance etc.)
95camaro01f4i
6/15/2007 10:11:35 PM
depends on the price and your mechanical abilities. there is one member on this board with over 90,000 on his.
voodoochyl
6/15/2007 10:59:58 PM
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ORIGINAL: 95camaro01f4i
depends on the price and your mechanical abilities. there is one member on this board with over 90,000 on his.
He is talking about Thirdgen...treat her right and mileage is not a concern.
therabbit
6/15/2007 11:14:21 PM
Yep, if the bike is well maintained and treated right it will outlast gasoline engines
Opposite side of the spectrum is the F4 I bought; 6,000 miles on the engine/chassis, had to replace the heads because it wasn't winterized, now working on replacing the piston rings due to way too much blowby and now it's smoking.
So obviously YMMV, the miles have a lot less to do with the condition of the bike compared to how well it was maintained.
thirdgenlxi
6/16/2007 1:00:37 PM
Yup these little motors will run forever if properly maintained and not beat to hell everyday. Maintence is a much much larger determining factor in engine life than mileage is. I'd take a well maintained high mileage bike (or car) over a low milage poorly maintained one anyday!
Never a single problem ever, 100% original everything (except CCT) and still running like the day I bought her new! Just snapped this a few mins ago
Also my Accord is at 378,900 something, original motor/trans everything.... still runs like new, drives great, cold a/c, everything works. Maintence is key!!
So back to the original question... if I were looking at a bike that had a few miles but was obviously taken care of and in mint condition, I wouldn't hesitate for a second in buying it. Hey it's a Honda, no worries!
95camaro01f4i
6/16/2007 1:33:28 PM
hey thirdgen i have a question for yah i been thinking about this for a while if you sold that bike what do you think it would be worth if you decided to sell it?
i bet honda would buy that bike back from you just to go LOOK are bikes last just as long as are cars.
thirdgenlxi
6/16/2007 2:13:13 PM
quote:
ORIGINAL: 95camaro01f4i
hey thirdgen i have a question for yah i been thinking about this for a while if you sold that bike what do you think it would be worth if you decided to sell it?
i bet honda would buy that bike back from you just to go LOOK are bikes last just as long as are cars.
Honestly, I have no clue what it would be worth, heh. I suck so bad with estimating values. I know it would probably be hard to sell it, just cuz most people think 20k is high on a bike. That and I'm not exactly the best record keeper, so I really don't have much of any actual records for the stuff I've done. I do everything myself so all I'd really have anyways is a parts reciept or just me writing down that I did something. I started doing it when I first got the bike but then I kept forgetting to write stuff down when I did it
So without those at least, it would probably be really hard to sell. I know abadfish sold his F3 awile back with 78k on it though.... who knows I guess if the price is right!
But I think I'll just wait until after it turns 100k, and goes back to 00000. Then I'll sell it... "been sitting in my garage for 3 years, never ridden!" hahahaha
Oh yea and I'm writing Honda a letter and sending some pics.... see what they say. Who knows, might get some free stuff out of it!
Daffy472
6/16/2007 4:46:34 PM
What would happen if you switch your 90k odometer to kmh?
FFCBRf4i
6/16/2007 11:36:35 PM
Mileage doesn't matter too much. It's more of how the owner took care of it.
GMW33
6/17/2007 2:10:22 AM
haha, do you think the digital odometer will go back to 000000 after 100,000 i dont...
thirdgenlxi
6/17/2007 2:54:29 AM
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ORIGINAL: GMW33
haha, do you think the digital odometer will go back to 000000 after 100,000 i dont...
I think it will... it's only a 5 digit odometer. When I switch it to km/h it shows 49,997 km, when in fact it's really 149,997. It doesn't look like it has enough room on the left side for another digit to pop up.
My buddies old '98 F3 with the analog odometer had a sixth digit spot though, that would have showed the 1 at the beginning.... interesting
alekinci
6/17/2007 9:26:08 AM
just ride until your rims melt off!!!! < that good times right there!
GMW33
6/17/2007 2:36:51 PM
yeah i guess that makes sense if there are only 5 digits.. would be sweet to see 100,000+ on that
chornbe
6/17/2007 10:27:13 PM
Impossible to put a fixed number on it.
First of all, I'd almost never buy a used sport bike; especially if I were expecting it to be my daily driver. Squids exist... and suck. Abused bikes are no fun to own; been there, done that.
Next, low miles aren't always the bargain they seem. A 5-year old machine with 5000 miles on it is the victim of benign neglect and will need work. Meanwhile, a 5-year old machine with 85000 miles and pieces falling off it probably isn't a piece to consider, either.
It's all relative.
JZHALES
6/18/2007 1:37:07 AM
the question is not quantity of miles, but the quality of miles, and service that bike has seen during its life. if its been stunted and then cleaned up and sold, or if it has been to many track days and cleaned up and sold, be very weary of that shit, you dont want a stunter with minty plastics
