Hi guys, I am interested to find what you guys would call a "high miler" and at what points high mileage maintanence is needed? This is for gen1 and gen2 zx14 as I have been looking for a used bike to buy. There is currently a 2012 with 60,000km for sale, the guy has been dropping the price as the high kms is an obvious detterent but is it as great problem? It's interstate too so that makes it a bit harder (have to re-register and can't really inspect it). Its green too and I didn't really want green but I can work with that if I'm saving money. There is another black 2012 interstate with yoshi slip-ons and 30,000km, this one has been for sale for a while too and the price is good, is 30,000 high also?
Is the cam chain the first major service item? How long do they usually last? How many miles would an engine last before a rebuild was needed?
What do you think guys?
Edit: reply after cuff as I cant use normal reply from my phone...
Maddevil - of course it's not stuffed at 60,000km (well it could be if it's mistreated) but mileage seems to be a big issue so I was asking if there is anything in it.
Rook - these bikes are much dearer here, a brand new one now is around AU$20,000, a 2013 shop demo is $17,990. The black 2012 I mentioned is $12990 from a dealer, the green 2012 with 60k is $10,500 and its rare to see any gen 1 bikes, even a 2006 with 60k for less than $7000. Many used gen1 bikes here are near $10k and they are mostly stockers, we dont get the modded used bikes that you guys get to choose from.
I can't import a bike from USA as it's not allowed to be registered in Aus ...
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