How old is too old?
#1
How old is too old?
I'm getting up towards 50K on my '98 SH and I just had a thought after doing a track day last week: At what point does one start to worry about the motor failing due to mileage? I mean there I was running the bike between 7K and 10K throughout the day, and the motor isn't exactly new. Anyone have experience with a motor giving up due to high mileage? Is it possible that rod bearing or pin will succumb to the stress?
#4
Mine has over 50K and still chugging along.. just as strong as ever. I ride the **** out of mine too.
Don't worry till it heppens I guess.. I have not heard about the motors failing too often if at all.
Don't worry till it heppens I guess.. I have not heard about the motors failing too often if at all.
#5
I run mine at Mid Ohio two days each year. It's only got 13k+ on it and I'm still a little worried. The cam chains and tensioners are a worry. I've got modified stock CCT's just as an insurance measure. For what it's worth...
#7
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Best part about Honda is their use of tighter tolerences and quality bearings.
Plus they over-enginer all their motors. Just keep an eye out for strange noises and keep the oil changed. CCT would be a wise upgrade for any bike.
Plus they over-enginer all their motors. Just keep an eye out for strange noises and keep the oil changed. CCT would be a wise upgrade for any bike.
#9
lots of mileage
I ride my SH from Phoenix to Johnson City Tn, stopping at Deals Gap of course, three times a year, 2000 miles each way, my commute is 164 miles roundtrip 5 days a week, 30 miles stop and go each way and 50+ miles at 80 plus mph on the interstate. I use Rotella T oil and change the oil 3 times a year, before each cross country trip. On the weekends I ride the heck out of it up and down Yarnell Hill and over to Prescott, basically anywhere out of the valley. I ride in 110 degree heat. I replaced the CCT's with OEM ones way back at 12000 miles. I've replace the rear wheel bearing once, I also have the TBR racing high mounts, I run plain old regular gasoline and this bike has never ever given me a single problem, except when I took the fuel tank off and put the little hoses on backward that go the diaphragm on the fuel tank, I broke the TPS off thinking my carbs needed to be opened up for some odd reason. I've also used the sticks to calibrate the carbs once, last summer, now I just turn the little screw and adjust the idle by ear. Also I replaced the brake rotors last summer with a set off a cbr 600. I wish i could get the suzuki calipers on it. Oh and last week I bought a rear shock off a forum member and replaced the old one, I never would have guessed the difference would be night an day. Now I am going to replace the front fork oil, never been done on this bike and it's 10 years old. I am at 60017 miles today. I weigh 220 lbs and stock gearing and chain and it still wheelies without the clutch in first gear and I still get 130 miles per tank of gas. I absolutly love this bike!
#11
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Adjust valves, change oil, preventive CCT swap would be a smart move, My guess is that it's the driver that makes it last, the tranny is more likely to fail before the engine itself if kicked instead of shifted, otherwise I don't see a practical end to these things
#13
I read some posts from a guy on an SV1000 board- he was a motorcycle courier in LA- he had an early 2003 SV1000S with over 200,000 miles, many city miles. It was still going strong. Would you worry about your car at 50k? no way. a properly maintained bike that sees regular use will go at least as long as an automobile.
long periods of sitting unused (improper storage) and crash damage are the two main things that kill bikes, not mileage (unless you are one of the young & dumb stunt riding crowd and you just beat the bike mercilessly)
long periods of sitting unused (improper storage) and crash damage are the two main things that kill bikes, not mileage (unless you are one of the young & dumb stunt riding crowd and you just beat the bike mercilessly)
#15
that would'nt be mine would it a up bud mines done 70,300+ with no engine work & still gets ridden hard, ive decided to just ride it till it pops then stick another motor in it
#16
28,000 and rolls like a red rocket. I change oil like an obsesive freak, but never worried about this strange cct beast until now. please enlighten. bought mine used 2 years ago with 18000 still love it like heck.
#19
My '99 has 44k and runs like a scolded monkey. The cct's were replaced w/APE manuals at 33k. The cam chains looked brand new, as did the tensioners and guides. First valve adjustment at 33k and didn't even need it. Carbs were slightly out of sync, but that was it. I run her hard everyday - 50+ miles round trip at 5 to 7k rpm.
#20
My last hawk had 88000mi on it when I sold it because of a move. CCT's went out at 40000, and thank god didnt damage anything. My current hawk has 9100 and I plan on breaking 100K with frequent trips to deals gap and the skyway from jersey 1187 miles round trip once a month.
#25
My first bike, bought when I was 35, was a '78 CX500 tricked out for canyon racing (don't laugh, it looked cool, one of a kind) by a Honda tech named Don Buckley. Bought it with 19k and sold it five years later with 78k. Maintenance only, no repairs. Next got a new '86 CB700SC Nighthawk-48k in five years.
Then bought my former girlfriend's '83 BMW R100RS on which I had put about 8k of the 29k on the clock. Sold it at 68k after buying my new VTR in August '05, but the RS required a valve job at 66k with mushroomed valves.
My '05 Hawk has 18,432, you get to ride more when your wife rides too.
Then bought my former girlfriend's '83 BMW R100RS on which I had put about 8k of the 29k on the clock. Sold it at 68k after buying my new VTR in August '05, but the RS required a valve job at 66k with mushroomed valves.
My '05 Hawk has 18,432, you get to ride more when your wife rides too.
#27
28,000 on a motor that was built up @ 6,000, no smoke, no rattles, no hesitations runs better than it's last day as a stocker. Hit the maintenance basics and the life expectancy stretches to the horizon on a correctly engineered unit.
#28
35k on '02 - changed to APE CCTs & new sprockets & DID chain @ 30k - change oil every 2 to 3k. Next oil change going to semi -synth.
Due to my fat *** about 230lbs +/- changed suspension to RaceTech & Ohlins - BEST mod EVER!
Gonna ride it until it blows up - but don't think it will.
Honda Baby - My '00 Civic has 203k
Due to my fat *** about 230lbs +/- changed suspension to RaceTech & Ohlins - BEST mod EVER!
Gonna ride it until it blows up - but don't think it will.
Honda Baby - My '00 Civic has 203k
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