Mileage on a Bike

[RideWithStyles]

I was at my mechanics place the other day. Sure it was a Ducati engined (vtwin) Bimoto- rare, used but cost to keep it running was not an issue, worth a good few bob but still gorgeous!
think it had 40k miles or more on it or so yes it looked less garage hore but if I had deposable income I’d have bought it there and then to enjoy it as it was intended. 

Edited April 22 by RideWithStyles

[Old and Withered]

The first thing I look for in a bike is the number of previous owners. I was looking at a gsxr750 recently but the fact it had 12 owners in 16 years was a massive warning flag for me so I walked away. One thing I have found is a majority of the expense on old bikes seems to come from the cycle parts rather than the engine. Worn linkages, cracked tyres, fairing bits, chains and sprockets can easily far exceed the cost of a replacement engine. As long as an engines not smokey it should be fine. I always ask a seller to make sure the engine is cold before I view it. And quiz the owner about service info. If there are no receipts and they have no idea the oil capacity then there's probably a couple of litres of marmite in the sump.