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Buying used; mileage concern
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<blockquote data-quote="BkerChuck" data-source="post: 1085577" data-attributes="member: 29320"><p>I was fortunate enough to get a low mileage bike, only 8700 miles on 2007 model, but I wouldn't let that mileage scare me a bit. I've racked up 9k miles on mine in less than a year and lots of folks on here put my mileage to shame. These bikes didn't do that well in the Iron Butt Rally by accident! Even if the previous owner doesn't have maintenance records I'd just use that as a bargaining chip to drive the price down to your advantage. If the records are there that's just added piece of mind. There are a lot of very knowlegeable people on this forum who've already "been there, done that" who can help you through routine procedures and a few not so routine as well. I'm far from a professional mechanic but these bikes are pretty easy to work on and help is often just a keyboard away. Try to negotiate the best possible price and just spend a weekend going over the bike. Allow a few extra bucks in your purchasing budget for maintenance items and you won't regret it. Good luck and kep us informed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BkerChuck, post: 1085577, member: 29320"] I was fortunate enough to get a low mileage bike, only 8700 miles on 2007 model, but I wouldn't let that mileage scare me a bit. I've racked up 9k miles on mine in less than a year and lots of folks on here put my mileage to shame. These bikes didn't do that well in the Iron Butt Rally by accident! Even if the previous owner doesn't have maintenance records I'd just use that as a bargaining chip to drive the price down to your advantage. If the records are there that's just added piece of mind. There are a lot of very knowlegeable people on this forum who've already "been there, done that" who can help you through routine procedures and a few not so routine as well. I'm far from a professional mechanic but these bikes are pretty easy to work on and help is often just a keyboard away. Try to negotiate the best possible price and just spend a weekend going over the bike. Allow a few extra bucks in your purchasing budget for maintenance items and you won't regret it. Good luck and kep us informed. [/QUOTE]
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