Thinking of buying a suzuki gsf 600 bandit the mileage is 31.000 is that mileage a bit high for that any 1 no?

much about that bike|||No, that is not high mileage. Especially given the year of the bike. It works out to less than 2500 miles per year in it's 13 year life span. That's nothing!





I don't know why but people always freak out when they see anything over 25,000 on a bike. I just don't get it. I am always more concerned with how the bike was maintained than I am with the miles on it.





You could find a bike with half that on the OD and get a bike that's been trashed internally or get a bike with twice that mileage and get a real cream puff that's been pampered.





I've put more than 60,000 on a couple of bikes before trading them in and they were in better shape than most other bikes with half that mileage on them.|||Can i just say i totally agree with you I have been riding my bandit for 13 years with 78,000 on the clock until 3 days ago when some numpty took me out completely.always started winter,sun or rain. ridden nearly every day for 13 years no probs. I love it!!

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|||Mileage is just a number. 30000 gentle summer motorway miles will wear the bike less than 15000 in town, and you only need to ride a few miles with low oil to do real damage.





I'd check the actual condition of the bike - oil leaks, rattles from the engine, rust, smoky exhaust, condition of spark plugs and oil in engine etc., and use the high mileage as a bargaining tool.





High mileage bikes don't sell because there are always low mileage examples out there that are easier to shift.





I recently sold a 40,000 mile Aprilia very cheaply, and I know how good the engine was because no expense was spared keeping it mint. The buyer got a bargain.





So could you. Or you could get a dog, if you don't know what to look for.





PS Bandits cope with high mileages better than most.|||No big deal, especially for the age. If it's been well looked after it shouldn't be an issue. Bandit engines are almost indestructible, and can handle much higher mileages than that without any problem. I had 45000 on mine when some useless blind car driver wrecked it for me.|||31000 is not really a lot as long as it has been looked after and well serviced


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1997-Suzuki-Bandit鈥?/a>


this is what you could expect to pay for an n plate


check out the fazer 600 as well you get them at a reasonable price|||That is very high mileage. Someone road the hell out of it. You shouldn't pay more than $500 at the most. It will probably need to be trailered home in the next few thousand miles. Someone took VERY good care of it to get that many miles on it. 31,000?|||great bike engines are bombproof, the only thing they suffer with is the automatic cam chain adjuster not working it gets weak but you can adjust it manually|||Mileage is about right for the year. Bike's got a good rep|||what year is it??|||yes that's pretty high mileage|||What is the question?





There is some sort of gibberish that's confusing


the adults here.