bmccck Posted March 12, 2013 #1 Posted March 12, 2013 Hello friends! Thinking about purchasing a 2007 RSV with 80'000 miles and would like to know the number of miles some of you are getting or seeing on the Venture. What could one expect assuming the bike is well cared for and maintained. Thanks!! Brian
gscbertrand Posted March 12, 2013 #2 Posted March 12, 2013 There is an 84 in town with over 600,000 KM on it and still gets used every year.
Miles Posted March 12, 2013 #3 Posted March 12, 2013 Hello friends! Thinking about purchasing a 2007 RSV with 80'000 miles and would like to know the number of miles some of you are getting or seeing on the Venture. What could one expect assuming the bike is well cared for and maintained. Thanks!! Brian Brian, the answers you get on this one are going to range all over the odometer...from the 80k on it, to 500k or more. There are sooooooo many subjective things that make a differwence when it comes to the life of an engine, and the entire motorcycle. In a direct answer to your question...with the condition that we..."assume" the bike is well cared for and maintained...you can probably expect a couple 100k (200,000 miles) out of it, or more. But, again, sooooo many factors determine whether it will last forever, or break down tomorrow. Does the previous owner (PO) have any records to show to you ? Any receipts, any service repair orders, etc. ? And, it depends on what a person means by...well cared for and maintained. There are some very good techs and mechanics on this forum that can get many, many, many miles out of a bike, if they bought it brand new, and if they maintained it themselves over the next 500,000 miles. And...there are some members of this forum that cannot change their own oil on the bike, and choose not to, so they leave it up to the shops to maintain their bikes. Be careful of what you buy, ask a member of this forum that lives close to you, to assist in checking out the bike, and once it is in your hands, change every fluid on the bike...on day # 1. Oh, did I forget to add...to some of us, that 80,000 miles represents one year of riding.
bmccck Posted March 12, 2013 Author #4 Posted March 12, 2013 Thanks for the reply. I really had no idea. You offer some very good advice, which I will heed. But overall I sense that 80K isn't as important as how it has been cared for. The owner bought the bike new, and has every service record . He is a long time, experienced rider, a member of this forum too. Thanks again!
XV1100SE Posted March 12, 2013 #5 Posted March 12, 2013 Good post Miles. As Miles said... if the bike is well cared for and "clean", 80,000 miles isn't that bad. You could use the mileage as a bargaining point and reduce the price. Depends on how much they are asking for it. For example... if the price was $4,000.... an easy decision. If $9,000... well....
Miles Posted March 12, 2013 #6 Posted March 12, 2013 Thanks for the reply. I really had no idea. You offer some very good advice, which I will heed. But overall I sense that 80K isn't as important as how it has been cared for. The owner bought the bike new, and has every service record . He is a long time, experienced rider, a member of this forum too. Thanks again! AHA...Brian, now you divulge much more info. If we had this same info on your first post, it might have helped. So, the current owner is a member of this forum. Tell us who and we will all track them down and...oh...I don't know what...make them buy Big Tom Ice Cream for the next year. And, now we know the current owner has every service record., and that HE is a long time rider, and experienced rider...all these things make a difference. Sounds like a good deal, so buy the bike !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bmccck Posted March 12, 2013 Author #7 Posted March 12, 2013 The asking price is $6000. I am interested!
Miles Posted March 12, 2013 #8 Posted March 12, 2013 The asking price is $6000. I am interested! Brian, since the seller is a member of this forum, you may want to offer him more than the asking price...just sayin'.
dacheedah Posted March 12, 2013 #9 Posted March 12, 2013 Well my wife turns 44 this year and, ugh aaaaahhhhhh
Rick Haywood Posted March 12, 2013 #10 Posted March 12, 2013 The asking price is $6000. I am interested! Great price you'd better grab it.
bongobobny Posted March 12, 2013 #11 Posted March 12, 2013 High miles for an RSV?? Oh, 300,000 to 400,000 miles...
M61A1MECH Posted March 12, 2013 #12 Posted March 12, 2013 I personally know a gentleman here in central Florida that has 310,000 on his 99 Venture, it is still going strong, I would not be worried about 80,000 miles on this platform. If you are happy with the bike as it is presented, the records and the price that is all that matters. Good luck
kevin-vic-b.c. Posted March 13, 2013 #13 Posted March 13, 2013 Brian, since the seller is a member of this forum, you may want to offer him more than the asking price...just sayin'. It would be one heck of a lot cheaper than buying BigTom icecream for a year !
ragtop69gs Posted March 13, 2013 #14 Posted March 13, 2013 I'd say 12 beers and riding home from the bar would qualify as high miles... Well somebody had to say it.
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