How many hours is a lot ?

It is diffucult to say Nick. Alot depends on the service history, how it has been ridden etc. You could have a bike/car with very little hrs/kms on it and if it has not been serviced at the correct intervals, oil changes etc. It could be 3 parts shagged or vice versa. It is really hard to judge sometimes. IMO :dry:

Cheers,
Lefty

Nick,

You could get an idea from your own bike

You know where you’ve ridden, how far thats been and how long it took :laugh:

Sam’s CRF250X when he put new valves in it got a new piston but the old piston had bugger all signs of wear

He rides quite quickly but doesn’t flog it to do it, yet you come across slower riders who rev the guts out of their bikes and achieve less :dry:

As sb_250y said buyer beware, if it looks like it’s been flogged it probably has, keep a little cash in reserve for a bit of maintenance and if you don’t need to spend it on the bike I’m sure the boss would spend it for you

Adam.

Hi Nick
My take is a day’s riding is about 6 hrs riding (you go for 8 But with stops lunch etc) and in that about 100-120kms general mix of riding, so 2400km = 120hrs- (ball park idea) best thing I have found is your gut instinct, listen to it, look at their other belongings (car, house, yard etc) usually if they look after those, then they look after their bikes. Ask if a member of forum like this, then read up on ride reports, can give good idea of riding they do and break downs ,conditions, damage etc. second hand is always a gamble, be prepared to fix it up. I bought the last model with the RFS motor because all of the issues had been fixed over the years. This has proved good as now has 11000kms (no issues)

hatto

2000 K in 50 hours would give an average speed of 40 KM/hr. I know that does not sound like much but try to average that speed in singles. If you ride like me you will be getting personal with the flora. The pony x tracks have a un policed rule that the average speed in the races be about 50 km/hr. Although mostly it would be a lot quicker especially for the A grade riders. If a bike only did a race like The Fink I would suspect it would be way over 100. But for the riding we do on average including idling time, sweeping duties I bet the average would be closer 30 ???? If it has been only used mostly for racing and training the averages will be much higher. Hatto’s figure of 80kph would in my opinion be closer to a race/ train bike with the occasional trail ride thrown in. Just my 2 cents.

Thanks hatto I missed SB’s average that he had in his post. :blush: Is the average OZ safari only 80kph. I know that is still quick but I thought it had the fastest average speed of a race of its type and length ??? I thought it would be over 100?? The race I am comparing to is obviously the Dakar. If its only 80 I had better go and show those Smith brothers how it’s done. :laugh: :silly:

My bike has done 2336 kms, 64.9 hrs and its only 6 months old

Just get a 390 Berg Nick don’t worry about dealer support, since I got my bike I only went back once for the 3 hr service to keep the warranty in check. After that I do my own service and get parts from a little bike mechanic that is 2 mins down the road or order online.