[dwrc51]

Help me here, im buying an RC51 soon, ive seen an 02 for $7500 with 13,000 - 03 with 6000 miles fo rmuch more $$$$, but if its a clean bike , is 13,000 too many miles? I plan on keeping it for a while.
Honest opinions guys and if any one has a rc51 , what kinda miles did u buy it at,

Thanks

Soon to be ridin !

[OSIRIS]

Don't have one...but as long as it's well taken care of, the miles are fine.

[DevilDawg]

I bought my '03 51 in May of this year and paid $6950 at the local Honda dealership, and it had just under 6500 miles on it. It was bone stock without a scratch on it. Are you looking in dealerships or at private owners througha Cycle Trader or something like that?

[colryn]

dwrc51,
That price seems way high for that bike with that many miles on it. At least to me.

[TGZ13]

Originally Posted by dwrc51

Help me here, im buying an RC51 soon, ive seen an 02 for $7500 with 13,000 - 03 with 6000 miles fo rmuch more $$$$, but if its a clean bike , is 13,000 too many miles? I plan on keeping it for a while.
Honest opinions guys and if any one has a rc51 , what kinda miles did u buy it at,

Thanks

Soon to be ridin !

The price seems kind of high for the mileage but it depends on if it's stock or not.

I bought mine '00 in 2004 for $6,000 with only 5,000 miles. The bike was bone stock and flawless at the time.

If what you are looking for is a clean bike then the miles really aren't to big of an issue. 13,000 is not a whole lot of miles. There are alot of people here who put 6-10k in a single summer, myself included.. Good luck on your purchase

[bwhip]

Miles aren't bad but the price is too high (depending on how many mods it has). I bought my '02 a year ago for $6,000, with less than 12K miles on it, and it had some high-dollar mods including a full Sato Banzai exhaust system, Power Commander, etc. Look on Ebay and other sites for what they've been selling for to get a better idea so you don't get hosed.

[dwrc51]

Yeah im looking for a private owner , dealerships add a few hundred on after taxes and other fees, the 02, w/ 13,000 is bone stock and clean asking %7500, the 02 with 6,000 miles has about $3500 in mods, real clean also but he is asking $8000 , Im starting to think I should buy below 10k miles...?

[kelleyj]

i bought my 01 in 03 with 8500 miles and i paid 3500+my 95 F3 that i paid 2800 for but also got a year of riding out of. so i basically paid about 6300 for mine when it was 2 years old..ive got about 15k on it now ...it amazes me when someone says what 10k miles...thats to many miles...but yet they will but a car with 5 to 6 times that many miles and think they are getting a low milage automobile..campared to a car or truck. bikes are like swiss watches....they are made to rack up miles....ive seen gold wings still running like a top after 180k miles with only normal maintence. ive had some people tell the RC dosent even start running to its potential until its got 20 or 30k on it...i wouldnt know if there is any truth to that cuz that is still another 3-4 years away for me.

[NinerPilot]

Miles are nothing more than numbers... I had ~15K on my 51 when it was stolen and it ran fine... My 929 has 42K on it and runs great and has more HP now than when new.
Chris

[Turbo_Mike]

My '94 CBR 900RR has 49k on it. And its been beaten hard its whole life. Doenst even use oil yet. For a Honda, 15k miles is nothing. My 954 has 19k on it and its absolutely great. Feels/sounds/rides like new. Save some money and find one with miles and mods. Thats the best bike you're gonna get for the least money....

[dattaway]

I found gas mileage is much better at 60,000 miles than when new.

[itsover954]

I got my 02 954 for 7K in 2004 with akra full and pcIII, sliders. 5K on the clock, never been down.

[gt702]

Originally Posted by NinerPilot

Miles are nothing more than numbers... I had ~15K on my 51 when it was stolen and it ran fine... My 929 has 42K on it and runs great and has more HP now than when new.
Chris

Miles that low really don't mean anything ... but you can use them to negotiate on the price against an equivalent bike with lower miles

Just don't be doing that to me

For reference, sold my first VFR705 with over 50K miles on it, and it now has over 80K and running strong. Then I bought a VFR800 with 25K miles (1 season ) and had 35K on it before selling it to buy another VFR750 with 36K on the clocks ... that one now has 45K (or something, I forget) and going strong. My RC51 has 10K on it and no worries there either.

[Purpdust]

Why is it people are afraid of Bikes with over 10,000 miles?

To me it seems like they are barely broken in at that point Kind of like women in their 30's

[gt702]

Originally Posted by Purpdust

Why is it people are afraid of Bikes with over 10,000 miles?

To me it seems like they are barely broken in at that point Kind of like women in their 30's

My first VFR750, which I owned since new, had a noticeable breakin point at about 16K. It revved freer, got better gas mileage, etc ... the suspension was getting weak by then, but that was the only thing ... and as I mentioned, had around 80K on it now and is still going strong.

As for Purp's other comments, well, I can't disagree there either

[dwrc51]

Thanks for all of the advice/ comments. Got it this weekend , I opted for the 2002 with 5900 miles. So very clean !

[TGZ13]

Originally Posted by dwrc51

Thanks for all of the advice/ comments. Got it this weekend , I opted for the 2002 with 5900 miles. So very clean !

Kickass... I wish mine wasn't a big frigen mess cause I would love to take her for a spin

Keep the rubber to the road and enjoy

[rbrack]

My 06' 1000RR has 10,500 miles on it and i just bought it 10 months ago. Take care of it and it will run a long time. I saw a CBR 600F2 with over 100,000 miles and it ran great.

[forceten]

Got my rc51 2003 about 4 weeks ago with 4k miles on it for $6500 with two helmets and a joe rocket leather jacket.

[Motophoria]

Mileage is no issue on a Honda...they are bulletproof if maintained.
Change oil/filter every 3000 miles
Check valves every 16,000 (none of my RC's ever needed adjustment)
That's it...

2000 RC51 35,000 miles, no problems
2002 RC 18,000 miles, nada
2004 RC 3,000 and not broken in yet...
2005 Ducati ST4s 19,000 miles, still getting stronger with every mile!
(as you can see, I like sport twins!)

One more thing,
The speedos all read optimistic and moreso if you change the sprockets, so actual mileage may be 10-15% less than showing on the odometer.

[kelleyj]

i gotta queston for ya motopho.....about the speedos. i went -1 up front. and a buddy of mine that also at the time had an 01 RC like mine had a speedo healer installed. and running down the highway i dont know what gear he was in but i was in 4th or 5th and both our speedos were reading 80MPH so we tested it at a few different speeds in different gears and what not and mine always seemed to be withing only 1-3MPH of his at any given time. why is this. if memory serves me correctly he said he had a police officer verify his with a radar for accuracy. so how could mine be so close if my bike is geared?

[AfricaWim]

Don't know why people are scared of high milage RCs. I know a couple a guys with Aprilias that has clocked 60 000 and over miles and still use their bikes hard. Now THAT should scare you.

Hondas are built way tougher...or am I wrong..

[Motophoria]

I guess, going 1 up front and nothing in the rear brought your bike down a bit closer to reality. I went down from 16 to 15 in front and up from 40 to 41 rear and gps says my speedo was about 15% off until I installed a speedohealer from Jim Ahlmans...

Anyone else want to chime in on this one?

Hey, Africa, stop poking me with that stick, it hurts!

Originally Posted by kelleyj

i gotta queston for ya motopho.....about the speedos. i went -1 up front. and a buddy of mine that also at the time had an 01 RC like mine had a speedo healer installed. and running down the highway i dont know what gear he was in but i was in 4th or 5th and both our speedos were reading 80MPH so we tested it at a few different speeds in different gears and what not and mine always seemed to be withing only 1-3MPH of his at any given time. why is this. if memory serves me correctly he said he had a police officer verify his with a radar for accuracy. so how could mine be so close if my bike is geared?

[kelleyj]

Originally Posted by Motophoria

I guess, going 1 up front and nothing in the rear brought your bike down a bit closer to reality. I went down from 16 to 15 in front and up from 40 to 41 rear and gps says my speedo was about 15% off until I installed a speedohealer from Jim Ahlmans...

Anyone else want to chime in on this one?

Hey, Africa, stop poking me with that stick, it hurts!

i think you may have misunderstood bro...i went down one in the front

[Motophoria]

Originally Posted by kelleyj

i think you may have misunderstood bro...i went down one in the front

Yes I did misread that...

[1badfish]

I have an 02 954RR with nearly 20K on it (wish it had 120K)
Anyway, want to trade for a new 05' RC. I know they're still some in warehouses out there bc the RC just ain't that popular among the young speedies. They all want the latest and greatest. Now, the bike's msrp is 11,999...so 12,000. The dealer is talking about 11k plus taxes!!!
What should i pay if i were paying cash - tax tag and title - out the door.
Then i'll think about the trade-in. I understand that the RC was a little more expensive than your average I4, but it's discontinued. Wouldn't they want to get rid of em?

[forceten]

Why not get a low milage 03 or 04 like I did for $6k and save the rest for goodies? At 4k miles, my bike is hardly broken in