average engines

[90_ACCORD]

im sure there is probably a thread somewhere and i know there is one about miles on a used bike

but on an average engine on a bike how many miles can you get out of it?

[Halfwit]

too many variables to determine a number.

depends on how it was ridden, how it was taken care of, type of motor.

ive seen bikes do 100,000 , and ive seen some need a headgasket after 300mi.

[Tarzanman]

a better gauge to use is miles per year.

I would say that avid use (riding almost daily, 10 months out of the year) will usually figure to ~ 10,000+ miles per year on a bike.

Average use (6-8 months out of the year, riding 2-3 times a week) is probably 4,000-6,000 miles a year

Light use is anything under ~3,000 miles a year.

[90_ACCORD]

aight well those do help me
thanks

[Cool Cat Racing]

I've put over 12K on my bike since october of last year and I have no doubt that it will see pretty high miles if its not taken out before then. If the maintenance is done and the person takes care of it a bike can see miles comparable to some cars. The problem is bikes rev much higher so they wear out faster if used that way. Many bikes don't get run very hard even though they can be. The only real gauge is knowing how it was maintained and ridden. Past that its a crap shoot, as people have said, you can kill a brand new one before its first oil change or you can have one from the 90's pushing 40K and still running strong.