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Old 16-04-11, 09:08 PM   #1
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Default What's high mileage for an SV?

just a quick one gent and gentess's what would we say is high miles for one of these 650????
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Old 16-04-11, 09:10 PM   #2
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Default Re: What's high mileage for an SV?

Mine's on 21k and that's only just broken in compared to some others I've seen. Good for 100k+ easy if well maintained. Everyone's going to tell you the same thing; it's all about whether it's been looked after tbh.
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Old 16-04-11, 09:21 PM   #3
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Default Re: What's high mileage for an SV?

It's a modern bike, built with modern materials and modern design - how long is a piece of string? Its previous life and treatment are far more important than numbers, I know a couple of SVs with the thick end of a 100,000 on them that run just fine and haven't given any reason to think they'll give up anytime soon.
Of course I also know a few bikes with far, far less miles that I'd only use as a boat anchor.

Condition is everything. The numbers come second to that, a higher mileage bike that's been looked after is much preferable to a lower mileage one that hasn't.

I appreciate this doesn't immediately and obviously answer your question, but many bikes - quite a few SVs - and many years of experience tell me the above is entirely true.
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