ya, I realize there are many vtr's with similar or better mileage.. but this one has been through hell and lived to tell about it by the sounds of it..

 

I had over 72,000 miles on my '78 CX500 when I sold it in '86. I'd bought it with 19,000 on it five years earlier.

 

Mine( test bike ) was also stolen in 2005 and the rider died riding it if that says anything. Cops recovered it and charged me 450 bucks to pick it up from them mangled. They had wrecked it several times and sprayed white paint from a can over the red with out even masking. I wanted to throw up when i got a look at it the 1st time. Same title, lovingly hand rebuilt bodywork on both sides, and repaired my two brothers can that was smashed and ground down and entire inch at the flange. Tank got fixed, and I painted it myself (my 1st bike job ) with some honda odyssey ("oddity") minivan color.

( moral is severely mangled honda parts can be reworked and restored amazingly)

I will run this engine until something snaps or it smokes.
Somewhere around 100,000 I estimate.
Split cases, new bearings(german), New shift forks and idler gears, Balance and weld crank, And put back together stock with maybe a regrind(a tad more duration) to the cams.
Polish and anodize the cases and cylinder parts while its apart.
(red anodized, or Gold)
balanced with new bearings and any gears that were worn they humm smoother than new.

 

There was one for sale on the L.A. Craigslist with only 105K miles on it.


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...and here it is... http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb...190751637.html

 

just hit 13,000 I cant wait to hit what you folks have hit!

 

35000...on my 1998 S/H.....and loving it!

 

LoL, $2,500 for that? Seems kinda high considering the miles.

 

We should start a mileage thread!

I think I'm at 32,000. Cut me some slack though, I put 12K on it in 10 months of ownership. Before that she had an easy life.

 

there was one on CL for $1000 in Michigan as I recall, just yesterday. SW MI I think. Needed some work, but was complete as I recall.

 

I'm at about 22000. Bought it in July last year with 10500. Unfortunately most of those are commute miles, not the fun stuff.

 

48,000 miles for me, I'll ride her till she dies.