EazyDuz Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Looking at some 650 Dragstars on Ebay and most range between 10-30 thousand miles. Ive seen a couple i like on other sites too, but one has 21,000 miles. Is this a tad high? Or should i expect it to be trouble free for a long time? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neversaydie Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 dont be guided simply by mileage You can have a 10k bike thats has the arse ragged off it and no servicing works, and then a 40k bike thats been regularly ridden and well maintained. Id take my chance with the latter try and establish some history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noise Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 +1 with NSD, As long as the bike has a good service history then the millage dont matter. (ok its a car ref but) my mate here at work has a Volvo T40 that is serviced every year with out fail and has 314k on the clock and is still going like a dream. The only millage id be slightly concerned with would be aroung the 80-100k mark on a bike but again as long as there is history with it if i liked it id buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ttaskmaster Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Whereas, IMO, 650 Drag Queens tend to start encountering notable problems around the 40,000 mark. Decent Service History is nice, but it more often comes down to what kind of mileage it's had (wet, dry, motorway, obsessive polishing, frequent servicing) and how often they strip the bike down and clean all the places you can't otherwise reach. There are components buried deep inside the bike that not even a jetwash will reach, yet muck still gets in there. Believe me - I'm in the middle of a complete bolt-for-bolt rebuild on a 2001 650 and I'm learning all sorts of things I could have done with knowing several years earlier. I'm also an expert in what happens when you abuse Drag Queen! 21k clocked sounds OK, to be honest, but do give it a thorough testing beforehand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noise Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Come on Tasky where is the project thread on this one then!? if your doign a nut and bolt strip and rebuild i wanna watch it. O and one little tip (if you didn't already know) dont forget to put the thin wire rod for the back brake on BEFORE you put the swing arm in, as it wont go in with the swing arm in place. (i found that out............... twice! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ttaskmaster Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 It's already in bits... and the state that bike had gotten in was pretty embarrassing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noise Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Surely warrents a build thread tho?? You just going to restore it or you going to add / remove bits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ttaskmaster Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Restore to a working, saleable condition. Anyone wanna buy a Drag Queen? 48k clocked!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noise Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Give you £5 and a turnip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preload Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 dont be guided simply by mileage You can have a 10k bike thats has the arse ragged off it and no servicing works, and then a 40k bike thats been regularly ridden and well maintained. Id take my chance with the latter try and establish some history Good advice +1 This is so true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarke Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 I know someone on a US forum took the 1300 Midnight Star to over 100,000 miles with no issues, just regular servicing and a few replacement bits around 80,000... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lallasro Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 yes clarke but the quality of 1300 is better than the 650. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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