Im new here, Did 13,000m in 11 months- now have 22,105 with some questions...........

[FlyingWheelsCycleCourier]

im riding a 96 kat 600. ive replaced sprockets, chain, etc with routine work(plugs,tires, lines) had to replace a carb (impossible to find) and brakes f/r are on the way. I was wondering what else is possibly going to come up because im getting into the higher mileage factor.

the bikes in great shape, i bought it from the second owner about 1 1/2 years ago with about 8100 miles on it. everything is stock ALMOST (see garage), pipes and all. ill probably ride it another 6-11 months and sell it to my girlfriend and go buy a newer bike 99+. let me get this out there- i want a newer model year bike for the following 2 reasons, 1. Fuel injection & 2. Modern suspension components and handling characteristics.

i havent put much into it because i know im buying a newer bike soon anyway and want to save and put the money into the new bike, but once my girl gets it ill be doing all the mechanical and maintaining anyway.

any suggestions? on possible future issues, or possible bikes to consider upgrading to? I take good care of the bike and it runs like it came of the showroom floor.

thanks guys.

[Woodmysta]

welcome to KR! Good luck on getting a new ride!

[Zepp]

Welcome to KatRiders

[jfwilliams23]

carbs

Was looking for parts for my 97 750 and saw complete sets of carbs on ebay for your bike, prices weren't bad.

[Austiclees]

And I thought I put some rubber on the road. 13,000 miles in 11 months! Wow.

[Psycho1]

Welcome to the forum. As long as you don't abuse 2nd gear, and keep up with the regular scheduled maintenance like oil changes, valve adjustments, cable lubing etc, the bike should last and remain fairly trouble free for a long time still. If I'm not mistaken, some people on here have got 100k miles or more out of these old technology Suzuki oil cooled engines.

[CenCalKat]

Sprague's right...take good care of it and with basic maintenance and the occasional bottle of fuel system cleaner, you'll get many more miles out of it. Welcome!

[md86]

22k is high mileage ? Yeah , um .... wake me up when you break 50k , THEN we'll talk about "higher mileage"......

[Wild-Bill]

Despite what md86 says, for motorcycles in general, 22k is high mileage. Most of the non big touring bikes never see more than about 25k. The biggest thing that causes trouble with a motorcycle, though is letting them sit still for extended periods. You apparently don't have that problem. Living in Bellingham, you probably see a lot of rain and maybe some salt. A good, fairing off cleaning and waxing would be a good thing to do every once in a while and, with the miles you're packing on it you should pay close attention to the swingarm pivot, steering bearings and fork seals/dust boots. Make sure the bearings don't go dry and don't let cracked or knicked dust boots ruin your fork seals. As long as your dust seals stay good the seals, themselves should last a good long time before they finally wear out. Check your brake pads often, too. From what I remember from when I lived in Tacoma, you'll need the brakes a lot!

[Racer87]

Welcome to KR!

[Nero]

Welcome!

[DOCTORNITRO]

Welcome to KR

[md86]

Despite what md86 says, for motorcycles in general, 22k is high mileage.

Only because most squids crash them hard before they see that many miles . Accepted average for a moorsickle is 5k/year . That means that a 2004 is already old going by that .....

[alien]

Welcome to KR.

[FASHER]

Welcome to KR!!