What to look for

Hi folks,

I've stayed away for a while because window shopping wasn't scratching my rocket itch, but the stars may be aligning: wifey's happy pills are effective, looks like a good tax refund year, AND a 2015 R3T has come up for sale near me, at a reasonable price. This particular specimen has about 60k miles.

Because I've been absent, I haven't stayed on top of common issues. Working off of memory and a quick Google, common issues seem to be ignition switch wiring, the TPS, keeping the splines lubed, and valve clearances. Any other common and / or major issues I should inquire about?

Thanks in advance,

Seems most issues which were going to be fixed were done after 5 or 6 years of production, by 2015 you should be right.

The best advice I can offer is go test ride other examples, that's the best guide as to what is "normal" for any vehicle.

Buy it, go through it, unless its someone like me that polishes pucks every year, no worries at 60k

Jhortz said:

Seems most issues which were going to be fixed were done after 5 or 6 years of production, by 2015 you should be right.

The best advice I can offer is go test ride other examples, that's the best guide as to what is "normal" for any vehicle.

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Thanks!

Unfortunately, the availability of comparisons is part of the problem. In my part of the country, Harleys and Gixxers are a dime a dozen, while the current next-nearest R3 listing is a 3 hour drive away. With my better half not being a R3 devotee, spending an entire day on a single comparo is a tough sell.

If there's a maintenance history available that would tell you whether the owner was diligent in upkeep. Other than that, it's always a bit of a 'pig in a poke' buying used. I had very few worries when I bought my used R3 GT, the guy in 2 years only put 136 miles on it.

OhLordyMyKnees said:

Thanks!

Unfortunately, the availability of comparisons is part of the problem. In my part of the country, Harleys and Gixxers are a dime a dozen, while the current next-nearest R3 listing is a 3 hour drive away. With my better half not being a R3 devotee, spending an entire day on a single comparo is a tough sell.

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I'm in the same situation, they come up for sale one at a time where I live and the next nearest cities are 5 hours away each, and they are the same size cities so get the same number of bikes for sale. I bought mine without a comparison, and while I don't regret my choice but I would love to have the comparison point as I still don't know what is "normal".

With that said though, my purchase was an impulse with the intent of being cash splash on something fun. While not ideal it would not have been the end of the world for me if there was a big problem. If it is a must that you get a good bike because you have no room to make a mistake then a second hand bike without a comparison point is a risk. If a problem that will cost you isn't a huge issue then I recommend jumping in as I did because the bike is a serious hoot. I put potential problems out of my mind and went for it.