shadowarrior
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Hello from Down Under. I am in South East Queensland.
I wanted to own a Rocket since I first saw it's unveiling back in 2004 NEC show. Finally I can see myself getting close to owning one.
Its going to be a hard game to manage my budget along side my expectation, but am trying my best to stretch the budget and cull some expectations.
Had some questions which I thought would be best to ask here.
I am after a Roadster. Some of the models am looking at are 2010 model. They have 40,000+ kms on them. (Found a 2014 one with almost 45,000kms on it :|).
With that amount of kms on the bike, what are the things to look out for?
What is included in it's lifespan of major service history? Valve Adjustment?
I never had a bike with driveshaft, so bit concerned about failures, specially when buying used motorbikes. Are shaft servicing (lubing etc) part of major service? If I pick up something with 45,000 kms on it, am I looking at spending on valve adjustment/drive shaft service soon?
How expensive are those services? (Valve Adjustment/Drive Shaft Service/Drive shaft replacement?)
Do I have to worry about any year models or recalls around the 2010 Roadsters?
Should I push my budget more and get a lower km bike. From the looks of it am seeing two extremes, either really low kms (less than 8,000kms in 2011 models and so on) or high kms (40,000+ kms).
Any other tell-tale signs to look out for when going to inspect those bikes?
Thanks in advance!
I wanted to own a Rocket since I first saw it's unveiling back in 2004 NEC show. Finally I can see myself getting close to owning one.
Its going to be a hard game to manage my budget along side my expectation, but am trying my best to stretch the budget and cull some expectations.
Had some questions which I thought would be best to ask here.
I am after a Roadster. Some of the models am looking at are 2010 model. They have 40,000+ kms on them. (Found a 2014 one with almost 45,000kms on it :|).
With that amount of kms on the bike, what are the things to look out for?
What is included in it's lifespan of major service history? Valve Adjustment?
I never had a bike with driveshaft, so bit concerned about failures, specially when buying used motorbikes. Are shaft servicing (lubing etc) part of major service? If I pick up something with 45,000 kms on it, am I looking at spending on valve adjustment/drive shaft service soon?
How expensive are those services? (Valve Adjustment/Drive Shaft Service/Drive shaft replacement?)
Do I have to worry about any year models or recalls around the 2010 Roadsters?
Should I push my budget more and get a lower km bike. From the looks of it am seeing two extremes, either really low kms (less than 8,000kms in 2011 models and so on) or high kms (40,000+ kms).
Any other tell-tale signs to look out for when going to inspect those bikes?
Thanks in advance!
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