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How many is too many Km's for a zzr250????

Wed Mar 30, 2005 4:18 pm

As the title says... How many is too many Km's for a zzr250????

92 ZZR 250 new chain sprockets etc etc.. but it has done 50,000 km's
I know it seems a lot, of those of you that have had ZZR's what is your oppinion?

T's GPx250 had 45,000 kms and had a decent amount left in it for a learner...

cheers

re: How many is too many Km's for a zzr250????

Wed Mar 30, 2005 4:54 pm

Umm...didn't we do this once before? :lol:


Um, well, err, again it depends on the price on it. How much are they asking?

re: How many is too many Km's for a zzr250????

Wed Mar 30, 2005 5:57 pm

When I got the 94' ZZR250, it had 68,000kms on it.
I'm not saying how much I got it for, but it's running well at the moment.

Re: re: How many is too many Km's for a zzr250????

Wed Mar 30, 2005 6:02 pm

Felix wrote:Umm...didn't we do this once before? :lol:

Um, well, err, again it depends on the price on it. How much are they asking?


yeah but you have to give special consideration to older folk like me with bad memories.. 8)

RG... $2500 for a '92 ZZR with about 50k on clock... I havn't seen it yet will lokk at it after supers....

cheers

re: How many is too many Km's for a zzr250????

Wed Mar 30, 2005 6:05 pm

As Felix said Mick, depends on price but i reckon you'd get about 80 thou before it would need big money spent on it. Then maybe just a timing chain n tensioner for another 30 thou or so.
Cheers Brett

re: How many is too many Km's for a zzr250????

Wed Mar 30, 2005 6:42 pm

Depends how they're treated and maintained.

I know of a ZZR250 that's done over 100000km without any work other than regular maintenance.

I know of another (a GPX, actually) that's smoking badly (and has rather loud rattles) at 32000km.

Re: re: How many is too many Km's for a zzr250????

Wed Mar 30, 2005 7:47 pm

Rusty wrote:Depends how they're treated and maintained.

I know of a ZZR250 that's done over 100000km without any work other than regular maintenance.

I know of another (a GPX, actually) that's smoking badly (and has rather loud rattles) at 32000km.

my brothers GPx250 did over 260,000 km before it died*
mainly I think coz he forgot to get it serviced... :shock:
yesp, he rode it for more than 6 years and it got serviced twice (I think) in that time
just make sure it got looked after...

*
he also had a Camira 1.6ltre wagon..did over 400,000 km before it died
has this thing about not servicing stuff..
hehe


cheers

re: How many is too many Km's for a zzr250????

Wed Mar 30, 2005 8:02 pm

I ran into my local kwaka salesman at the supermarket :)

A brand spanking new GPX250 is $6000
I know it's more but going by the ridiculous prices of 250's resale in vic it might be an option :)

re: How many is too many Km's for a zzr250????

Wed Mar 30, 2005 8:18 pm

yea brand new gpx over here were abt $6k ride away....or u could look at a 2nd handy....hmm wonder if ne1 in here has a gpx/zzr they wanna upgrade??

re: How many is too many Km's for a zzr250????

Wed Mar 30, 2005 8:28 pm

What Tanya said...sort of.

Maybe it is just me, but for something with a few k's on it, and being that old ('92 is 13 years old now afterall)...well I just think it should be cheaper.

I kinda think for that price you should look at something like that second hand 2001 GPX up here with 20,000km, for $3,900. Use a friendly qld'er for the rego address...

Either that or keep looking...or offer something like $2k...and spend the $500 on getting the suspension overhauled/bike serviced or both.

re: How many is too many Km's for a zzr250????

Wed Mar 30, 2005 9:16 pm

Mick,

We've had 3 ZZR-250's. The first one we bought was a 2000 model and had about 24000 k's when we got it, and about 44000 when we sold it - it never missed a beat.

The second one we bought was a 92 model and had about 70000 k's on it - it was getting a bit rough when I sold it with about 79000 k's but would have been fine for around town - just wasn't really cutting it running 100 odd k's a day up and down the freeway.

The last one I bought was an '03 with 2000 k's on it, and I put about 35000 on it in 9 months - again it never missed a beat, and felt as good at 35000 as it did when new (until I threw it down the road anyway :oops: )

I wouldn't pay more than 2 big ones for it unless it's in *really* good nick.

re: How many is too many Km's for a zzr250????

Thu Mar 31, 2005 9:56 am

id pay bout 2 grand for it mate. i want about $3900 for my 2001 gpx with 21,000km on it. new chain n sprocket, rear tyre and paid the rego 2 weeks ago...

re: How many is too many Km's for a zzr250????

Fri Apr 01, 2005 8:29 pm

Prob about 5000k`s between rebuilds i`d say. Depends how ya ride i guess :D

re: How many is too many Km's for a zzr250????

Tue Apr 05, 2005 1:24 pm

i'd say for a 250 it would have to be reco'd soon or within 10000 if it already hasnt been reco'd

re: How many is too many Km's for a zzr250????

Tue Apr 05, 2005 5:21 pm

Done... we arnt getting the zzr first mentioned..

T is buying a bike from another member with lots less Km's.

cheers and thanks to those who commented.
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