Maybe a stupid question - I have a cbr600rr-7 which I brought in May 2007 (in UK) and I've put 11,000 miles on it already - putting about 8,000 a year on it I think... not for racing use but it doesn't hang about.

Does anyone have a view on how long the major components will last?

I look at eBay and stuff and the most miles I've seen on a CBR600 is about 50,000 and that was a 1991 bike... people just don't ride them!

Cheers

 

I had 65+ on my 600F4

Do a search... there are people on this board that have worked their way well into the 6 figures

It's all in how you maintain the bike

 

ive seen a honda hawk with 385000 miles on it

and ive seen f2s with 190000 miles

they last

 

11,000 miles on a 600rr is almost past it's useful life. it is really only worth about $500 now, but i'll offer you $1,000... coz i am just so nice

 

the miles will put a dent in the re-sale value, id always aim to buy a used bike with less than 10,000 miles and have the impression that a bike wudnt feel as 'tight' with anything more, thats just me.
i see a good few CBR's on Biketrader with 25-50,000 miles but nearly always Honda approved used etc, suggesting that they have a full Honda service history.
sticking to the service schedule like glue is a wise idea if ur planning on racking up the miles. as every part is replaceable on the bike, in theory, with a full service record of inspection and replacement, it will last forever.
but if your following this route and wondering when major things need to be replaced, its all down to how well its cared for.
small things like spark plugs are inspected at 16000 miles and replaced at 32000, valve clearances are inspected every 16000 too. and major components that are subject to wear all have service limits to decide their lifespan but if you take care of the recommended maintenance schedule it will maximize the life of every engine part.
other parts like suspension also have a lot to do with how the bike is ridden, cared for and stored (steering head bearings wear out quickly from landing wheelies, fork legs get rusty from being damp, dirty and salty?? if that makes sense!! and pistons, cylinders and most other engine parts wear prematurely from revving it hard when the engine is cold)

 

Thanks for all your posts - the bike has a full Honda service history and probably always will. I did ask the Honda mechanic at the shop today how long he thought it would last and he said if I watched the oil and kept with the servicing probably forever ;-)

Main problem is deciding what to get next...

 

yeah i think miles affect engine life, and they are pretty highly strung motors these days, they will last longer if you don't abuse them and maintain them properly. suspension components wear out with use, and rubber components (like hoses) decay with heat exposure and time.

i'm getting some good engine data from the ninja 250R crowd...these tiny motors are usually wrung out and beat to death for their entire lives. no other mass produced motorcycle engine spends so much time at wide-open throttle, because with only 22hp you're usually requesting all of them leaving every stoplight. these guys see 30k to 60k before major engine components start failing (mainly piston rings etc) where oil consumption starts going up and engine compression starts going down.

a 600cc engine ridden reasonably will experience far less stress on it's engine components, spending less time above 10,000rpm and more of the stresses distributed across multiple cylinders reducing the overall loading on each component. so i'd expect it to last far longer than a 250.

i'd guess 90% of all motorcycles meet an untimely death by impacting something before anything wears out.