accurate mileage on bike

"birddog" <none.TakeThisOut@000.com> wrote in message
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> Im looking at a used 07 sportbike. It has a digital odemetor and it
> reads 390 miles. The seller claims it was a repo. I wonder if there
> are clues to look for on the bike to tell if the mileage is really
> true. Any help would be appreciated.
>
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In states requiring annual safety inspections, mileage is
usually recorded by the inspection station. These notes
are often used in an odometer tampering dispute.

Unfortunately, unlike an automobile safety sticker, you
can't see the issuer on a bike sticker(because the back
side, where the issuer is identified, contains adhesive
for application to the bike).

But, if you have the sticker requirement in your state,
and you can identify the issuer, this would at least
disclose the mileage at the last inspection.
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"birddog" <none DeleteThis @000.com> wrote
> Im looking at a used 07 sportbike. It has a digital odemetor and it
> reads 390 miles. The seller claims it was a repo. I wonder if there
> are clues to look for on the bike to tell if the mileage is really
> true. Any help would be appreciated.
>
David's advice on tires is good (check the chain too) but on a year old
sportbike I'd be alot more concerned with overall condition and crash
evidence than mileage. It's hard to hurt a modern engine with stock
electronics (they won't let you) and these drive trains are capable of over
100,000 miles - much more than most riders can put on them.
 >> Stay informed about: accurate mileage on bike 

"Vito" <vito.TakeThisOut@xxcrosslink.net> wrote in message
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> "birddog" <none.TakeThisOut@000.com> wrote
>> Im looking at a used 07 sportbike. It has a digital odemetor and it
>> reads 390 miles. The seller claims it was a repo. I wonder if there
>> are clues to look for on the bike to tell if the mileage is really
>> true. Any help would be appreciated.
>>
> David's advice on tires is good (check the chain too) but on a year old
> sportbike I'd be alot more concerned with overall condition and crash
> evidence than mileage. It's hard to hurt a modern engine with stock
> electronics (they won't let you) and these drive trains are capable of
> over 100,000 miles - much more than most riders can put on them.
>


Before they're killed ?
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David T. Ashley <dta.DeleteThis@e3ft.com> wrote:

> a)At 390 miles, it should still be the breakin oil. Take a sample and have
> it chemically analzyed. Should be something like mineral oil. Should also
> be very dark after 390 miles.

FFS.
>
> b)Tire wear should be virtually non-existent.

True
>
> c)Tires should be the same model that ships with the bike new.

True

Another pointer is to look at the wear on things like footpeg rubbers
(if fitted) and grips.

There are a million tiny little clues, but basically, if the bike looks
and feels tight as a drum, then the mileage is probably accurate.



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"The Older Gentleman" <totallydeadmailbox.RemoveThis@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> David T. Ashley <dta.RemoveThis@e3ft.com> wrote:
>
>> a)At 390 miles, it should still be the breakin oil. Take a sample and
>> have
>> it chemically analzyed. Should be something like mineral oil. Should
>> also
>> be very dark after 390 miles.
>
> FFS.

What is FFS?
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David T. Ashley wrote:
> What is FFS?

It's just a tiny bit ambiguous:
FFS Facial Feminization Surgery
FFS Fallback Fault-tolerant Server
FFS False Financial Statements (auditing)
FFS Farmer Field School
FFS Farmers Financial Solutions
FFS Farms for Schools (UK)
FFS Fast File System
FFS Fast Filing System (BSD, Unix)
FFS Fast Frequency Sweep
FFS Fast Full Search (algorithm)
FFS Fault-Free Set
FFS FearFul Silence (gaming clan)
FFS Federal Financial System
FFS Federal Financial System (a software product)
FFS Fédération Française de Ski (French)
FFS Fédération Française de Surf (French)
FFS Fee-For-Service
FFS Feedback Fuel System (fuel injection in internal combustion engines)
FFS Femoral-Facial Syndrome
FFS Ferrovie Federali Svizzere (Swiss Railway)
FFS Fertility and Family Surveys
FFS Fight or Flight System
FFS Final Focus System
FFS Fingal Farm Supply (Ontario, Canada)
FFS Fire and Forget Seeker
FFS Firewall Feature Set (Cisco router)
FFS Flame Fluorescence Spectroscopy
FFS Flash File System (method of making flash memory appear as a disk drive)
FFS Flash Flood Statement
FFS Flexible Fertigungs-Systeme (Germany)
FFS Flood/Flash Flood Statement (US NOAA)
FFS Florida Folklore Society
FFS Föderation Freiheitlicher Sozialisten (German)
FFS For Freak's Sake (polite form)
FFS For Further Study
FFS Force Feel System
FFS Form Fill Seal (packaging)
FFS Formatted File System
FFS Free Flow Speed (highway capacity, civil engineering)
FFS Freedom for Some (internet news)
FFS Freie Fettsäure (German: free fatty acid)
FFS Fringe-Field Switching (Hyundai Electronics)
FFS Front des Forces Socialistes
FFS Front Forces de Socialiste (Socialist Forces Front; political party,
Algeria)
FFS Full Flight Simulator
FFS Full-Flow Settling (pond)
FFS Fumble Finger Syndrome
FFS Funded Feasibility Study
FFS Future Finance System
FFS Fuze Function Setter
FFS Fast File Splitter
FFS Fast Filling System
FFS Fat File System
FFS Federated File System
FFS First Fit Scheduler
FFS Fixed File System
FFS Flip Flops
FFS Fold Flat System
FFS Free for Shipping
FFS Free Form Surface
FFS Full Flight Simulation
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"St. John Smythe" <sinjen DeleteThis @n4vu.com> wrote in message
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> David T. Ashley wrote:
>> What is FFS?
>
> It's just a tiny bit ambiguous:
> FFS Facial Feminization Surgery

I think he wants me to get facial feminization surgery.
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David T. Ashley wrote:
> "St. John Smythe" <sinjen.RemoveThis@n4vu.com> wrote in message
> news:g35jr7$mf9$2@n4vu2.n4vu.com...
>> David T. Ashley wrote:
>>> What is FFS?
>>
>> It's just a tiny bit ambiguous:
>> FFS Facial Feminization Surgery
> <snip>
>
> I think he wants me to get facial feminization surgery.

Unhhh...nah, too easy.
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birddog wrote:
> Im looking at a used 07 sportbike. It has a digital odemetor and it
> reads 390 miles. The seller claims it was a repo. I wonder if there
> are clues to look for on the bike to tell if the mileage is really
> true. Any help would be appreciated.
>
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> Posted at author's request, using moderated
> http://www.MotorcycleForumz.com interface Thread archive:
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Look at the shifter rubber. If it shows signs of wear, then the millage
obviously isn't right. Not many sellers know or think about the shifter.

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Zyp
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St. John Smythe wrote:
> David T. Ashley wrote:
>> What is FFS?
>
> It's just a tiny bit ambiguous:
> FFS Facial Feminization Surgery
> FFS Fallback Fault-tolerant Server
> FFS False Financial Statements (auditing)
> FFS Farmer Field School
> FFS Farmers Financial Solutions
> FFS Farms for Schools (UK)
> FFS Fast File System
> FFS Fast Filing System (BSD, Unix)
> FFS Fast Frequency Sweep
> FFS Fast Full Search (algorithm)
> FFS Fault-Free Set
> FFS FearFul Silence (gaming clan)
> FFS Federal Financial System
> FFS Federal Financial System (a software product)
> FFS Fédération Française de Ski (French)
> FFS Fédération Française de Surf (French)
> FFS Fee-For-Service
> FFS Feedback Fuel System (fuel injection in internal combustion
> engines) FFS Femoral-Facial Syndrome
> FFS Ferrovie Federali Svizzere (Swiss Railway)
> FFS Fertility and Family Surveys
> FFS Fight or Flight System
> FFS Final Focus System
> FFS Fingal Farm Supply (Ontario, Canada)
> FFS Fire and Forget Seeker
> FFS Firewall Feature Set (Cisco router)
> FFS Flame Fluorescence Spectroscopy
> FFS Flash File System (method of making flash memory appear as a disk
> drive) FFS Flash Flood Statement
> FFS Flexible Fertigungs-Systeme (Germany)
> FFS Flood/Flash Flood Statement (US NOAA)
> FFS Florida Folklore Society
> FFS Föderation Freiheitlicher Sozialisten (German)
> FFS For Freak's Sake (polite form)
> FFS For Further Study
> FFS Force Feel System
> FFS Form Fill Seal (packaging)
> FFS Formatted File System
> FFS Free Flow Speed (highway capacity, civil engineering)
> FFS Freedom for Some (internet news)
> FFS Freie Fettsäure (German: free fatty acid)
> FFS Fringe-Field Switching (Hyundai Electronics)
> FFS Front des Forces Socialistes
> FFS Front Forces de Socialiste (Socialist Forces Front; political
> party, Algeria)
> FFS Full Flight Simulator
> FFS Full-Flow Settling (pond)
> FFS Fumble Finger Syndrome
> FFS Funded Feasibility Study
> FFS Future Finance System
> FFS Fuze Function Setter
> FFS Fast File Splitter
> FFS Fast Filling System
> FFS Fat File System
> FFS Federated File System
> FFS First Fit Scheduler
> FFS Fixed File System
> FFS Flip Flops
> FFS Fold Flat System
> FFS Free for Shipping
> FFS Free Form Surface
> FFS Full Flight Simulation

Man do you have some spear time or what?

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"Zyp" <nospam.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote

> Man do you have some spear time or what?

Yeah, he's Zulu in his spear time.
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