I never knew this about my CB1100

[alprider]

always some professional manner : to care and to tend can work wonders for a long dependable life....byside from good base quality of stuff

[use2b_imp]

I have never been able to wear out any Honda even though i got rid of them first. my last CB750K had 78,000 miles and my CB160 had 29,000 and still running great with no oil burning smoke.
now i am to old to wear out most of anything and laugh at lifetime warranties even on a water hose .

[tinboatcapt_imp]

Those of us here with ST's are quietly chuckling. Although the ST and CB are different kinds of bikes built for different purposes, Expecting 100K from a well maintained CB is entirely reasonable.

My ST is over 105K miles. And, without a second thought, I am riding it to the west coast with stops at two rally's. I estimate I will put a bit over 5K miles on it before returning home. My CB, on the other hand, is ridden differently but I fully expect to get many happy miles from it.

Perhaps the fellow was confusing the fact they don't start running well until they have been "broken in" which (iMHO) doesn't happen until one nears the 10K mile mark.

'Broken' vs. 'Broke in'. It kinda sounds the same.
Jim

[the Ferret]

I have a 73 Kawasaki Z1 with almost 70,000 miles on it. I would have no trouble selling it.

Try that with a CB1100

[LongRanger_imp]

134,000 miles on my '98 K1200RS. I'm the original owner. The bike looks great and runs like the wind. It was at the dealership yesterday getting some fresh fluids. The service department performed a multi-point inspection and found everything to be in excellent condition. It pays to keep up with maintenance. The bike might fetch $1500 but it's not for sale and owes me nothing.

[Banned_imp]

Yeah, my '03 Night Train has 112,000km (70,000 miles) and I doubt that I could give it away.

[Lord Popgun]

Wow LR, nice bike! According to Wiki they only made 37,992 during its time. I’d keep that bike too!

[Bheezy27403_imp]

This goes back to a post I made a while back. People, for whatever reason, that know very little about motorcycles, always want to talk as if they do. I can't for the life of me figure out why. It just airs their ignorance. Would your friend talk to a dam engineer about fluid dynamics? Probably not. So what is it about motorcycles that brings this behavior out? One of life's great mysteries I suppose.

[jitaylor_imp]

Well, little Honda generators have run easily over 10,000 hours without stopping.

[SportsterDoc]

Well, little Honda generators have run easily over 10,000 hours without stopping.

My dad bought a new Honda EX-1000 in the eighties.
He used it camping, then gave it to me for use at our Arizona ranch for several years. I changed the oil (1/2 quart?) once a year.
When I went solar, I lent it to a co-worker for dog shows for a couple years
She returned it to me and I then lent it to a friend with a tiny house on 361 acres in a remote area.

Other than an occasional carb cleaning and yearly spark plug change, it has not needed servicing in ~30 years. No idea how many hours.