Would you buy an '04 GSA with 100k miles?

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Would you buy an '04 GSA with 100k miles? Bike appears fairly clean and has the factory bags and a Hyperpro suspension front and back. I'm considering having a local dealer do a pre-buy inspection. Is this too many miles to even consider for a decent price?
 
Only just run in...........if it's been looked after with regular oil changes etc it will be good for another 100����
 
Hi, when I first started looking for one of these I would never have considered a bike with such high mileage but now after owning one my attitude is totally different, if they have been and continue to get properly maintained and serviced then there's no reason why you won't get another 50k plus miles from it without having to do anything major (providing basic stuff has already been done..clutch for example)!
Someone on here will be along with a full list of everything to check but you will know if it has a full service history and make it your business to find out the complete mechanical history.
Get the pre-inspection done or do you know anyone who already owns one and who is handy with a spanner, would they be willing to go along with you?
And if the price is right :rolleyes:
 
kevh said:
$5000 (£3332)
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Is that a dealer price? That's way over the odds though.

Mine's got about 125k on and it's been battered and beaten all round the world to within an inch of its life. It's still going strong;) Looks a wreck though.

It's difficult to tell what might need doing - it depends completely on the useage and the rider/s style - but its still a big, basic, easy and relatively cheap bike to maintain and fix.
 
Massive Lee said:
Too much, unless the owner has a thick pile of invoices proving recent maintenance.

- Throttle bodies' bushings
- Final drive bearing
- Stick coils
- Suspension
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I was offered £2,900 by a dealer for my GSA with 95k miles... and mines pretty tatty.

$5k for a tidy example doesn't sound too bad.

In terms of things to check - I'd add the driveshaft, in particular the UJs :thumb2
 
Mav said:
I was offered £2,900 by a dealer for my GSA with 95k miles... and mines pretty tatty.

$5k for a tidy example doesn't sound too bad.

In terms of things to check - I'd add the driveshaft, in particular the UJs :thumb2
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It's an 1150 I guess if it's 2004
 
kevh said:
Would you buy an '04 GSA with 100k miles? Bike appears fairly clean and has the factory bags and a Hyperpro suspension front and back. I'm considering having a local dealer do a pre-buy inspection. Is this too many miles to even consider for a decent price?
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Is there a limited choice where you are and if so is this the general going rate?
 
kevh said:
$5000 (£3332)
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And with the nice weather is CA hopefully it will be in good condition...
The other thing to remember is the value over the pond is probably different to yours in the US.
 
With 104.000 on it, it has been ridden warm, rather than constantly ridden cold (commuting short distances). Warm running miles GENERALLY do less wear and tear than cold running miles. That is provided it has been treated with a degree of mechanical sympathy, which high mileage machines tend to have been, because the mind set of people who clock up high mileage in the first place. people who have less sympathetic approach experience breakdowns at lower mileages and sell their machines accordingly......

Mine has done 105,000 and I am still on original clutch and suspension - and the suspension has been checked (because of finger pointing on here as to its probable demise and wooden block status) and it is working fine. So many GSers have to change their shocks at 30,000 - 50,000 that it leaves me wondering just how hard on their bikes they are. Same with clutch - what do you have to do to fry a car clutch on a motorbike within 50,000 miles? I EXPECT 200,000 out of the car clutch and the bike clutch, with less weight on it, minimum of the same. My RS100 which I had before the Adv went with 337,000 on it and that was still on original clutch and suspension too.

I think $5000 might be trying to trade on the 'iconic status' of the 1150 Adv, which it undoubtedly does have. It always will have after that trip by the celebs. The first factory, purpose built RTW motorcycle - other bikes have done mega trips, but not purpose built with all the hype and badging from the factory behind them.

What is the going rate for them over your side? How does it compare price wise with one that has done, say 50,000? There is one at Sherlocks at the moment for £7500, with 14,000 on it, and another with only 4000 on it with an asking price of £7000 up norf. In London I would expect the northern one to have a higher price tag because there are more moneis washing around in London! :thumb2
 
I'm in California (San Francisco Bay Area) where prices tend to run high for everything. The going rate for a very clean Adventure model with under 50,000 miles tends to be around $6,500 to 7,000 (£4,300 to 4,630).

Here is a link to some pictures of the bike in question: http://imgur.com/a/b3O0a

I went ahead and scheduled an appointment with San Jose BMW to have them do a pre-buy inspection. I suppose if everything appears tip-top that will take some of the worry out of it.
 
King Rat said:
Same with clutch - what do you have to do to fry a car clutch on a motorbike within 50,000 miles?
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Commute on it into a major city every day. Use it on the open road every day and a clutch should easy do 200k. I know this as I've used my last two GSs for commuting into central London every day. It's the hardest use you can give a bike (other than out and out abuse). So, I wouldn't be worried about the mileage so much as the use it's been put to. If the owner used it for going into the city every day I'd expect to see the clutch had been done, as it's a big and expensive job.

I still think the price is a bit high, but I would at least look into it if I were in your position, particularly if the local market is high.
 
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