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I'm planning on keeping my baby forever or at least until it needs so much work that it'll be cheaper to just buy a newer bike.
And even with buying a newer bike that'll be a wait-and-see moment. I don't know of any other bikes like mine that has it all: looks, performance, practicality, comfort, low cost, etc... I may even have to buy a bike only to mod it extensively like a CBR1000RR and put helibars, better seats, better windshield so that I have a more "sport touring' oriented machine than a pure track racer.
Damn Jason 330K miles!!! I thought my 234K miles on my Nissan Sentra was pushing it! And believe it or not my Nissan still runs great and I'm gonna keep it until it blows. A small pickup truck is next so I got something to lug the bike around.
Oh, and as for buying new vs buying used, I always buy used and you can get some VERY good deals. However a BIG catch is you have to know what you are doing and that you are patient. My VFR had only 1,750 miles on it and I paid $5,000 for it. If I had bought it new it would have been at least 10 grand and I'd have to go through a break-in period. You could call it a pre-broken bike at half the cost!
But that was only after weeks of searching through craigslist and cycle-trader. I brought a friend, who is a motorcycle expert, to check out the VFR and check it for oil leaks, proper running operation, and other potential problems.
Like with cars all of mine have been used and excellent deals. The only good thing I see about buying new is that it's convenient and you can easily trade in your bike/car instead of dealing with the hassle of looking around and trying to sell your bike/car yourself.
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