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zilly
catching the pigeon,
United Kingdom
Posts: 13
Enthusiast
28 Apr 2008 17:35 |
A local dealer has a 99 Sprint ST with 39000 miles. Do these engines suffer from the receding valve malarky like the T595s?
Anything else that afflicts these bikes in particular?
Thanks
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Rob BBTB
Birmingham,
United Kingdom
Posts: 24,210
Premier Member
Sprint ST (05->)
28 Apr 2008 17:37 |
Should be good if it's regularly serviced.
My '01 Sprint RS had 42k on the clock when I sold it. No reason to think it wouldn't do the same again.
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zilly
catching the pigeon,
United Kingdom
Posts: 13
Enthusiast
28 Apr 2008 17:41 |
Wow quick reply - thanks. That's a no on the valves then?
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Bob Southgate
London,
United Kingdom
Posts: 677
Sprint ST (02-04)
28 Apr 2008 18:24 |
[edited]:
The valves on the 99-01 Sprint ST's do need more attention than on the post 2002 ones. They should have been checked at 36000 miles (last major service). Book mileage for a '99 ST will be about 35-36k so it is not far off where it should be.
Also check to make sure the chain adjuster cam has not seized up. It's about a 90 minute job to strip it all down, clean it up and grease it up and put it together again.
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zilly
catching the pigeon,
United Kingdom
Posts: 13
Enthusiast
28 Apr 2008 18:51 |
Thanks Bob. I've seen a few posts about 595 heads needing new seats at 20 odd thousand miles. The 99-01 is different then?
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Barney
SouthWestThePoshBit,
United Kingdom
Posts: 4,716
Premier Member
Sprint ST (05->)
28 Apr 2008 19:58 |
As said as long as it's got a full dealer service history it should go on for another 40,000 miles.
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zilly
catching the pigeon,
United Kingdom
Posts: 13
Enthusiast
28 Apr 2008 20:58 |
Hmm...it has.........and it's cheap..........and has hard luggage......and I might buy it then!
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SteveD
Wokingham,
United Kingdom
Posts: 110
Sprint ST (99-01)
28 Apr 2008 21:26 |
There was one on eBay recently with 111,500 miles on it.
So, a few years left for me then!
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Fret.
South.,
United Kingdom
Posts: 38,536
Premier Member
Tiger 1050 (07->)
28 Apr 2008 21:30 |
100000 miles is just about run in for a litre engine. No reason as to why it won't do double that.
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j p
ma,,
USA
Posts: 2,313
Daytona 955i (02)
01 May 2008 20:45 |
7.5k on mine, and Ive been high for all of them
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