High milage Burger......

[eric1789uk]

went into lacal shop today and saw a whit 14reg 650 burger for sale at 3500 quid. it has 64,000 miles on the clock, one owner full history and service stamps in books. looked immaculate too. I havent lurked on this site since swapping my 400 for a Nc750x so cant really remember if high milage is a problem. I seem to remember some issues with drive belt at big milage but before I have a good look would appreciate some advice re possible problems. thanks, Eric

[Deleted User 7077]

Too much and be hard to sell on could be a money pit .I'm sure engine easy do miles transmission not so sure .Its complicated system .Burgman riders on Facebook place to ask .

At least with 400 can just replace pulley clutch ect easy enough .

[mottza]

Think I'd rather have a older bike with less miles.

[Deleted User 7077]

Theres a 2015 650 with 10 k on burgman riders £5300 ono

[Symcity]

Don’t know how genuine this is but its currently on biketrader
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... dal=photos

[capitano]

Think I'd rather have a older bike with less miles.

It really depends upon how many miles you do or intend to do, and how long you intend to keep it.

If bought to cover2500-3000 leisure miles a year and kept for 4 years or more, this one would be ideal.

[Dave Weller]

Probably the best value is the L1 2011 model, it had transmission upgrades done, but looks like the old model still, keeping its value down.

[eric1789uk]

Ditched the idea.....thanks for the advice.

[Data]

You made the right decision eric.

My works Burgman 650 had it's belt go at 45,000 miles. Cost if dealer did it was £2600! It's probably more now. It's a massive job. I did it myself as I'm Suzuki Burgman 400/650 factory trained. It took me about 18 hours of solid graft. Plus several hours of prep. You normally have to replace all the bearings in the gearbox too as they can often be damaged by the belt breakage. It's difficult to tell so replacement is the sensible thing to do.

Normal cause of the belts breaking early is someone wanging it down the road before it's run in. In fact the one that I was given had been 'fast run in' (Motoman technique) by one of the idiots who worked in our engine development plant. He didn't know anything about scooters and in particular the E-CVT system in the Burgman with it's metal belt that has to be run in directly as per the book. Wang it too early and the belt overheats causing it to fail early. It states in the handbook to rigorously stick to the running in instructions, but many folks don't which makes buying a second hand Burgman 650 a real liability. You just don't know when the belt is going to break, and it will break! They all do in the end as there is no recommended replacement time, therefore no one replaces them due to the huge cost and work involved.

[eric1789uk]

cheers Data. my nc750 is a great machine but I miss my burgers.