Trying to determine age in miles of my ride

[Quicksilver]

The odometer reads 80000 km or about 50000 miles. I wonder if the wear on my final drive indicates that it has gone over the 100000 and started again. I'm hoping those with experience can tell based on wear.

[Joe Hummer]

Honestly, you can't tell age by wear.  There are too many factors that lead to wear.  The leading one being the amount and frequency of lubrication. 

Joe

[John Schmidt]

That simply looks like neglect to me. Get a replacement final drive from Pinwall, then plan on pulling the rear end down at least every 10k. I just pulled the entire driveline down on my bike from the u-joint on back, had gone a full 12k which is more than I normally let it go but it looked like it did the first time I broke it down. Good cleaning and good lube at good intervals, that will keep it from looking like that in the future.

[MP]

+1 on above.  You could get that wear in 10,000 miles, if not lubed right.  Or, at 100,000 miles, look MUCH better if lubed.  I would say miles are right, but at one point it ran out of lube.

MP

[Quicksilver]

I have replaced these with new from the Honda dealer and have plenty of paste on it now. I'll be keeping my eye on it from now on. Just wondering about the mileage issue, It's a 1997 and had 65000 kilometers on it when purchased last April. I have 80 on it now. For a bike that old the mileage seemed low.

[MP]

Did you replace the orings?
I got my 97 two years ago, it had 10,000 miles on it.  There have been 4,000 mile bikes on ebay this winter.  Lots of guys rode them a little, then sat in the garage, and are now selling.

MP

[Quicksilver]

Yup, all new. Thanks

[sandy]

Now that you put the moly paste on, tear it down, get that stuff out and use Bel Ray Waterproof grease. Honda's moly paste isn't waterproof and wears away leaving the metal exposed. Your old unit wore out because of the paste. Guard Dog grease is available online and is also a great grease. My drive unit and has 111K miles. (All Bel Ray) The last tire change showed no wear at all. I only clean and regrease at tire changes (15-18K miles).

[Gryphon Rider]

Now that you put the moly paste on, tear it down, get that stuff out and use Bel Ray Waterproof grease. Honda's moly paste isn't waterproof and wears away leaving the metal exposed. Your old unit wore out because of the paste. Guard Dog grease is available online and is also a great grease. My drive unit and has 111K miles. (All Bel Ray) The last tire change showed no wear at all. I only clean and regrease at tire changes (15-18K miles).

I have over 75000 km (might be over 80000, Gryphon's still sleeping right now and I don't want to disturb it) on mine and I've only used ProHonda 60% moly paste on those splines and mine looked way better than than Quicksilver's when I lubed it last season.