I bought a 2002 VFR800 ABS as a leftover on May 1, 2003. I’m the only owner. Today, April 8, 2012, it turned over 100,000 miles. Still running great.
I’ve only had a couple problems over the life of the bike, mostly electrical. The rectifier/regulator was replaced at 32,000 miles. The stator was just replaced at 99,900 miles. I also had a fried battery harness at 40,000 miles. Otherwise it’s been trouble free.