I have had my 97 ace 1100 for 12 years and it has 113,000 miles on it. it still runs very strong. it has never been apart or given me any problems. Still has the original clutch. I liked the bike so well I wanted to get one with less miles on it so I found and bought a 96 ace 1100 on ebay with 8,400 miles on it. i now use that as my travel bike and keep the other one for around town.