[Badbob]

I only know of one blown engine and none where the cause was clear. This engine has been around for many years. If there were major issues with it you would hear about it.

You could have a problem with a brand new engine or you could take a thousand mile trip on a high mileage engine and not have any problem at all. You could baby the engine and have it blow itself to bits because of some defect you had nothing to do with. You might even treat an engine like crap and have it work fine for many thousands of miles. If you are seriously worried about breaking down on the road, don't go.

I know of one person who is not on this forum who has over 50,000 miles on a GZ250.