G'day guys, girls and miscellaneous. 

On more modern bikes like the one you're talking about it's fairly difficult to fake the odometer reading.  But nothing's impossible.  I'd start asking about the owner history and service record.  Try and get the name of the dealer that sold it, they may have records of the service history and would be able to match the kilometers.  Condition may be due to where it was stored.  Having said all that, there's nothing unusual about low kilometer bikes.  My 2014 Sporty had 3000k's on it when I bought it in January.  I've put 2,500 on it since then.

So if its all legit, the low kilometres wouldn't worry you? 

It's only 5 years old, that's not a long time.  If you're worried about the fact that it's been sitting around, do a fluids and spark plug refresh.  In particular, flush the brakes and put new brake fluid in.  Also check the battery, unless it was on a tender for most of the five years, that could be on it's way out.

5 year old and low K's sounds like a FIFO with a young family, the week home is with the missus and new kid.
now selling as there was little used and had good money at the time of purchase.

just one possible scenario

I just got back from looking at it and it's mostly better than it looked in the photos. There's probably a solid weekend of cleaning and polishing all the Alloy on the primary. The belt guard looks like the paint is starting to go flakey but I can live with that. Probably the biggest drawback is there is an inscription on the rear fender. Luckily I know a few painters so if it annoys me too much I'll get it redone. 

What about Billfish bike 2007 883. He's keen to sell, it seems reasonably priced and nice looking to boot.

Hi Mate. 

I'm starting to pay for it now. It's a solid bike but my fears have been realised. The tyres have started to fall apart, the fork seals are pissing oil, and theres a few odd sounds. I checked the tyres before I bought it but putting almost 200km on it seems to have been too much for the tyres. Same with the forks, they looked good but the stanchions are pretty oily. I reckon they sit lower now too but that might just be a hyper critical eye. It's not like they're major issued, but they would be a lot easier to live with if I knocked an extra $1000 off the price. I'll have to see if I can find a proper hard copy workshop manual to buy, or free online version to do the forks. I wanted to either change them or put a heavier spring in them anyway, just not so soon. 

Dont be too hard on yourself. At 16 I purchased a yamaha rd180 and after parting with the $250 on the way home with a mick doohan smile the engine shit and locked. The repairs from what some will remember 'The Cycle Spot' on paramatta road cost the same price of the bike. I still look back and smile - hopefully you will too. Ride the balls off it and enjoy.

Don't get me wrong, I very much like the bike. I don't even mind fixing these things. I was originally looking at the auctions for a recovered stolen bike to get on the road then this one came up at a pretty reasonable price and it was in town so I grabbed it. My plan all along was to pull the forks apart and put heavier springs in but I was hoping that would be a a few months away. I suppose thats part of buying a used bike though.